Your key responsibilities
- Working closely with clients, their bankers and legal advisers, transaction diligence teams and guiding other SPA team members to manage and deliver advice around the price adjustment mechanisms on M&A transactions. This may include analysis of cash, debt and working capital adjustments, preparation of pricing schedules, reviewing, and commenting on the financial aspects of the SPA, assisting the client with their preparation or review of Completion Accounts, and performing Leakage reviews.
- Supporting and contributing to the delivery of Transaction Forensics engagements, per agreed timeline and budget
- Adhering to Quality and Risk Management (QRM) to ensure client work is delivered consistently and in compliance with EY's quality standards
- Providing insightful, deal-relevant points of view and recommendations to the client by leveraging your technical and commercial experience
- Building valued relationships with internal contacts and external clients to develop and expand your own portfolio of projects, focusing on high value opportunities
- Supporting negotiations with clients throughout the transaction, agreeing detailed and compelling outputs
To qualify for the role, you must have
- Fully qualified as a chartered accountant e.g., ACA / ACCA / CA / ICAS / ICAEW or international equivalent
- Experience directing M&A transactions in a managerial capacity
- Expert in financial information analysis, including modelling, testing, documenting financial scenarios and anticipating challenges
- Commercial awareness and the desire to learn and retain industry knowledge
- Project management and people management experience
Ideally, you’ll also have
- An application and solution-based approach to problem solving
- Strong negotiation capabilities, able to analyse strengths/weaknesses of opposing cases, formulate alternative scenarios, and advise on strategic implications
- Ability to simultaneously handle multiple pressing assignments and sensitive and adversarial situations
What we offer
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:
You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
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