Financial Due Diligence Manager with Arabic Language

Corporate Development – Financial Due Diligence Manager with Arabic Language

Job Description for Manager – FDD (Arabic Speaking)

Position Title: Manager (Level 7)

Location: Bangalore/ Gurgaon

Employment Type: Full Time

Must have skills: Experience in FDD, Advanced financial analysis and Proficient Microsoft Excel

Good to have skills : Power BI, Power Apps

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Job Summary:
As a Manager, work closely with EMEA FDD team and an FDD external vendor in Middle East (if any), performing high quality diligence and analysis for acquisitions, joint venture, and equity investments. Review, analysis, and preparation of key financial documents. Attend target meetings, negotiation calls along with Europe team. Advice to the corporate development team related to key deal issues impacting the business case and/or integration. Provide continuity/transition to the post-merger integration and operational finance teams post-closing.  

Roles and responsibilities:

• Corporate Development – Financial Due Diligence Manager plays a key role in Accenture’s inorganic growth strategies.d
• Work/Lead primarily Middle East engagements with EMEA FDD teams and attend target meetings primarily in Arabic and English language. Perform high quality FDD for acquisitions, joint venture, and equity investments. Flexibility to work across other Regions APAC and North America.
• Focus on complex analysis-like quality of earnings, operating metrics, debt and debt-like items and net working capital, which may influence the outcome of the transaction. Review analysis and preparation of key financial documents from the virtual data room (Databook, data pack)
• Perform key operating and financial analysis, attend and lead sections of target meetings and status calls (wherever possible) along with the core team in the region, be a part of NWC and SPA negotiations (whenever time zone permits) while the team in the region lead those.
• Working closely with regional financial due diligence team to provide advice to the corporate development team and key deal stakeholders related to key deal issues impacting the business case and/or integration.
• Working closely with Regional financial due diligence team to provide advice to the corporate development deal team related to purchase agreements and negotiation points, ensuring Accenture’s economics interests are protected, including debt and debt-like items.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including tax, legal, and valuation experts, to provide comprehensive due diligence insights
• Provide continuity/transition to the post-merger integration and operational finance teams post-closing. 
• Coaching and reviewing the work of specialists and AMs
• Shift timings: Varies between 11am to 8pm and 9am to 6pm (Depending upon the deal)

Professional & Technical Skills:

• Minimum 8 years’ experience in professional services or consulting in major accounting/financial firm
• Prior financial due diligence experience of 5+ years in a Big 4 accounting firm is preferred.
• Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Written and Verbal fluency in Arabic (Certification from recognized University or Institution)

Additional Information:

• The ideal candidate will possess a strong educational background in Finance or a related field, along with a proven track record in financial and analytical skills, hands-on experience with mergers and acquisitions, project management skills, highly effective verbal and written communications skills and familiarity with merger and stock purchase agreements.
• This position is based at our Gurugram and Bengaluru office.

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