Senior Associate – Deals (Financial Due Diligence)

About the role

PwC Luxembourg is hiring a Senior Associate for its Deals (Financial Due Diligence) team. The team supports corporates, private equity houses and financial institutions throughout the transaction lifecycle, providing independent financial insights on buy- and sell-side transactions. You will work in multidisciplinary, international teams on cross-border deals, taking ownership of core workstreams alongside Managers and Directors, coordinating juniors and contributing to client interactions and deliverables.

Key responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day execution of buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence across sectors, with a focus on Luxembourg and cross-border transactions.
• Analyse historical and forecast financial performance, including quality of earnings, revenue, margins, net working capital, net debt and cash flow.
• Perform data analytics and financial reconciliations on large datasets from client systems and data rooms.
• Identify transaction risks, accounting considerations and potential deal adjustments, and their impact on valuation and SPA mechanisms.
• Prepare due diligence reports, executive summaries, dashboards and client presentations.
• Coordinate information requests, liaise with management teams and communicate with Tax, Legal, Regulatory, IT and HR advisors.
• Support discussions on deal structuring such as NWC targets, net debt definitions, earn-outs and SPA clauses.
• Review the work of Associates and Interns, and contribute to proposals, credentials, market research and knowledge sharing.

Required profile

• 3-5+ years of experience in Transaction Services / Financial Due Diligence, Audit with strong deal exposure, or Corporate Finance.
• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field; ACA/ACCA/CPA, CFA or similar qualifications are highly valued.
• Fluent English; French, Luxembourgish and/or German, and other languages relevant to the Luxembourg market, are an advantage.

Required skills

• Strong understanding of IFRS and LUX GAAP.
• Advanced analytical skills and proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with data analytics tools such as Alteryx, Power BI or Tableau is a strong asset.