EY-Parthenon Senior Associate - M&A Advisory

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd is seeking a corporate finance professional in Singapore to support our M&A Advisory team. The role involves engaging with regional clients and preparing financial models, proposals, and other high-quality professional documents.

Ideal candidates will possess a Bachelor's Degree in Finance and at least 3 years of relevant experience in corporate finance. We offer a collaborative culture that values your skills and promotes professional growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of relevant corporate finance working experience.
• Strong understanding of financial statements and modeling.
• Experience in DCF, precedent transactions, and comparable companies.

Responsibilities

• Support M&A deal generation and project management within the team.
• Prepare financial models and proposals for transactions.
• Maintain confidentiality while producing professional documents.

Skills

Financial modeling

Financial analysis

Client-facing experience

Valuing companies

Business development

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Accountancy/Banking

Job description

Location: Primary Location Only

Requisition ID: 1717261

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.

Our M&A Advisory team has been licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore as a capital markets services provider of corporate finance advisory services since 2001. As a licensed capital markets services adviser, we offer an extensive suite of services, including Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory, Capital Markets Advisory, Regulatory Compliance and General Advisory. Leveraging an extensive global network, our M&A team provides sector‑focused advice on the sale process from strategic positioning to close, and we help execute acquisitions, alliances and mergers. In addition, we provide independent financial advice for interested person transactions and other capital markets transactions governed by the rules of the Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX). As part of this team you may also advise C‑suite executives and boards on evaluating strategic alternatives in the context of transactions.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Be a key part of our dynamic corporate finance team covering the South East Asia, working with regional and multinational clients.
• Assist senior executives within the team in M&A deal generation, execution and project management.
• Independently prepare financial models, analysis, proposals, marketing documents, teasers and information memoranda for M&A and corporate finance transactions.
• Production of high quality, relevant and impactful professional documents while maintaining client confidentiality and handling sensitive information with discretion.
• Develop your own business network with a view to increasing your origination capabilities over the medium term.

What We Look For

• Recognised Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Accountancy/Banking.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant corporate finance working experience in an Investment Bank, Corporate Finance firm or Boutique firm.
• Strong financial modelling skills based on a well‑developed understanding of financial statements.
• Experience in valuing companies using various methodologies, mainly DCF, precedent transactions and traded comparable companies.
• Ideally transactions experience and some client‑facing experience from a professional services background.
• High degree of personal drive and motivation to succeed.

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Experience of corporate finance in an investment bank, professional services firm or boutique.
• A track record of working on both the buy‑side and sell‑side, as well as finance raising.
• Strong numerical, financial and modelling skills based on a well‑developed understanding of financial statements.
• Proven ability to produce high quality and impactful professional documents for clients and internal use.
• Sound commercial judgment and an ability to generate creative solutions to problems.

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, prioritises 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.