Tas Value Creation Assoc Dir

Job Synopsis:
RDC is seeking a Transaction Advisory Services Value Creation Associate Director who will work closely with our onshore and offshore team members to deliver TAS Value Creation services (e.g., pre-close due diligence focused on standalone cost modeling, synergy assessments and pro forma analysis) to both corporate and private equity clients in the middle-market. This is an exciting opportunity to join an established, practice that is experiencing exceptional growth.

Minimum Entry Requirements:

- Relevant experience from Big 4 or similar consulting background.
- Chartered accountant, CPA, or MBA - finance.
- Approximately 10-15 years of related work experience including:

- (i) 5+ years of experience within financial and/or operational diligence and
- (ii) 5+ years of management experience with a team of 50+ offshore individuals, supporting onshore teams globally (primarily in the U.S. and Canada).
- Ability to build and manage an off-shore practice (i.e., the TAS Value Creation capabilities at RSM is being established with the hire of the RDC Value Creation Associate Director)
- Pre-close deal experience with onshore teams including data room management, document request list preparation, management meeting preparation, workbook analysis (e.g., synergy assessments, standalone cost models, pro forma adjustments, etc.), financial and operational due diligence reports, client calls and engagement team calls.
- Superior verbal and written communication skills with attention to detail and delivery methods.
- Extensive experience with project management including organization, prioritization, and driving tasks/initiatives to completion.
- Understanding of financial statements, key concepts, and analysis.
- Familiarity with U.S. GAAP accounting standards.
- Extensive experience with both developing and performing detailed reviews of work products and deliverables arising from operational due diligence concepts, as well as pre-close separation and integration analyses (e.g., synergy assessments, standalone cost models, pro forma adjustments, etc.).
- Understanding of key business functions (e.g., legal, accounting, HR, IT, etc.) in an operational due diligence context.
- Ability to analyze and understand company specific legal and employee structures, organizational frameworks, operational capabilities, and go-to-market strategies.
- Strong analytical skills including operational and financial modeling and analysis, as well as benchmarking.
- Perform sensitivity and other financial analysis around synergy and pro forma cost savings initiatives to provide insights.
- Ability to identify key business trends and drivers, comprehend industry specific analyses, interpret key operational performance indicators and connect key consideration across functional due diligence works stream (e.g., IT/Cyber, HR, Risk, etc.).
- Experience reading and assessing Transition Service Agreements (TSAs) or similar agreements/arrangements from a financial and operational advisory perspective.
- Experience with developing and supervising staff both on engagements and in their career.
- Advanced MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word skills, with the ability to build skillful presentations.
- Up to date with the mergers & acquisitions space, transaction advisory services, and Private Equity Groups (PEG).
- Possess a high degree of integrity and confidentiality.
- Strong skillset in critical thinking, problem identification and resolution, as well as general process improvement.

Position Responsibilities:

- Assist Value Creation leadership in the delivery and review of complex client engagements in the mergers and acquisitions areas such as synergy capture, cost reduction, and standalone modeling.
- Remotely work and coordinate with RSM professionals, supervisors, and senior management in the U.S. daily (business days), including some early morning and late evening conference calls.
- Support internal collaboration of the RDC Consulting / TAS practices across solution sets including, but not limited to: Financial Due Diligence, IT and Cyber Due Diligence, and Management Consulting (post-close integration and separation).
- Develop and deliver quality planning approaches with timely and responsive services and work products that meet and/or exceed onshore team and client expectations.
- Proactively identify business opportunities, internal initiatives and/or go-to-market strategies for the TAS Value Creation practice to consider with a specific focus on leveraging and/or expanding RDC capabilities.
- Lead teams to generate a vision and establish direction.
- Motivate team members by creating an atmosphere of trust, leveraging diverse views, and coaching staff.
- Assist in the development of junior team members as the TAS Value Creation team expands at the RDC.
- This position will be based in Gurgaon and will generally involve mínimal travel. Based on experience and qualifications, opportunities to travel for domestic (India) deals