Senior Associate, Transfer Pricing - Global Capability Center

Description

About A&M Global Capability Center Private Limited

A&M has established its first high-quality Global Capability Center (GCC) in India. This center features specialized centers of expertise that collaborate with A&M leadership across multiple business units and geographies to deliver efficient services to A&M clients. The GCC is designed to efficiently and innovatively scale client delivery teams to meet ongoing demands. It helps A&M's global business units expand their talent pool in India, allowing them to hire specialized professionals, maintain competitive pricing, accelerate delivery speeds with a hybrid onshore-offshore team, and leverage automation with top-tier digital and analytics talent. The GCC blends industry and consulting professionals across multiple domains to drive change and add value. Unlike traditional GCC models focused on back-office support, we partner with case teams for end-to-end case delivery and thought leadership. Nearly 90% of our consultants hold advanced degrees, and our leadership team boasts over 1000 years of combined experience. We serve all major markets, including the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, and work across various industries such as Consumer & Retail, Healthcare, Software & Technology, Automotive & Industrials, Hospitality & Leisure, Energy & Natural Resources, and Financial Services. As we embark on this unique journey, the firm is actively seeking to build a strong, capable team for the center. The GCC is growing rapidly and is already a 500+ member team.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a highly motivated professionals to be a part of the transfer pricing team at A&M’s GCC, working closely with A&M teams globally, to serve clients in the regions. Considering the pace of targeted growth, we are keen to find people who are entrepreneurial, driven by a passion to drive significant growth, have excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads will roll up the sleeves and be hands on to get things done and can be independent requiring limited cover. 

Key responsibilities: 

As a member of the Transfer Pricing team, you will: 

•    Understand a range of complex Transfer Pricing issues and be able to effectively implement solutions (planning, documentation/benchmarking, implementation etc.) through economic and financial knowledge 
•    Establish and deliver effective Transfer Pricing solutions, products and practical planning services 
•    Knowledge of credit rating for companies based on financials using Moody’s RiskCalc and other industry specific methodologies involving significant analysis of financial statements, ratios analysis, cash flow statement analysis, loan analysis, consolidation of accounts, etc.
•    Knowledge of interest rate benchmarking to determine arm’s length range of interest rate on loans / bonds / cash pool arrangements (margin, all-in-rate and yield to maturity) through databases like Loan Connector, Eikon, Bloomberg etc.
•    Knowledge of incorporating adjustments like Tenor, Currency risk, Mark-to-Market and/or Country risk adjustments.
•    Knowledge of guarantee fee benchmarking through adjustments to determine the arm’s length guarantee fee.
•    Knowledge of facility fee / annual fee benchmarking to determine the arm’s length range of fees.
•    Knowledge of debt capacity analysis to determine arm’s length range of leverage / coverage / cash flow ratios.
•    Knowledge of Bloomberg analysis: Effective use of Bloomberg database to capture company specific financials, exchange rates, swap rates, interbank rates, company events, yield curves data, interest rates, financial ratios, commercial paper rates and to carry out currency adjustments through SWPM tool, etc.
•    Knowledge of ROC analysis involving calculation of the return on capital (ROC) of the comparable companies based on various parameters / ROC for insurance companies through financial data specific to insurance industry.
•    Knowledge and application of all TP methods across a variety of industries and solutions e.g. IP, financial transactions, value chain analysis 
•    Exposure to the entire project workflow and the delivery of transfer pricing engagements such as transfer pricing planning/advisory, compliance (TP forms, master file, local file, CbCR), audit defense and dispute resolution including Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) and Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) solutions
•    Deep understanding of OECD/Country Specific Transfer Pricing Documentation requirements and delivering detailed Transfer Pricing analysis, where requested.
•    Ability to work across different time zones and cultures, adapting style as necessary.
•    Excellent project management skills and experience with agile working practices
•    Coordinate with the regional and global network offices on client matters
•    Efficiently manage workflow and resources over a high volume of projects and competing deadlines.
•    Set up procedures to monitor work progress, quality, and cost against budget, while consulting widely on engagements and other matters
•    Show real interest and desire to understand clients, market features and technical aspects while providing input into designing/implementing solutions alongside senior colleagues
•    Actively develop, mentor and coach team members by demonstrating appropriate behaviour and delegate where appropriate 

Requirements:

•    4 – 8 years' of experience in Transfer Pricing within a related Advisory or Consultancy role in a Big Four firm, specifically a deep focus on financial transactions and financial services sector within transfer pricing. 
•    Strong numerical, analytical; strategic thinking and project management skills
•    Ability to work on a range of projects simultaneously to demanding timetables
•    Personal drive and integrity to deliver results within tight deadlines 
•    Commitment to high quality standards and a detail-oriented approach 
•    Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint, and all relevant TP databases
•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills
•    Fluent English is a requirement

Inclusive Diversity

A&M’s entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M’s core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity, and we foster inclusiveness, encouraging everyone to bring their whole self to work each day. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is Alvarez & Marsal’s practice to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex or gender, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, family medical history, genetic information or other protected medical condition, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by and in accordance with applicable laws. Employees and Applicants can find A&M policy statements and additional information by region here.

Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters

Please note that as per A&M policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that A&M will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.