Website:
1plus1eleven.com
Job details:
Associate / Senior Associate – Transaction Advisory
Location: Chennai
Work Mode: Work from Office – 5 days a week
Travel: As and when required
About 1plus1eleven Advisors
1plus1eleven Advisors is a boutique transaction and financial advisory firm working with businesses, investors and professional-services firms across financial due diligence, transaction advisory, financial modelling, fundraising and investor readiness, and CFO/advisory requirements.
We work closely with promoters, investors, CFOs, investment bankers and other transaction advisors across the transaction lifecycle.
We are looking for an Associate / Senior Associate – Transaction Advisory to join our growing team in Chennai.
The Role
This is a hands-on transaction advisory role for a finance professional who wants to build deep expertise in Financial Due Diligence, Quality of Earnings (QoE), transaction analysis and financial modelling.
At 1plus1eleven, you won't be restricted to one small workstream. You will work directly with the Founder and get exposure to the entire transaction lifecycle - from data analysis and QoE through management discussions and final deliverables.
The role will involve significant client interaction and, depending on experience, ownership of individual workstreams and direct responsibility for client deliverables.
Key ResponsibilitiesFinancial Due Diligence & Transaction Advisory
- Independently prepare and maintain FDD workpapers and analysis.
- Perform detailed analysis of revenue, EBITDA, working capital, net debt and cash flows.
- Analyse historical financial performance and identify key trends, risks and unusual items.
- Identify and assess potential Quality of Earnings (QoE) adjustments.
- Analyse customer, product, geography and other relevant business segments.
- Perform bridge analysis and investigate movements and variances in financial performance.
- Support buy-side and vendor/sell-side due diligence assignments.
- Prepare analysis and supporting schedules for transaction advisory engagements.
- Review financial information and identify areas requiring further investigation or management clarification.
Client & Management Interaction
- Prepare management discussion points and questions based on financial analysis.
- Participate in and, where appropriate, lead discussions with management and finance teams.
- Directly interact with clients to obtain information, clarify financial matters and drive assigned workstreams.
- Translate financial analysis into clear, commercially relevant observations for clients and transaction stakeholders.
- Take ownership of assigned workstreams and ensure timely completion of deliverables.
Data Room & Information Management
- Manage information requests and Information Request Lists (IRLs).
- Follow up with clients and management teams for outstanding information.
- Review information received and assess its completeness and relevance.
- Identify gaps, inconsistencies and areas requiring additional analysis.
- Maintain organised and audit-ready supporting documentation for assigned workstreams.
Reporting & Deliverables
- Draft sections of Financial Due Diligence / QoE reports.
- Convert detailed financial analysis into concise, decision-useful findings.
- Support preparation of client presentations and transaction deliverables.
- Ensure accuracy, consistency and quality of all outputs before submission.
Financial & Business Modelling
- Prepare and review financial models and business projections.
- Analyse historical performance and develop financial projections based on business assumptions.
- Perform scenario and sensitivity analysis where required.
- Support transaction-related modelling and financial analysis.
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for someone who combines strong financial fundamentals with commercial thinking and an ownership mindset.
Qualifications
Associate
- Semi-qualified CA / CA Final candidate.
- Relevant experience in Statutory Audit at Big 4/6 firms or Financial Due Diligence / Transaction Advisory is preferred.
Senior Associate
- Freshly qualified Chartered Accountant.
- Candidates with relevant prior experience in Financial Due Diligence / Transaction Advisory or Big 4/6 Statutory Audit will also be considered.
The exact designation will depend on the candidate's qualifications, experience and demonstrated ability to independently manage transaction workstreams.
The Ideal Candidate
You should be:
- Analytical – able to go beyond the numbers and understand what is driving financial performance.
- Commercially aware – able to understand the business behind the financial statements.
- Detail-oriented – meticulous when working with financial data and transaction deliverables.
- A strong communicator – able to articulate findings clearly, both verbally and in writing.
- Client-facing – comfortable interacting directly with promoter, CFOs, finance teams, and other transaction stakeholders.
- Ownership-oriented – willing to take responsibility for outcomes rather than simply completing assigned tasks.
- A fast learner – able to quickly understand new businesses, industries and transaction situations.
- Deadline-oriented – comfortable working within tight transaction timelines.
- Strong in Excel – confident working with large datasets, financial analysis and transaction models.
- Independent – capable of driving assigned workstreams with limited supervision.
Why Join 1plus1eleven?
At 1plus1eleven, you will get exposure that goes beyond a traditional finance or audit role.
You will:
- Work directly with the Founder and senior transaction professionals.
- Get exposure to the entire transaction lifecycle, rather than being restricted to one narrow workstream.
- Work on both buy-side and sell-side transactions.
- Gain hands-on experience in FDD, QoE, financial modelling and business analysis.
- Interact directly with promoters, CFOs, investors and other transaction advisors.
- Take ownership of client workstreams early in your career.
- Develop the ability to translate financial analysis into commercial insights and transaction-relevant conclusions.
- Work in a high-accountability environment where the quality of your analysis directly contributes to client outcomes.
What Success Looks Like
Within the role, we expect you to progressively move from executing analysis to owning workstreams.
A successful team member will be able to:
Understand the numbers → identify what matters → ask the right questions → communicate the findings → own the deliverable.
Location & Work Environment
- Location: Chennai
- Work arrangement: 5 days a week, work from office
- Travel: As and when required based on client and transaction requirements
- The role may require flexibility during live transactions and time-sensitive client deliverables.
Interested?
If you are looking to build a career in Transaction Advisory and Financial Due Diligence, and want early exposure to live transactions and senior stakeholders, we would like to hear from you.
Apply with your updated CV and a brief note highlighting your relevant experience in Statutory Audit, FDD / Transaction Advisory.
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