Valuations & Business Modelling | Valuations | Senior Associate

Jordan | Financial Advisory | Posted on 02-Mar-2023

Position Summary

Location
Amman - JDC


Financial Advisory | Valuation & Modeling – Senior Associate

When you work for us, you commit to a career at one of the largest and most prestigious professional services firms in the world. Looking for a rewarding career? Take a closer look at Deloitte & Touche ME. You'll understand that Deloitte is a Tier 1 Tax advisor in the GCC region since 2010 (according to the International Tax Review World Tax Rankings). It has received numerous awards in the last few years which include Best Employer in the Middle East, best consulting firm, and the Middle East Training & Development Excellence Award by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

In an international firm like Deloitte, our strong global presence is complemented by our local reach and market knowledge. A career in Financial Advisory Services with Deloitte Corporate Finance Limited will equip you with a deep understanding of the local and regional business landscape, enabling you to identify opportunities and risks to our clients’ businesses. In addition, your breadth of vision will be engaged, as you match our global resources to our clients’ advantage. Our FAS practice encompasses a broad range of specializations and services but whose common goal is to offer strategic services to clients throughout every phase of the economic cycle. With such a wealth of specializations, you will have the opportunity to pick the one most suited to you.

Our Purpose

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  •        Foster inclusion
  •        Collaborate for measurable impact.

During your tenure as a Senior in Valuations, you will demonstrate and develop your capabilities in the following areas:

  • Builds analytical models to handle large data sets with Excel, Tableau, or other relevant specialized tools/programs that can be interpreted convincingly
  • Maintains a working knowledge of measurement tools, benchmarks, statistics, and metrics needed to quantify and analyze aspects of deal risk
  • Manages to deadlines to help team stay on track during a transaction, adapting to changing priorities as they arise
  • Analyzes financial and accounting information when evaluating transactions
  • Outlines a quality assurance plan, specifying the standards, tools, and techniques to define priorities needed to provide high-quality services
  • Conducts market analysis and develops an initial hypothesis around growth opportunities and upside potential and downside risks
  • Execute valuation analyses for tax, financial reporting or other regulatory, compliance or management planning requirements
  • Leverages economic and industry knowledge to assess the validity of the financial models and reports
  • Identifies critical assumptions and facts that underline valuation estimates and provides alternative approaches as required
  • Generates models and analyses as industry requirements dictate and leverages economic and market condition knowledge to assess the validity of models and reports
  • Prepares robust business planning or transaction models by applying detailed understanding of commercial practicalities, accounting and finance knowledge, technical ability, quantitative analysis, and logic
  • Creates progressive financial models that capture the future operating, investing and financing activities, and helps clients determine future profitability, financial position, and risk.

Leadership Capabilities:


  • Builds own understanding of our purpose and values; explores opportunities for impact
  • Demonstrates strong commitment to personal learning and development; acts as a brand ambassador to help attract top talent
  • Understands expectations and demonstrates personal accountability for keeping performance on track
  • Actively focuses on developing effective communication and relationship-building skills
  • Understands how their daily work contributes to the priorities of the team and the business.

Qualifications:


  • Bachelor’s degree in finance or any related field
  • MBA or equivalent, with emphasis on finance/financial planning or investment analysis is a plus
  • 3 - 4 years of experience in financial advisory, public auditing, or accounting, preferably with Big Audit Firms.
  • International financial designation (CFA/CBV) or accounting qualification is desired: CA, ACCA, or CPA.  
  • Knowledge of best practice reporting and International Financial Valuation and Modeling
  • Experience in transaction support, valuation, due diligence, financial re-structuring, feasibility studies/projections, IPO's.
  • Advanced level of technical proficiency and computer literacy particularly with spreadsheets (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). 
  • Supervise staff, inspect client financial records, compile and analyze data, prepare detailed audit reports and resolve accounting research issues. 
  • Fluency in English. Preference will be given to Bilingual candidates (English/Arabic)
  • Do you hold International financial designation (CFA/CBV) or accounting qualifications such as: CA, ACCA, or CPA.