Associate Director - SPA Advisory

Job Requisition ID: 37801 

This is your opportunity to join Deloitte's fast-growing Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) team which sits within our market leading M&A Transaction Service practice, with fantastic career development potential.

As a valued member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment on a wide variety of deals, with a mix of corporate, private equity and infrastructure transactions. 

Your day-to-day activities will involve supporting clients through the process of negotiating and drafting the financial and accounting aspects of the legal transaction documents, including developing contractual solutions to address accounting and commercial issues and to mitigate financial risks. You will work independently or alongside the M&A Transaction Services practice. The role includes supporting clients in post-signing activities including preparing or reviewing Completion Accounts and Earn-out Statements and helping resolve related disputes where necessary.

What will your typical day look like?

In this role, your typical day will include:

1. Executing complex transactions: You will be involved in high-profile transactions, gaining valuable SPA experience and commercial insights. You'll have the chance to work closely with key client stakeholders, making a real impact on their M&A transaction outcomes.
2. Strategic Insights: You will provide clients with strategic advice on purchase price mechanisms, cash, debt and working capital adjustments, ensuring that the financial aspects of transactions are clearly understood.
3. Negotiation Support: You will assist clients in negotiating the financial aspects of SPA’s, aiming to maximise value and ensure that the terms are fair and legally sound.
4. Collaborating on cross-border transactions: You will team up with our global colleagues on significant cross-border deals. This presents a unique opportunity to broaden your horizons and gain exposure to different markets and cultures.
5. Developing deep business understanding: Through thorough analysis of due diligence reports and more, you will quickly develop a deep understanding of businesses. You'll identify opportunities and issues facing our clients, helping them make informed investment decisions.
6. Building relationships: You will have the chance to build strong relationships with our existing and prospective clients, external advisors and deal counterparties. Your ability to connect with others will be key to your success in this role.
7. Mentoring and coaching: We believe in nurturing talent. As a senior team member, you will provide guidance and coaching to junior team members. Together, we will create a supportive and collaborative environment.

If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career in the field, join us and be part of our industry-leading partnership group. Our commitment to professional mentoring and career coaching will ensure your continued growth and success.

About the team

Our team works side-by-side with the client and its advisors providing dedicated support on 100+ transactions per year. Typically, this involves advising clients in developing contractual solutions to financial and commercial issues identified through due diligence, including advising on purchase price adjustment mechanisms and completion accounts policies in the transaction agreements being negotiated.

Typically, we work within a wider deal team including financial due diligence and tax and we often work on global M&A deals involving cross-border as well as cross-service line deal teams requiring our people to build wide networks across both the Australian firm and International network.

We work closely with our clients, lawyers and other key advisers, allowing the opportunity to build strong relationships in your preferred sectors and excellent career progression opportunities, being supported directly by the Partners and Directors in the team from Day 1.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you.

You may have all or some of the following skills / experiences: 

• Post graduate qualification, e.g. CA, CPA or Masters in Applied Finance
• 7+ years of professional services experience across either Audit, Transaction Services, Forensics and/or Legal (ideally with Big 4)
• Sound understanding of accounting principles and concepts
• 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
• Strong organisation skills and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience of working on transactions, disputes or completion accounts would be an advantage but not essential

Why Deloitte?     

At Deloitte, we focus our energy on interesting and impactful work. We’re always learning, innovating and setting the standard; making a positive difference to our clients and our society. We put coaching at the heart of what we do, helping our people grow their careers in any direction – whether it be up, moving into something new, or even moving across the world.     

We embrace diversity, equity and inclusion. We have a diverse collection of people from different backgrounds, with different experiences, gender identities, abilities and thinking styles. What binds us together is a shared commitment to value everyone’s perspective and to cultivate inclusion; so that our work environment is a safe space we can all belong.     

We prioritise flexibility and choice. At Deloitte, you get trust on Day 1. We know our people get their best work done when they’re in control of where and how they work, designing their work week around their client, team and personal commitments.   

We help you live and work well. To support your personal and professional life, we offer a range of perks and benefits, including retail discounts, wellbeing leave, paid volunteering days, twelve flexible working options, market-leading parental leave and return to work support package.  

Next Steps  

Sound like the sort of role for you? Apply now, we’d love to hear from you!  

By applying for this job, you’ll be assessed against the Deloitte Talent Standards. We’ve designed these standards so that you can grow in your career, and we can provide our clients with a consistent and exceptional Deloitte employee experience globally. The preferred candidate will be subject to background screening by Deloitte or by their external third-party provider.