Senior Business Valuation Consultant

EY; Ernakulam; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior Valuation, Modelling & Economics professional within its Strategy and Transactions (SaT) Valuation, Modelling & Economics (VME) Business Valuations team. The role focuses on leading a VME group delivering enterprise and asset valuations for MENA clients, while managing client relationships and guiding junior team members.

The candidate should have a strong background in valuations, robust analytical skills, and the ability to mentor up to three associates, with travel

Qualifications

• Qualified CA/ACCA/CFA or MBA Finance with strong academics.
• 4–8 years of related work experience.
• Big-4 or top-tier financial services experience.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel ~50% of time.
• Excel with VBA; experience in analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of VME professionals focused on business valuations for MENA EY clients.
• Manage client relationships across the MENA region and support business development.
• Liaise with onshore team; act as single point of contact for project delivery.
• Mentor up to 3 team members and guide their career growth.
• Lead valuations, develop and review valuation models for financial accounting, feasibility studies, and corporate transactions.
• Stay updated on business and economic developments relevant to clients.
• Demonstrate technical capabilities and apply new tools and techniques.
• Collaborate with Strategy and Transaction teams and the wider firm.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Education

CA/ACCA/CFA or MBA Finance

Tools

Spotfire

Tableau

Alteryx

Job description

Job Summary

EY- Strategy and Transactions (SaT) Valuation, Modelling & Economics (VME) Business Valuations Senior

Key Responsibilities

• Leading a team of VME professionals focusing on business valuations competency who are engaged in performing enterprise and asset valuations for Middle East and North African (MENA) EY Clients.
• Managing client relationship with various user offices across MENA region and supporting team leads with business development initiatives of the firm.
• Liaising with the onshore team and capable of acting as a single point of contact in project execution and delivery.
• Being responsible for acting as a counsellor/mentor up to 3 team members and responsible for their career growth within the firm.
• Capability to take lead in performing valuations, develop and review valuation models for purposes including financial accounting and reporting purposes; feasibility study; corporate transactions.
• Stay abreast with current business and economic developments relevant to the client's business.
• Demonstrating in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge.
• Use current technology and tools to innovate and enhance the effectiveness of services provided and act as a leader in adopting new tools and techniques.
• Work in a highly regarded team, which values collaboration, respect and knowledge sharing.
• Work in close collaboration with other Strategy and Transaction teams and the wider firm.

What we look for

• You have an agile, growth-oriented mindset. What you know matters. But the right mindset is just as important in determining success. Were looking for people who are innovative, can work in an agile way and keep pace with a rapidly changing world.
• You are curious and purpose driven. Were looking for people who see opportunities instead of challenges, who ask better questions to seek better answers that build a better working world.
• You are inclusive. Were looking for people who seek out and embrace diverse perspectives, who value differences, and team inclusively to build safety and trust.
• You are highly motivated. Were looking for candidates who are highly motivated, analytical, logical thinkers with a passion in providing financial solutions and have a very strong attention to detail. Being a strong team player is critical with the ability to adapt to changing requirements or deadlines in support of our clients goals.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• CA / ACCA / CFA or MBA Finance (preferably from a premier institute) with a good academic background (in the order of highest qualification preference)
• 4 to 8 years of related work experience
• Experience with a Big-4 in similar role or with an industry leading venture capital, investment bank, commercial bank, or a national accounting firm is a must
• Demonstrated aptitude in quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills
• A strong work ethic and the ability to adapt to new challenges in a collaborative team environment
• A strong desire to continually develop themselves and others
• Ability to successfully manage engagements including the work of junior team members and quality of support
• Ability to provide best practice guidance to team members to ensure the completion of work deliverables at the highest level of quality
• Working knowledge in MS Excel with VBA skills and exposure to various Analytics tools including Spotfire, Tableau, Altryx is preferred
• General PC proficiency including Word, and PowerPoint

We would expect you to be available to travel outside of your assigned office location at least 50% of the time, plus commute within the region to other GDS locations on a short or long-term basis, whenever required.