At EY, working in a team means coordinating with other team members to deliver a seamless, integrated approach. Your key responsibilities will include:
- Support on the execution of various corporate finance projects, including supporting on mergers and acquisitions
- Guide junior project execution team members in conducting specific tasks and meeting client deadlines
- Understand, analyse and assess information from external and internal (EY) sources to provide insights to clients
- Develop technical excellence in financial analytical skills, and preparation of reports for both local and foreign clients seeking to acquire target businesses and/or assets
- Participate in and take control of business development assignments, and perform qualitative and quantitative research on the markets and/or target companies
- Write reports to present key findings, and analysis from research
- Use current technologies and tools to enhance the effectiveness of services provided
Skills / Attributes for success
- Previous experience in an advisory or audit role
- Strong drive to take new work initiatives and ability to adapt to new challenges and ideas
- Excellent analytical, report writing, organizational, interpersonal and teaming skills
- Excellent understanding of company, industry, economic research, financial statements and valuations
- Good understanding of corporate transactions and funding mechanisms
- Ability to determine risks and opportunity areas, assess findings and communicate insights
- Excellent problem solving and project management skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience in developing final presentations
What you need to be in possession of:
- Chartered/Certified Accountant or an equivalent qualification in business or finance studies. Economics, banking and finance qualifications will also be considered
- At least 4 years of relevant experience working with a public audit and accounting firm and/or advisory experience
- Be highly numerate with strong attention to detail
- Excellent analytical skills and the confidence to translate complex data into meaningful insights
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Transaction environment: candidates with transactional/deal understanding, performance improvement, divestitures, and/or carve-outs with aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis will be preferred