Associate - Strategy and Transactions Valuation

Ernst & Young LLP ( EY India ); Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Ernst & Young LLP ( EY India ) in Mumbai seeks a Staff/Senior in Business Modelling to support engagement leaders with financial model development, reviews and client interactions.

The role requires strong finance/programming aptitude, experience with VBA/Excel and visualization tools, and the ability to deliver high-quality models under tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• Qualification CA/MBA/CFA with strong programming and finance aptitude.
• Experience analyzing and building financial models with tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in Excel VBA and data visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Frame client questions and perform model development and reviews under engagement leader.
• Analyze business plans in Excel and identify material issues.
• Build detailed financial models from scratch with deadlines.
• Support knowledge sharing and client service delivery across multiple engagements.
• Communicate clearly, manage multiple projects and stakeholder expectations.

Skills

Financial Modelling

VBA in Excel

PowerBI

Alteryx

Spotfire

Frontend Development

Backend Development

Business Analysis

Financial Analysis

Education

CA

MBA

CFA

Engineering degree (Software)

Tools

PowerBI

Alteryx

Spotfire

Job description

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom. At EY, we don't just focus on who you are now, but who you can become. We believe that it’s your career and ‘It’s yours to build’ which means potential here is limitless and we'll provide you with motivating and fulfilling experiences throughout your career to help you on the path to becoming your best professional self.

Your key responsibilities

• Technical Excellence The role of a Staff/Senior in Business Modelling would include providing support to engagement leader on a Business modelling assignment. His / Her role would be to, under leadership of engagement leader, interact with clients, execute the model development/review and any necessary additional analysis required, writing the model review report and getting a review done by the manager/partner. The role would include:
  • Ability to frame the right questions to get information from the client (both for builds and reviews),
  • Analyze Business plans prepared in MS Excel and identify material issues, which might impact the outputs of the model.
  • Ability to prepare a detailed financial model from scratch with strict deadlines
  • Strong knowledge of Integrated financial statements – P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement, various financial/operating ratios and KPIs used for analysis and general understanding of differences between transaction models, bid models, operating models to be able to capture the relevant nuances of each in relevant assignments
  • Experience of using VBA with Excel, i.e., Macros, User forms, Add-ins etc.
  • Regularly deliver bespoke trainings on Financial Modelling and Valuation to various corporate organization and finance professionals.
• Knowledge Management Support Support knowledge sharing efforts and continually improve processes so that the work team can capture and leverage knowledge
• Client service delivery/execution Execute the work on a multiple client base. Assume near independent responsibility for smaller clients Develop rapport with middle layers of client management
• Soft skills Exhibit strong communication – verbal (for regular client communication and delivering trainings) as well as written (report-writing, email writing, etc) Good multi-tasking and time-management skills to be able to deliver multiple projects and manage team and client expectations in an efficient manner
• Risk Management Ensure compliance with risk management strategies, plans and activities. Understand the concept of risk management and bring to focus risk issues on client assignments and take issues to the notice of the manager/supervisor
• Networking & Identification of opportunities Begin to identify new opportunities for existing clients and communicates to manager Network internally within the peer group and other levels in the firm in order to gain understanding of issues that may impact clients

Skills and attributes

To qualify for the role you must have Qualification CA MBA CFA to people with strong programming (Software Engg degree) with a good aptitude for Finance 3.tPast experience or skills in visualization and analytics softwares such as PowerBI, Alteryx, Spotfire, etc would be an added plus Experience 1-4 years of relevant experience Frontend Development (2+ years) Backend Development (3+ years) Business Analysis (3+ years) Financial Analysis (3+ years)

What we look for

People with the ability to work in a collaborative manner to provide services across multiple client departments while following the commercial and legal requirements. You will need a practical approach to solving issues and complex problems with the ability to deliver insightful and practical solutions. We look for people who are agile, curious, mindful, and able to sustain positive energy, while being adaptable and creative in their approach.

What we offer

Fuelled by the brilliance of our people, EY has emerged as the strongest brand and the most attractive employer in our field, with market-leading growth over competitors. Our people work side-by-side with market-leading entrepreneurs, game-changers, disruptors, and visionaries. As an organization, we are investing more time, technology, and money than ever before in skills and learning for our people. At EY, you will have a personalized Career Journey and also the chance to tap into the resources of our career frameworks to better know about your roles, skills, and opportunities. EY is equally committed to being an inclusive employer, and we strive to achieve the right balance for our people—enabling us to deliver excellent client service while allowing our people to build their careers as well as focus on their wellbeing.