Associate / Senior Associate – Deals – Value Creation / Operations & Finance 80-100%

Associate / Senior Associate – Deals – Value Creation / Operations & Finance 80-100%

• Focus on identifying, planning, and realizing value from M&A transactions as part of the Deals Strategy & Operations team.
• Assist promptly in high-impact consulting projects for key industry players, cultivating trusted internal and external relationships.
• Contribute firsthand to deal-related (operations) due diligence projects, emphasizing carve-out, operational, and value creation topics.
• Contribute firsthand to carve-out consulting projects (including planning and execution) for corporate and private equity clients.
• Bring broad experience in Operations and Finance Transformation, ideally in a deal-related environment.
• Support the fast-growing deals practice in Switzerland, positioned as a leader, offering a full range of M&A consulting services, providing diverse project opportunities in a friendly, non-hierarchical, and flexible work environment committed to professional development.

• A background in value creation and (ideally) initial experience in (pre-deal) due diligence and carve-out execution projects.
• Masters' degree and initial work experience (e.g., through internships). For Senior Associate, a minimum of 2-5 years of relevant work experience, primarily focused on deal and/or consulting-related assignments at a top-tier consulting firm or Big 4.
• Ideally experience in carve-out planning and execution projects (with a focus on the Operations or Finance function) and/or experienced in executing (operational) due diligence and value creation projects. A good understanding of financial analysis is a plus (e.g., proven via CPA/CFA/AICPA).
• Comfortable advising clients across a wide variety of industries. Experience in more than one industry is a plus.
• Understanding of the corporate deal cycle.
• Strong analytical skills with a “can do” attitude, fluent in English and German. Any other languages are a plus.

Patricia Schmitz

PwC Switzerland is the leading audit and advisory company in Switzerland. As an independent member of the international PwC network, we help organisations and individuals to deliver solutions and sustained outcomes in the areas of assurance, advisory and tax services.