IN_Associate_M&A_M & A_TRS_Mumbai

Why PWC

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Job Description & Summary 

A career within Merger and Acquisition Tax, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients leverage M&A Tax to enhance their customer experiences 

*Responsibilities:  

The tasks, roles and responsibilities pertaining to the job role of an Assistant Manager/ Senior Associate will include the following: 

• Conducting research on a particular industry to uncover M&A target companies; analysing the market and looking for other relevant potential values that can be generated through M&A transactions. 

• Assisting the team while preparing for pitch presentations/decks for the prospective clients. 

• Coordinating and conducting due diligence; analysing target company information and preparing due diligence reports.  

• Responsible for implementation of scheme(s) and petition filing for the clients. 

• Assisting the managers in multiple valuation analyses and in preparing financial forecasts related to a M&A transaction; presenting recommendations to managers. 

• Advising clients on tax-efficient restructurings. 

• Ensuring quality and promptness in execution of client deliverables. 

• Working on developing and maintaining client relationships. 

• Responsible for gaining a strong understanding from his/her seniors of typical integration activities, risk assessment and developing mitigation strategies as they relate to people, process and technology for the integration as well as market and customer facing operations. 

• Attending and participating in the internal L&E sessions. 

• Supervising the work of Analysts and Senior Analysts 

*Mandatory skill sets  

Working in this discipline will see an Associate working on engagements and teams (sizes of which will vary depending on client/project). 

To qualify for the same, an Assistant Manager / Senior Associate will need: 

• Qualified Chartered Accountant with 0-3 years of relevant experience or Commerce or relevant field graduate with at least five years of  relevant experience 

• Article ship in Big 4 or prior experience in M&A tax will be an added advantage. 

• Requisite knowledge of all M&A laws which includes: 

• Income Tax act 

• Companies act 

• Knowledge of FEMA and related issues  

• Security laws etc. 

• Other prerequisite skills includes: 

• Demonstrating innovative and critical thinking in managing projects 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

*Preferred skill sets  

Direct tax 

*Years of experience required  

• Minimum 0 – 3 years of Direct tax experience  

*Education Qualification   

• Chartered Accountant