Senior Associate, Transaction Services

Interpath's Deals team supports clients throughout the deal lifecycle, providing financial due diligence, carve-out and valuation support on domestic and cross-border transactions. The Senior Associate joins the newly launched Transaction Services team in Cape Town to deliver projects for top tier Private Equity and Corporate clients. The role involves financial due diligence engagements for buy-side and sell-side transactions alongside Interpath's global deal teams, with a key focus on building and owning the underlying financial analysis that supports every conclusion in a due diligence report. The role includes collaboration with colleagues across M&A, Value Creation and Debt Advisory.

Responsibilities

Build the underlying financial analysis on which the team's conclusions rest, covering trading performance, margins, and other key measures; Prepare working capital, net debt, and other supporting schedules and exhibits; Reconcile the analysis back to source records, including management accounts, statutory accounts, and the trial balance; Prepare tables and charts for the report to the standard the team requires; Maintain the information request list and flag items that have not been received; Support the question-and-answer process and help prepare for management meetings; Address review points thoroughly, resolving root causes; Work across the entire deal lifecycle on financial due diligence engagements for buy-side and sell-side transactions alongside Interpath's global deal teams

Requirements

Qualified accountant or finalist: CA (ICAI), CA (SA), ACA, ACCA or equivalent; Around 3 to 5 years of experience, of which at least 2 in financial due diligence, or in audit with demonstrable deal exposure; Advanced Excel skills, coupled with a strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain accuracy under time pressure; Understands the purpose of a quality of earnings analysis, not only the mechanics of preparing one; Clear written English to report standard; Demonstrates a growth mindset and a commitment to continuous improvement through feedback

Nice to have

Big Four audit or transaction services background; Experience using data analytics and visualization tools such as Alteryx, Power Query, or Power BI; CFA Level I or progress towards it; Experience working with UK or European reporting conventions

Benefits

Exposure to complex, high-value globally relevant transactions across multiple industries; Significant client responsibility and visibility from day one; A clear and transparent career path; Continuous learning, leadership training and international collaboration; Competitive compensation and benefits; Flexible working arrangements and a strong focus on work-life integration; Ongoing training and development; Mentoring from Directors and Managing Directors; An inclusive, diverse and collaborative culture