M&A Advisory Assistant Director — Midlands Growth Leader

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

EY Corporate Finance in Birmingham is seeking an Assistant Director to join our M&A advisory team, supporting deal execution and origination. The Midlands team works on high-profile transactions for PE, corporate and entrepreneurial clients.

You will play a key role in growth, supervise project workstreams, coach junior members and help originate opportunities while building a strong regional network.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of working in M&A advisory, including playing a lead role in executing transactions.
• Demonstrate confidence in client situations, gaining client acceptance and demonstrating value through advice and insight.
• Sound commercial judgement and an ability to generate creative solutions to problems and think on your feet.
• Demonstrate strong financial acumen and a solid understanding of financial statements.
• Experience in structuring and modelling the financial implications of transactions.
• Research and analysis of key value drivers at a market and business level.
• Researching and profiling potential acquisition targets and prospective buyers and presenting the strategic rationale for potential transactions.
• Experience of valuation analysis, including trading multiples, transaction multiples, LBO and DCF modelling.
• Experience with leading due diligence workstreams, and supporting on final transaction negotiations, including SPA negotiations, EV to Equity Value bridge and funds flow analysis.
• Agility to convert analysis into outputs to present results clearly and concisely.
• Preparation of pitch documentation, client reports and key documentation for fund-raising, acquisitions and disposals including information memoranda and business plans.
• Ability to manage junior team members
• Strong time management skills, including informing the team of progress and highlighting any issues.

Responsibilities

• Taking responsibility for projects from start to finish covering all transaction stages from initial proposal right through to completion
• Acting as the main point of contact for clients during the transaction process
• Overseeing the work of project teams and coordinating various workstreams
• Leading and managing the delivery of high-quality transaction documentation
• Coaching and contributing to the development of junior team members
• Originating new opportunities and further developing your own business network

Skills

M&A advisory

Client interaction

Financial modelling

Due diligence

Team leadership

Job description

EY Corporate Finance in Birmingham is seeking an Assistant Director to join our M&A advisory team, supporting deal execution and origination. The Midlands team works on high-profile transactions for PE, corporate and entrepreneurial clients.

You will play a key role in growth, supervise project workstreams, coach junior members and help originate opportunities while building a strong regional network.