Senior Manager

 

Description:

As a Senior Manager at Baker Tilly JFC, you will play a pivotal role in assisting our clients in achieving their strategic objectives by providing valuable insights and recommendations related to their business verticals and their financial health thereby optimizing resources and enhancing the value. Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

· Fully manage buy-side and sell-side engagements from both private equity and strategic corporate buyers and sellers from start to close.

• Design the scope of work for engagements, oversee day-to-day activities, assume responsibility for quality control and accuracy of client deliverables, and effectively manage risk associated with engagements.

· Participate in the execution of transactions within the client portfolio, preparing comprehensive reports and requisite documentation for fund-raising, acquisitions and disposals including information memoranda and business plans.

· Help in meeting annual revenue targets of Transaction Services division and contribute generating additional revenue through strong regional connections

· Develop financial models in achieving client goals

· Building a network across industry, private equity, banks, legal and other advisors: a self-motivator who is comfortable taking the lead in contacting and developing new relationships within the wider marketplace

· Take an active role in business development activities including preparation of pitch books and other marketing materials and meeting with existing / target clients.

• Efficient/effective with strong financial, and analytical skills to identify problems and recommend credible solutions

· Effectively review/write engagement reports and other deliverables to client management.

· Manage, develop, and train staff on projects, and assess performance for engagement and year-end reviews. Recruit new staff, as necessary.

· Build sector expertise and strive to be subject matter specialist in the identified sector.

· Attend webinars and industry events to stay abreast of latest developments in the service line.

· Collaborate with other Baker Tilly practices to build cross-functional relationships.

· Coach junior staff in technical skills, industry knowledge and soft skills.

· Timesheets and project performance: Ensure that timesheets for staff working on relevant projects are submitted and approved and carry out appropriate project performance analyses for discussion with Senior Management.

· Ensure clients are invoiced on a timely basis and monitor collections in-line with project delivery.

· Travel to locations within GCC as and when required.

Qualifications and Experience:

· Master’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field and Professional certifications (CA/CFA charter holder preferred).

· Minimum 12 years of experience in Lead Advisory or a similar relevant role within a consulting firm, Big 4 or an investment bank.

· Possess leadership skills especially in areas of project management and people management

· Ability to create and develop strong relationships

· Able to rally teams behind a shared vision to achieve targets

· Capable of being creative and thinking of solutions 'outside the box'

· Strong numerical, financial and modelling skills based on a well-developed understanding of financial statements

· Organized with strong business acumen

· Ability to deliver projects on-time and on budget

· Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data, identify trends, and draw meaningful insights.

· Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with clients and maintain outstanding client relationships.

· Ability to manage multiple engagements under pressure in a rapidly growing, fast-paced interactive, results-based team environment

· Strong business development, recruiting, training, coaching, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent written, and presentation skills

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

· Adaptable - Is able to ‘hit the ground running’ and rapidly learn new skills and behaviors in response to changing circumstances and changing allocations of tasks.

· Willingness to travel to client sites as needed.

· Fluent in Arabic is a must