Senior Associate - SPA Financial Advisor (M&A)

About the role

PwC Spain, the top financial advisor for M&A deals in Spain, is looking for a Senior Associate to join its SPA (Sales and Purchase Agreement) Financial Advisor team in Madrid. The SPA team is part of the Transaction Services practice within the Deals solution and has advised on more than 200 deals in the last five years for corporate and private equity clients. It offers end-to-end deal assistance, from advice on purchase price and financial matters before closing to post-completion review, and offers secondment opportunities within its international network.

Key responsibilities

• Advise on the preferred pricing mechanism, such as locked box versus completion accounts
• Analyse key items in price negotiations, including debt, cash and working capital, by comparing buyer and seller views
• Determine financial parameters such as target working capital, cash, restricted cash and net debt
• Advise on the preparation of completion accounts and help understand the post-completion process
• Act as an independent expert in disputes between buyer and seller over completion accounts

Required profile

• Degree in Business, Economics or Engineering
• Fluent in English and Spanish; day-to-day work is mainly in English
• 3 to 4 years of experience in financial due diligence or audit
• Strong analytical skills, commercial awareness and interpersonal skills
• International experience is a plus

Required skills

• Excel
• Power BI
• Alteryx