Daily life in Operational Transaction Services

As part of this team, you might:

• Work with corporate and private equity clients pre-deal to assess synergies, goals and potential integration challenges
• Evaluate the challenges, complexities and costs of carving out a subsidiary from its former parent
• Assess and plan the functional/operational priorities (e.g., finance, HR and IT) within an acquisition or divestiture
• Help organisations involved in a deal to synthesize cultures, IT, financial and accounting systems
• Devise employee communication plans
• Establish metrics, timelines and accountabilities

You'll acquire skills and knowledge, such as:

• An understanding of each stage of the transaction lifecycle
• The ability to recognise the challenges and opportunities inherent in a proposed deal
• An understanding of different types of transactions and the project models we might use to facilitate them
• Research and analysis techniques
• How to interpret integrated financial statements and operational information to understand the workings of a business
• The ability to report clearly on factual information in support of a hypothesis
• Communication and teamworking skills
• Client relationship skills

You could:

• Use your experience and technical skills to lead transaction integration teams
• Focus on a particular industry and develop your reputation as a key advisor in that sector
• Work internationally on cross-border transactions
• Work in another one of our offices worldwide
• Take a client secondment to develop your commercial skills and build the client relationship