Senior Manager - Financial Due Diligence - Transaction Advisory

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES: We are looking for an experienced Senior Manager to join our financial due diligence practice and play a dual role - technical delivery leadership and business development within our Transaction Advisory practice. This is a client - facing, high - visibility role suited to a professional who can independently run complex FDD assignments while actively contributing to the growth of the practice. Key Responsibilities: Technical Delivery: - Lead end - to - end buy - side and sell - side financial due diligence engagements, including quality of earnings (QoE) analysis, normalized EBITDA, working capital analysis, net debt/debt - like items, and cash flow assessment. - Review and interpret target company financial statements, accounting policies, and MIS/management accounts to identify red flags, adjustments, and deal - relevant findings. - Analyze historical trends, revenue quality, customer concentration, related - party transactions, and off - balance - sheet items. - Oversee data room analysis, management interviews, and information requests. - Draft and review high - quality due diligence reports, executive summaries, and SPA - relevant schedules (e.g., net debt/working capital pegs) for CFOs, PE investors, and corporate clients. - Ensure technical accuracy on Ind AS/IFRS/US GAAP matters as relevant to engagements. - Manage engagement economics - budgets, timelines, realization, and profitability. - Review and mentor the work of Managers, Assistant Managers, and Associates on the engagement team. - Liaise with legal, tax, and other due diligence workstreams to ensure integrated deliverables. Business Development: - Build and nurture relationships with PE funds, corporates, investment bankers, and other intermediaries to generate deal flow and referrals. - Identify and originate new FDD mandates; participate in pitch preparation, proposal drafting, and fee negotiations. - Represent the firm at industry forums, networking events, and client meetings to enhance market visibility. - Work closely with Partners to develop and execute the practice's go - to - market and growth strategy. - Track deal pipelines in the M&A ecosystem and proactively identify opportunities for the firm. - Contribute to thought leadership - market insights, sector notes, deal trend commentary. People & Practice Development: - Support recruitment, training, and capability building within the FDD team. - Contribute to development of methodology, templates, and quality standards for the practice. - Drive knowledge - sharing and technical upskilling across the team. Preferred candidate profile: Qualifications: - Chartered Accountant (CA) mandatory; CFA/MBA (Finance) a plus. - 8 - 12 years of relevant post - qualification experience, with a significant portion in financial due diligence/transaction advisory at a Big 4, mid - tier advisory firm, or investment bank. Technical Skills: - Strong command of financial reporting standards (Ind AS; working knowledge of IFRS/US GAAP preferred). - Deep understanding of QoE analysis, working capital normalization, net debt schedules, and deal structuring implications. - Ability to interrogate financial statements and MIS with a sharp, skeptical eye. - Proficient in Excel - based financial modeling and analysis; PowerPoint for client reporting. Business & Leadership Skills: - Demonstrated track record (or strong aptitude) for business origination and client relationship management. - Excellent stakeholder management - comfortable presenting to CXOs, PE partners, and investment committees. - Strong team leadership, mentoring, and engagement management capability. - Ability to manage multiple engagements simultaneously under tight deal timelines. Other: - Willingness to travel for client engagements as required. - High ownership mindset - comfortable operating as both a technical expert and a practice builder. What We Offer: - A high - growth, entrepreneurial environment within a multi - service - line professional services firm. - Direct exposure to Partners and leadership, with a clear path to Director/Partner track. - Competitive compensation with performance - linked variable pay tied to origination and delivery.