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<div class="mds-edited-text mds-font-body-copy-bulk"><p>In Deals we solve the important problems that stand in the way of value being created, sustained, realised or protected for our clients - working together to aid responsible recovery and growth.</p><p>We put together major mergers and acquisitions and resolve business crises - from international take-over bids to financial crime investigations and cases of insolvency. Our teams work on iconic deals with national and global clients as well as operating and investing in businesses, new ventures and entrepreneurs in our local market and communities. It&rsquo;s both a responsibility and a privilege to guide our clients through moments that matter deeply to them. Our breadth of clients in an ever-changing market means we need to be agile - responding when we need to, in a way that really makes a difference.</p><p>We draw upon our deals experience across many industries to support and partner with our clients, to positively impact society and the communities in which we operate. The insight we create, coupled with the innovative tools and methodologies we use to access and evaluate the data that matters, contributes to the success of our clients in all Deals situations. We encourage our clients to think more broadly - connecting their actions today with their successes tomorrow. We help our clients throughout the Deals lifecycle to create lasting value for their businesses.</p><p>Each of our key areas within Deals, delivers services to the market individually or together by combining our specialists to provide comprehensive client solutions.</p><br /><p><b>About the team</b></p><p></p><p>Apply your existing business experience within the deals environment. Working in a multidisciplinary team alongside specialists from around the Firm, you will develop insights and experience across the business spectrum and the transaction advisory service offerings. As well as improving your analytical and business advisory skills, and working with a number of senior internal and external stakeholders, you’ll gain invaluable exposure to key business decisions.</p><p>Deals focuses on businesses that are growing, changing, restructuring, or businesses in crisis. Our client base is wide, including government offices, private equity houses, family businesses and multinational conglomerates.</p><p></p><p>Transaction Services supports private equity firms, investment funds and corporate clients through mergers, acquisitions and disposals worth up to £10 billion. Building relationships with high-profile businesses, we advise at all stages of a deal, from strategic inception through to due diligence.</p><p></p><p>We are strengthening our team off the back of continued growth experienced over the past year. Our market leading Financial Due Diligence business is experiencing phenomenal growth. We’ve seen record-breaking deals over the last 12 months.</p><p></p><p>At PwC we work on some of the best deals in the market and pride ourselves on our inclusive culture, wellbeing and development. This is underpinned by a blend of home/office working and empowered flexibility as a firmwide policy . You’ll have the opportunity to build a career working with high-profile clients across a range of interesting and diverse transactions, with access to the latest technology and data tools. Following continued growth we have experienced over the past year, we are taking steps to further strengthen our market leading Financial Due Diligence business.</p><p></p><p>We are the market leading Transaction Services team in the South West, giving us the opportunity to work on the best deals in the region as well as having the opportunity to broaden our experience working with teams across our national practice in a range of sectors, including Financial Services, Tech, Retail &amp; Consumer and Healthcare &amp; Pharma.</p><p></p><p>Take a look at our recent blog which sets out the deals we worked on in 2021 - <a href="https://www.pwc.co.uk/who-we-are/regional-sites/west/insights/transaction-services-deal-activity-in-west-wales-for-2021.html" target="_blank" rel="no-follow">https://www.pwc.co.uk/who-we-are/regional-sites/west/insights/transaction-services-deal-activity-in-west-wales-for-2021.html</a></p><p></p><p>2021 saw the highest number of promotions in our history, with these having grown steadily, and our plan is to significantly increase the team size of our team in 2022 and beyond. This is creating significant development and progression opportunities for individuals across all grades who are part of our team.</p><p></p><p></p><p><b>About the role</b></p><p></p><p>As a Senior Associate you&
39;ll work on transactions with a diverse range of clients. It&
39;s an opportunity to build deals experience, including analysis of financial business information, as well as wider deals execution know-how. In particular you’ll get to grips with the processes of due diligence, including the identification of value drivers and detailed financial analysis. You’ll also develop skills in writing due diligence reports for our corporate and private equity clients.</p><p></p><p>You’ll be working within our South West and Wales team, based in Bristol and conveniently located next to the main Temple Meads train station. Bristol is a vibrant city with a diverse and independent culture, a thriving arts and entertainment scene and buzzing with restaurants and nightlife. The South West and Wales financial due diligence team is young, energetic and social and comprises a diverse mix of 19 people across the Bristol and Cardiff offices.</p><p></p><p></p><p><b>Essential skills and experience</b></p><ul><li><p>ACA qualified or equivalent</p></li><li><p>2:1 degree minimum</p></li><li><p>Wide range of client experience and a passion for client service</p></li><li><p>Good business-writing and Excel skills</p></li><li><p>Strong analytical skills</p></li><li><p>Flexible working style with good team-working skills</p></li><li><p>Ability to deliver under pressure</p></li><li><p>Strong communication skills (both questioning and listening)</p></li></ul><p>​</p><p></p><p><b>Desirable skills and experience</b></p><ul><li><p>Experience of writing reports</p></li><li><p>Able to adapt to change</p></li><li><p>Some experience of due diligence</p></li><li><p>Confidence when interacting with clients and management</p></li><li><p>Experience working across multiple industries</p></li><li><p>Active in managing your own development</p></li><li><p>Willingness to lead</p></li></ul><p></p><p>​</p><p></p><br /><p><strong>Deals</strong><br />Our Deals business is an exciting, fast-paced and an ever-growing business that focuses on deals and crisis situations for our clients. Collectively, we deal with the types of situations you hear about regularly in the news and we provide support, insight and analysis to the management, shareholders and financiers of business.<br /><br /><strong>Not the role for you?</strong><br />Did you know PwC offer <a href="http://pwctrk.co.uk/tp/rj6_YRe1p-J.K" rel="no-follow">flexible contract</a> arrangements as well as <a href="http://pwctrk.co.uk/tp/rj6_uo6An.J.K" rel="no-follow">contingent work</a> (ie temporary or day rate contracting)?<br /><br /><strong>The skills we look for in future employees</strong><br />All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, &lsquo;The PwC Professional&rsquo; and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.</p><p>Learn more here: <a href="https://www.pwc.com/uk/careers/experienced/apply" rel="no-follow">www.pwc.com/uk/careers/experienced/apply</a><br /><br /><strong>The Deal</strong><br />We want all of our people to feel empowered to be the best that they can be, which is why we have &lsquo;The Deal&rsquo;.</p><p>Find out more about our firmwide Employee Value Proposition: <a href="https://www.pwc.co.uk/careers/about-us/the-new-deal.html" rel="no-follow">https://www.pwc.co.uk/careers/about-us/the-new-deal.html</a><br /><br /><strong>Diversity</strong><br />Valuing Difference. Driving Inclusion.</p><p>We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive culture.</p><p><a href="https://www.pwc.com/uk/diversity" rel="no-follow">www.pwc.com/uk/diversity</a></p><img src="https://www.applytracking.com/tp/rj6_HcotK_J-K" rel="no-follow" />