SPA Manager

at  Deloitte

Job Type: Permanent
Reference code: 125617
Primary Location: Montreal, QC
All Available Locations: Montreal, QC; Brossard, QC; Burlington, ON; Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Fredericton, NB; Halifax, NS; Kanata, ON; Kitchener, ON; Langley, BC; Laval, QC; Moncton, NB; Ottawa, ON; Quebec City, QC; Regina, SK; Saint John, NB; Saskatoon, SK; St. John’s, NL; Toronto, ON; Vancouver, BC; Vaughan, ON; Victoria, BC; Windsor, ON; Winnipeg, MB

ENOUGH ABOUT US, LET’S TALK ABOUT YOU

To qualify for the role, you must be/have:

• An CA/CPA qualification or equivalent qualification/experience (e.g., law degree with accounting or finance background)
• Attention to detail.
• A flexible working style and an ability to adapt quickly to changing circumstances and priorities.
• Strong writing and reviewing skills, with an appropriate focus on conciseness and risk management.
• Broad commercial acumen coupled with a robust personality capable of operating effectively under the pressure and fast-pace of the deal marketplace.
• Excellent interpersonal skills required to challenge, negotiate and operate at a senior level.
• Client focused, ensuring high quality service.
• Experience of working on transactions, disputes and/or completion accounts. Experience in M&A Transaction Services is definitely a great asset.

OUR PURPOSE

At Deloitte, we are driven to inspire and help our people, organization, communities, and country to thrive. Our Purpose is to build a better future by accelerating and expanding access to knowledge. Purpose defines who we are and gives us reason to exist as an organization.

By living our Purpose, we will make an impact that matters.

• Learn from deep subject matter experts through mentoring and on the job coaching
• Leverage the Deloitte CPA Advantage program, a comprehensive support program for CPA modules and the CFE.
• Be encouraged to deepen your technical skills…whatever those may be.
• Build your leadership skills at Deloitte University.
• Have many careers in one Firm.
• Partner with clients to solve their most complex problems
• Enjoy flexible, proactive, and practical benefits that foster a culture of well-being and connectedness.
• Enjoy My Benefit Dollars - a flexible benefit to support your physical, financial and emotional well-being.
• Experience a firm where wellness matters.
• Experience MyFlex and an agile work environment where work is what you do not where you do it
• Experience MyFlex where reduced hours or seasonal work allows you to meet your personal goals.
• Build a network of colleagues for life
• Have an impact that matters through pro bono and significant volunteer opportunities.
• Be empowered to lead and have impact with clients, our communities and in the office.
• Be expected to share your ideas and to make them a reality.
• Be part of a firm that leads the way and pushes themselves to look like contemporary Canada.
• Grow your network and your knowledge by joining one of our many Employee Resource Groups.

This is your opportunity to join Deloitte’s growing M&A - Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) and disputes team.
Our team works side-by-side with M&A practitioners throughout the firm, clients and their legal advisors. Typically, this involves advising clients in developing contractual solutions to financial and commercial issues identified during due diligence, including advising on purchase price adjustment mechanisms and completion accounts policies in the transaction agreements being negotiated.

The Manager role will include the following activities:

• First and foremost, help clients negotiate better financial and accounting terms in the SPA.
• Working closely with due diligence teams to identify areas of risk and opportunities to create additional value.
• Review of transaction documentation to identify key issues, including:
• Assessing the suitability of the pricing mechanism (for example, locked box; completion accounts and/or earn-out) and associated accounting based definitions;
• Considering the appropriateness of key financial Representations and Warranties(“R&W”) and indemnities; and
• Developing robust accounting policies for completion accounts based mechanisms.
• Working with Partner to develop appropriate client recommendations.
• Managing project risk issues and monitoring costs/recovery.
• Reporting key issues and delivering recommendations to clients.
• Help build the practice and have opportunity to grow within Deloitte.
• Participating in practice development activities (e.g., client presentations

To qualify for the role, you must be/have:

• An CA/CPA qualification or equivalent qualification/experience (e.g., law degree with accounting or finance background)
• Attention to detail.
• A flexible working style and an ability to adapt quickly to changing circumstances and priorities.
• Strong writing and reviewing skills, with an appropriate focus on conciseness and risk management.
• Broad commercial acumen coupled with a robust personality capable of operating effectively under the pressure and fast-pace of the deal marketplace.
• Excellent interpersonal skills required to challenge, negotiate and operate at a senior level.
• Client focused, ensuring high quality service.
• Experience of working on transactions, disputes and/or completion accounts. Experience in M&A Transaction Services is definitely a great asset