Junior Analysts | Deals and Corporate Finance

Job Description

Kickstart your career with one of the world's leading firms in audit and advisory. Whether your passion lies in sustainability, AI, or numbers, we offer opportunities for you to reach your full potential. At PwC, we are driven by creativity, experience, and the latest technology to generate value for our clients. Together, we strive towards shared goals: building trust, driving positive change, and creating long-term sustainable value. Do you want to be a part of our team?

Join our Deals team
As a member of PwC:s Deals team, you will support companies and their owners in acquisitions, divestments, restructuring and financing across various industries. We drive value for our clients across the entire transaction cycle, helping our clients move in the right direction and deal with complex business opportunities.

At PwC, we place a high value on your personal development – and you will have the opportunity to shape your own path based on your interests. We offer coaching, tailored training programs such as the international Edge graduate program, and a range of fun learning opportunities. A typical workday is varied, always involving close collaboration with your project team, as well as with our clients, to solve their challenges. We are committed to ensuring that our work not only benefits our clients and staff – but also contributes to a more sustainable society in the future.

Being part of Edge means that you’ll attend international networking and training events, and you will have the possibility to rotate and try other Corporate Finance business units during your first years. For our top talents there is also an opportunity to take part in an international exchange and work in another EMEA country.

Our +40 people strong Deals team in Gothenburg is by far the leading advisor in Gothenburg.

Depending on your interests we now offer positions within the following business areas:

Financial Due Diligence and Valuation & Analytics
PwC FDD and V&A offers a wide range of transaction and valuation related services where you will have the opportunity to work in an international environment and within various industries. We also provide advice related to business transfers, restructuring and financing. 

With about 30 professionals, the Gothenburg FDD/V&A team is the region's largest service provider, offering buy- and sell-side due diligence and valuation services to local, national, and global financial investors and corporations.

We are a team encompassing both FDD and V&A, and we strive to ensure that you have the opportunity to gain experience in both areas.

Financial due diligence comprises, among other things, detailed analysis of a company's earnings, value drivers, cash flows and financial position to support decision-makers to evaluate risks and opportunities inherent in transactions. Read more about FDD. 

Company valuation and financial analysis include, e.g, corporate valuation, financial modeling, negotiation support for business transactions, preparation of documentation for investment decisions and share-based incentive programs. Read more about V&A.

Your main tasks as a junior analysts at Financial Due Diligence and Valuation & Analytics

• Build data workflows to enable aggregation and analysis of complex data sets
• Assist in preparing diligence reports containing key analytical findings
• Prepare and present business analysis and financial analysis of target companies as well as their markets 
• Work within our valuation models and assist in determining key valuation assumptions
• Develop, adapt and review financial models for a wide variety of purposes, such as transactions, internal finance functions and advanced portfolio and client analyses

Mergers & Acquisitions/Corporate Finance
A career in our M&A practice will provide you the opportunity to be part of the leading mid market M&A advisor in Sweden. We have completed more transactions than anyone else in the market for 12 consecutive years. We act as lead financial advisors to entrepreneurs, private equity, and corporate clients throughout the entire divestiture process, from origination to deal completion. PwC's M&A practice in Sweden comprises 36 employees, whereof 14 are based in Gothenburg. Read more about M&A.

As an M&A associate, you are part of project teams of 4-5 individuals and your main tasks include assisting in the following; 

• Conducting market and company research
• Financial analysis and valuations
• Producing pitch decks for potential new engagements
• Producing marketing materials used during a sales process, including Teaser and Information Memorandum
• Being a key member in the deal execution team, assisting colleagues with day-to-day project related tasks and participating in meetings with clients

Are you our new colleague within Deals?
We believe it is important that you are trustworthy and that you are interested in establishing contacts and maintaining relations. You enjoy collaborating with others and you contribute with your enthusiasm and positive attitude. You will have a great advantage of strong analytical skills, ability to understand and navigate complexity and a passion for problem solving. And you will definitely succeed if you have a curious and growth mindset as well as a humble and friendly attitude.

Qualifications for the position

• Bachelor in business, finance, industrial economics or engineering
• You are comfortable in written and verbal professional communication in English
• You are comfortable in written and verbal professional communication in Swedish (only for the M&A team)

It is meriting (but it is not a prerequisite) if you have

• Master's degree is meritorious
• It is meriting if you have worked up to 2 years at a reputable consulting firm, private equity company, management consultancy firm, investment bank or similar. 
• It is also meriting if you had an internship in accounting or corporate finance

What can you expect from us at PwC?

• Purpose-driven and innovative work: We are a community of solvers who endeavours to create long-term and sustainable results – for our employees, customers and society as a whole.
• Inclusive leadership and teamwork: as an integral part of an inclusive community
• A workplace where employees are the focus: We are a company that leads with heart, and you are our most valuable asset. To help you reach your full potential, a sustainable and balanced work approach is essential.
• Future-focused development: We aim to help you to achieve your full potential by encouraging you to shape your own future – and support you during this journey.