Corporate Development Analyst

CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT ANALYST:

Join Accenture and help transform leading organisations and communities around the world. Accenture is one of the leading management consulting, technology services and outsourcing companies. Being part of the Corporate Function career track contributes to the running of Accenture as a high-performance business through specialisation within a specific functional area, and grow into internally focused roles by deepening their skills and/or developing new skills within an internal functional area.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

CDTS Analyst plays a role in the execution of Accenture's V&A and inorganic growth strategies. The role encompasses the analysis and execution of acquisitions, equity investments, divestments and joint ventures to help Accenture realise its growth goals. This highly visible position requires exceptional drive and energy, strong financial and analytical skills, experience in financial modelling, due diligence and project management skills.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with team members to understand to assist in developing inorganic growth plans;
• Develop research, competitor and market analyses to identify potential acquisition candidates;
• Develop financial models to drive the valuation of potential M&A targets;
• Assist in the structuring of transactions and negotiations with counterparties;
• Execute cross-functional due diligence processes with global teams to evaluate the strategic and cultural fit, financial impact, risks and mitigation plans;
• Develop business cases for transactions which are complete with clear objectives;
• Assist in the development of materials for the approvals process;
• Assist in the development of a post-merger integration (PMI) plan, identifying
• key success factors of a deal from both a front and back-office perspective;
• Develop tools to enhance the execution and integration of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.

REQUIRED SKILLSET:

We are interested to hear from students from Finance, Accounting, Economics and Business backgrounds. Candidates must meet the below criteria:

• Be on course to achieve a minimum 2.1 grade in your degree
• Possess excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills
• Be a strong team player that is positive and proactive

DESIRED SKILLSET:

• Solid experience in an analytical background with strong financial modelling skills
• Understanding of P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
• Understanding of business valuation
• Corporate Strategy
• Industry and competitor research
• Company research and evaluation
• Advanced PowerPoint skills and MS Excel
• Ability to communicate at senior levels
• Ability to work to demanding and tight timescales
• Ability to work in a complex and ambiguous environment
• Experience in working in an international environment

You will also have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialisation.  We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialised skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or collaboration with teammates. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com 

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