Strategy & Transactions (SaT) - M&A Advisory - Associate Director

EY; Ireland; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Pension

Discounted health insurance

Web Doctor – unlimited online GP

Job summary

EY’s Strategy & Transactions practice in Ireland seeks an Associate Director to lead and manage M&A advisory assignments across Ireland and internationally. You’ll work with senior partners to originate deals, perform financial due diligence, and structure transactions for a diverse client base.

The role offers a high-performance environment with extensive learning opportunities, and a clear path to leadership within EY’s SaT team, with hybrid working options and the chance to shape impactful

Qualifications

• M&A experience with leadership responsibilities.
• Strong financial statement analysis and modeling.
• Ability to manage sell-side and buy-side mandates.
• Excellent client communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Originate, lead and manage M&A transactions end-to-end (financial analysis, valuation, due diligence, negotiations).
• Collaborate with colleagues and senior staff to deliver high quality client work.
• Understand client requirements and co-develop approaches to add value.
• Gather, verify and analyze information to form informed views.
• Prepare information memoranda, reports and presentations for clients.
• Identify risks and escalate to senior team members as appropriate.
• Support deal origination and provide sector insights to clients.
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to their development.

Skills

M&A Advisory

Corporate Finance

Financial Analysis

Valuation

Deal Negotiation

Client Management

Team Leadership

Education

Analytical qualifications

Finance degree

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Strategy & Transactions (SaT) – M&A Advisory – Associate Director

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.

We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.

Join EY and help to build a better working world.

Location: Ireland / Dublin / Cork / Limerick / Galway

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship: No

Business Area: SaT

Contract Type: Full-Time – Permanent

The Team and the opportunity

We provide the following core corporate finance services: Lead Advisory M&A, management buy-outs/ buy-ins, capital raising, investment readiness assessments and strategic advice. We have sector specialisms and a Debt Advisory team which supports all our clients and industries. Our deep understanding of the changing capital agenda has delivered outstanding results and recognition. EY Corporate Finance is the fastest growing team on the island of Ireland. This success stems from a team led by two high profile market leading Partners and the calibre of our people, whose breadth of technical expertise and industry sector knowledge is exceptional. We are currently looking for Managers, Associate Directors and Directors with M&A Advisory experience across our Irish offices.

About SaT (Strategy And Transactions)

By helping organisations of all sizes evaluate and navigate transactions, maximise opportunities and minimise risks, you will help clients manage and execute high-profile transactions. You will bring your analytical skills and real-world experience to diverse situations and unique problems. By appreciating your clients’ overall objectives and understanding how transactions can influence an organisation’s success, you will assess and navigate risks, and balance them against potential rewards.

As a SaT M&A Associate Director you will work with a high-performing, integrated team which focuses on a wide variety of clients and delivers a range of assignments focusing on general corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and strategic advice. You will have a diverse range of experiences which will give you continuous learning and development opportunities as well as a great sense of achievement.

This growing team focuses on building strong relationships which will ultimately help you and your clients reach their potential. The Corporate Finance team is seeking to recruit Managers, Associate Directors and Directors who will be able to build on their current transaction experience as they work on diverse and demanding engagements. Due to the nature of the services we provide to our clients, the work requires a high level of adaptability, flexibility and innovation.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Ability to work in a dynamic team environment
• Understand the financial implications of transactions.
• Creative in the sourcing and use of information and able to make sensible assumptions where appropriate.
• Absorb new technical information quickly and develop a deep understanding of the strategic rationale for transactions.
• Work with clients to take proposals to market, identifying target buyers, funders or partners and present opportunities in the most effective way, negotiate and structure transactions with other professionals to a successful completion.
• Review and prepare complex reports and presentations to clients.
• Have strong knowledge of the market and be able to identify business development opportunities

Skills And Attributes For Success

Role Requirements

• Manage sell side mandates through optimal positioning of the assets or business, identifying target bidders, preparing Information Memoranda and negotiating commercial terms.
• Manage buy side mandates, identifying targets and working with clients to structure and negotiate successful transactions.
• Support clients with a diverse range of strategic mandates relating to M&A.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, investors, and other stakeholders.
• Supervise and mentor junior team members, fostering professional development.
• Ensure the quality of client deliverables by having a strong attention to detail.
• Self-awareness to seek feedback on performance and drive own development.
• Demonstrate strong numerical and financial skills and an understanding of financial statements.
• Prior experience and strong knowledge of the Corporate Finance landscape.

Your Duties And Responsibilities

• Originate, lead and manage M&A transactions end-to-end (including financial analysis, valuation, due diligence, and negotiations) under the supervision of Directors or Partners within SaT M&A Advisory in Ireland and internationally.
• Working effectively as a team member by sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior members on progress.
• Understanding our client’s requirements, co-developing our approach with the client, and providing value to our clients through insights, factual conclusions and advice.
• Gathering, verifying and analysing information to formulate views.
• Day to day progression of assignments to include; planning, preparing and reviewing various forms of deliverables to include information memoranda, reports and presentations.
• A focus on anticipating and identifying risks that require escalation and subsequently escalating these risks to more senior staff as appropriate.
• Support and drive deal origination and sector insight initiatives by identifying and analysing business development opportunities.
• Working closely with colleagues you will ensure that work is properly executed, documented and concluded in compliance with our Quality & Risk Management guidelines.
• Actively establishing, maintaining and strengthening your internal and external relationships.
• As an influential member of the team, you will help to create a positive learning culture. You will be responsible for mentoring and developing more junior members of staff and providing constructive feedback on both a formal and informal basis.
• Maintaining and constantly upgrading technical knowledge and personal skills.

Technical skill requirements:

• Experience of working on and a deep technical knowledge of the Corporate Finance landscape with particular emphasis on M&A Lead Advisory and a track record of working on transactions end-to-end.
• Ability to communicate effectively with key stakeholders.
• High level of commercial acumen.
• Proficient in detailed financial and commercial analysis and the ability to identify potential areas of sensitivity.
• Ability to identify key issues on assignments and suggest workable solutions.
• Experience in presenting findings clearly in reports and other deliverables to clients.

Additional requirements:

• Suitable candidates will have relevant analytical or financial qualifications
• Strong commercial experience and/or relevant industry experience
• Analytical approach coupled with strong commercial acumen
• Excellent communicator, both oral and written
• IT skills, to an advanced level in Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Project management skills
• Effective time management
• Ability to keep calm when under pressure to meet deadlines
• Team player with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels but also able to work effectively on your own using your own initiative and judgement as required

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

All our employees are given a benefits package which they can tailor to suit their individual preferences. Our range of benefits include:

• Pension
• Discounted health insurance
• Web Doctor - Free unlimited online GP consultations for you and your family
• The purchase of additional annual leave
• Hybrid Working
• Free Gym membership
• Travel Pass
• Maternity & Paternity leave
• Bike to work Scheme
• Recognition Awards
• Cash incentives for referrals
• Work Mobile
• TECH MBA paid by EY
• Wellness rooms Available in some offices

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities.

While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

Career Progression

• When you join EY, you will be supported to ensure that you are enhancing your skills from day one.
• Continuous learning, where you can develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• As you grow and develop here, you’ll discover opportunities to help customise your career journey, so that it’s as unique as you are - success is defined by you, we will provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership, we will give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture, you will be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
• We have embraced Hybrid working at EY adding greater flexibility and autonomy to the roles of our employees.

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

Inclusion & Diversity

We hold a collective commitment to foster an environment where all differences are valued and respected, practices are equitable and everyone experiences a sense of belonging: Inclusion, diversity, and equity are part of who we are at EY. We believe that the highest-performing teams maximize the power of different perspectives and backgrounds. These teams are both diverse and inclusive and are willing to invite and learn from other perspectives. Our ability to include various viewpoints into our mindsets, behaviours and operations is fundamental to driving innovation, building strong relationships, and delivering the best solutions for our clients.

We recognise the strength that comes from having a diverse workforce and building a culture where we support all our people to achieve their potential. You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process.