Assistant Director - Deal Finance, Strategy & Execution - Ey Parthenon - London

Ey; England; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

EY-Parthenon in the United Kingdom is seeking an Assistant Director (Senior Manager) to join the Deal Finance team within Strategy and Execution. You will drive value for CFOs across sectors, including manufacturing, telecoms, energy and health, leveraging EY’s full suite of services and AI-enabled capabilities.

You will lead client delivery, support the engagement partner and help originate deals while operating in a fast-paced, global transaction environment across the UK and beyond.

Qualifications

• Experience in transactions / finance function within a Big 4 or management consultancy.
• Qualified accountant – ACA, CIMA or equivalent.
• Strong academics and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise on merger impact on the finance function and CFO priorities.
• Advise on integration, separation and ownership changes in deals.
• Apply deal lifecycle analytics including P&L optimisation and cost-out models.

Skills

Transactions

Finance Consulting

Analytical Skills

Change Management

Education

ACA/CIMA qualification

Job description

The opportunity

At EY-Parthenon, our unique combination of transformative strategy, transactions, tax and corporate finance delivers real-world value – solutions that work in practice, not just on paper. Benefiting from EY’s full spectrum of services, we’ve reimagined strategic consulting to work in a world of increasing complexity. With deep functional and sector expertise, paired with innovative AI-powered technology and an investor mindset, we partner with CEOs, boards, private equity and governments every step of the way.

Join our Deal Finance team within the Strategy and Execution practice. We are looking for self-starters passionate about driving value for CFOs across different sectors, including Advanced Manufacturing & Mobility, Telecommunications Media & Technology, Energy, Health Science & Wellness, and Private Equity.

The Deal Finance practice at EY consists of a strong team of individuals, with diverse personal & professional backgrounds who have a mix of deep specialisms from consulting to broader finance experience in a range of industry sectors.

This rapidly growing team focuses on transactions, supporting clients throughout the capital lifecycle. We are expanding our Deal Finance team, providing exciting opportunities for those dedicated to delivering client value. Our team works across all of EY, drawing on the best and most relevant expertise for our clients.

Your key responsibilities

As an Assistant Director (Senior Manager) within our S&A team, you’ll assist in aspects of business origination, including pitches and presentations to help sell work and work in a transaction environment operating under tight M&A timeframes and demands. You’ll be familiar working in a large-scale consulting environment or industry role. As an Assistant Director your key role will be responsibility for core aspects of client delivery, ensuring the team are led and the engagement partner is supported.

You will be part of a team who:

• Advise on the impact of merger and acquisition transactions on the finance function and across CFO priorities.
• Understand and be able to advise on integration challenges, separation challenges, change in ownership (public to private and vice versa).
• Have analytical and advisory skills across the deal lifecycle – with specific focus on operational due diligence and value creation, including areas such as P&L optimisation, maturity assessments and designing models for scale and cost out.

To qualify for the role, you must:

• Have extensive broad experience from having worked in transactions / finance function as a consultant with a Big 4 or Management Consultancy firm. We may also consider industry experience with roles in some of the core areas of Finance ( FP&A, Financial Control, Commercial / Operational Finance Business Partnering, CFO).
• Be a qualified accountant – ACA, CIMA, or internationally recognised equivalent finance qualification.
• Have strong academics and interpersonal skills.
• Have an ability to demonstrable analytical skills.
• Have experience of being a change agent in previous roles.

The following will be an advantage:

• Capability to work in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.
• Skilled in decision making.
• Experience of leading & supporting a team.
• Commercially curious and committed to learning.

What we are looking for

We are looking for candidates who are highly motivated, driven, and have a passion to be part of a fast-paced, successful transaction team. Being a strong team player is also important as well as someone who is happy to work flexibly over a number of client deals across the UK and Globally.

What we offer you

We will fuel your ambition and potential with future-focused skills development that equips you with state-of-the-art methodologies and technology-enabled solutions. With more than 25,000 people in 150 countries, you will join an inclusive and empowering culture that values your uniqueness, prioritizes your wellbeing, and immerses you in the diverse thinking and cross-cultural experiences necessary to help deliver impact to clients across the globe and to help build a better working world. Learn about careers at EY-Parthenon.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence?

EY | Building a better working world

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.

Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.

EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.

EY | Building a better working world

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.

Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.

EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.