Manager – Financial Sale

Description of the position Press space or enter keys to toggle section visibility Can’t wait to make an impact on the world?  You’re not alone. Join us in driving progress in the working world and beyond. Your journey with us At Deloitte in our M&A Transaction Services – Financial SPA Advice Team we solve important M&A problems that stand in the way of value being created, sustained, realised or protected for our clients. Our M&ATransaction Service practice is an exciting, fast-paced environment, as well as a consistently growing business that focuses on M&A dealsfor our clients.We provide valuable support, insight and analysis to our clients and other players involved in M&A transactions, with a focus on accounting and financial aspects. Our specialist Financial Sale & Purchase Agreement (SPA) advisory team provides expert support to clients, partners, and deal teams in all financial aspects of SPA work. Our clients come to us to obtain our advice on the key value items in a transaction, including supporting them in their equity price negotiation as well as the drafting of the accounting and financial elements in the SPA. As the Sale & Purchase Agreement (SPA) advice team we support clients in the process leading up to the signing of SPA, but also thereafter, in the process leading up to the determination of the final Purchase Price for the transaction. Pre-signing We work with clients during the negotiation of the Purchase Price on their transactions (either buying or selling) and ensure that the parties’ commercially agreed terms are reflected in the financial aspects of the transaction documentation. Our key focus is increasing and protecting deal value for our clients through the SPA negotiation process, working alongside our client’s other advisors (investment banks/M&A teams, lawyers, due diligence teams and other advisors) to ensure no money is left on the table. With this goal in mind, we advise and assist our clients in the value negotiation of a transaction. More specifically, we analyse net working capital and net debt in order to create and protect value for our client. We advise our clients on the risks and options relating to which purchase price mechanism is best suited (typically either locked box or completion accounts) to their particular transaction. And we read and comment on the underlying SPA, as accountants and financial specialists (and not as lawyers). Post-signing We assist our client with the final purchase price determination process, be it via completion accounts, or leakage reviews and/or earn-out calculations. Your job responsibilities will include Support clients throughout their transaction process Provide analytical support to our clients and their advisor team to assess the value impacts of different treatments of purchase price adjustments and provide arguments to support them in their negotiations Support successful transaction execution, including drafting and negotiating the key financial aspects of the sale and purchase agreement , in order to ensure the purchase price mechanism is appropriately drafted, due diligence observations and recommendations are included and our client is appropriately protected by the warranties and indemnities Post-transaction support to clients for the preparation or review of completion accounts, earn out mechanisms, and support on disputes on purchase price adjustments Trusted advisor : work closely with clients, due diligence teams, investment banks, lawyers and other deal advisors to optimise value and mitigate risk for clients Coaching, training and supervising team members both on the job and through more formal technical training Develop, build and manage client relationships and cross teams within Deloitte to continue to deliver and identify business opportunities Let's talk about you You hold a Master's university degree in Finance or Economics Minimal 5 years professional experience in a M&A Transaction Services and/or audit environment (combination of an audit and M&A Transaction Services environment is considered as a plus) You are passionate about client service and have commercial awareness Strong knowledge of how financial statements work and an understanding of the relationships across balances and earnings Interest in understanding businesses and value drivers Agility to work with and move between numerical analysis and written documents (e.g. reports, contracts) Strong analytical skills, an ability to grasp complex issues and explain them clearly, particularly to a more senior audience Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills Strong organisational and project management skills Excellent time management, being able to work with a number of different clients and internal stakeholders Our ideal candidate speaks English. Dutch and/or French is a plus