Associate - Financial Due Diligence

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Ankura

Ankura Consulting Group is recognized as one of the five fastest-growing consulting companies, with 1,500 employees across 32 offices in 4 continents. The Company provides services to its client on expert witness, bankruptcy and corporate restructuring, litigation support, forensic accounting, geopolitical risk assessment, and general management consulting services. Ankura Consulting Group's headquarters is based in Washington, USA.

Role Overview

We are currently seeking Financial Due Diligence Consultants for our expanding Financial Due Diligence practice. Qualified candidates will view themselves as having superior leadership and technical skills, excellent project management and communication skills, as well as a sense of urgency and drive to help the company service its clients. Primary responsibilities will be performing key analysis including quality of earnings, quality of revenue, net working capital and operational trending; executing deliverables; communication of project status to team members and assisting with internal projects such as maintenance of project status summaries, preparing research articles and client billing.

Why Join Ankura

• We can support and develop individuals who aspire to be an expert.
• Vast opportunities for career development, with formal development process, training programmes and internal e-learning training platform, Ankura Academy.
• Work within a team of world recognised leading experts in an established leading global consultancy.
• Work with a collaborative environment, where our professionals have the freedom to innovate which promotes curiosity, learning and communication.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Review the target company’s financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
• Analyze historical financial metrics and trends.
• Assess the accuracy of financial reporting and accounting practices.
• Evaluate working capital requirements and cash flow projections.
  
  

Requirements

• Fresher or 1 year experience in performing audit or M&A / Transaction Advisory Services with a Big Four accounting firm or a recognized consulting firm.
• Master’s degree in accounting / MBA from an accredited college/university.
• Chartered Accountancy certification is preferred but not required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, and data analytics tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, Tableau.
• Experience conducting complex quantitative and qualitative financial analysis and ability to generate data-driven insights.
• Ability to work autonomously, meet tight deadlines, and thrive in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
• Highly motivated, ambitious individual with a strong desire to contribute to our rapidly growing Quality of Earnings service line.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, both internally with superiors and externally in client facing interactions
• Results oriented with a strong track record of developing creative approaches and the solutions necessary to resolve complex problems with great attention to detail.
  
  

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