Deal Management - Assistant Manager

EY; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

EY in Johannesburg seeks an Assistant Manager to join the Transaction Strategy and Execution (TSE) team, focusing on deal management and integration execution. You will lead client engagement efforts, oversee integrations and carve-outs, and drive project execution while managing risk and stakeholder expectations.

The role requires strong analytical skills, experience in professional services, and the ability to travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and approximately 5 years of related work experience or equivalent
• Professional services/consulting experience: from a management consultancy, corporate finance firm or internal consultant
• Experience related to transactions (due diligence, carve‑out or integrations)
• Related certification a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead client engagement teams in developing and executing transaction strategy to secure deal value.
• Demonstrate understanding of integrations, carve‑outs, and other types of transaction engagements.
• Demonstrate skills in project execution, including synergy assessment, project management, problem‑solving, and facilitation.
• Assist in identifying risks and issues related to integration planning, timelines, and functional areas.
• Develop client relationships at appropriate client level and support business development activities.
• Foster an open and inclusive work environment.

Skills

Business operations

Project management

Financial analysis

Operating model design

Risk assessment

Client relationship management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Within EY's Strategy and Transactions (SaT) practice, our Transaction Strategy and Execution (TSE) team provides a full range of operationally focused services including M&A Integration, Carve-out, Operational and IT Due Diligence, Operational Restructuring and Value Creation. Transaction Strategy and Execution works with cross-functional teams made up of members of both the acquiring and acquired organizations. We currently have a career opportunity for an Assistant Manager to join our Transaction Strategy and Execution team (Deal Management).

SaT(EY-Parthenon) offers companies professional transaction experience, from the strategic analysis phase of the transaction lifecycle, through execution, to transaction integration. We provide clients with a single point of contact who is focused on building a strategic relationship to address their transactions needs, and who can help leverage a global network to bring the right people and experience to work on every phase of a transaction.

We cover a wide range of operational aspects, including divestiture advisory services, carve-out readiness and support, operational due diligence, synergy assessment and delivery, day-one readiness assessment, 100-day planning, integration process support, carve-out/stand‑alone costs assessment and risks, and cost reduction.

Responsibilities

As an Assistant Manager within the TSE team, you would be required to:

• Manage client engagement teams in developing and executing their transaction strategy to secure deal value.
• Demonstrate an understanding of integrations, carve‑outs, and other types of transaction engagements.
• Demonstrate skills in project execution, including synergy assessment, project management, problem‑solving, and facilitation.
• Assist in identifying risks and issues related to integration planning, timelines, and functional areas.
• Develop client relationships at the appropriate client level and be responsible for a high degree of client satisfaction with the engagement process and work products. Assist in business development activities including preparing presentations and attending pursuit meetings with clients to help sell work.
• Be responsible for fostering an open and inclusive work environment.

To qualify, candidates must have

Deep business operations experience

• Deep understanding of one or more core operational functions (such as IT, supply chain, finance, sales & marketing, HR etc.); experience in business process re‑engineering, cost optimisation, business integrations, with a demonstrated aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Operating model development & design
• Understand the link between a businesses’ operating environment and resulting financial performance

Qualifications

Candidates should ideally have either of the below qualifications and experience:

• A bachelor's degree (business, finance, supply chain, engineering, computer science or related field, etc.) and approximately 5 years of related work experience; or equivalent work experience
• Professional services / consulting experience: from a management consultancy, corporate finance firm or as an 'internal consultant' in a corporate environment
• Experience related to transactions (ideally due diligence, carve‑out or integrations experience)
• Related certification a plus

Other Skills Required

• Experience in leading and managing complex business environments
• Strong systems or technology (incl. ERP systems) understanding with ability to make detailed assessments thereof
• Ability to make detailed assessments of operations or manufacturing infrastructure
• Ability to determine risks and opportunity areas
• Ability to synthesize approaches to complex integration conflicts
• Analytically strong, with the ability to link operational analysis to financial statements and understand the implications of findings to client strategy
• Ability to adapt to new challenges and ideas
• Excellent problem solving, project management, facilitation, and interpersonal skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A dedication to teamwork
• Supervise, train and mentor team members

This position requires a willingness and ability to travel.

Successful candidates must be committed to staying abreast of cutting‑edge industry knowledge and can quickly anticipate and respond to the issues of a networked and constantly changing global economy.

Who we are

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and consulting 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.