EY Manager - Valuations Financial Services London 

United Kingdom, England, London 

725427227

Skills and attributes for success

We require highly motivated candidates with strong numerical skills / technical knowledge, project management skills and a demonstrable interest and experience in valuation and financial services, as well as a commercial mindset, who are logical thinkers and have excellent attention to detail. We would welcome candidates with the following attributes:

• Five to eight years of experience in a professional services firm, investment bank, private equity, consultancy, corporate finance group or corporate development role, with at least three years of demonstrable valuation experience.
• Detailed knowledge and experience of core valuation methodologies such as Discounted Cash Flow analysis, Dividend Discount Model, and the use of valuation multiples from comparable companies and transactions.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of corporate finance, and familiarity with illiquid equity and debt / fixed income instruments issued by companies.
• Experience of serving clients in the insurance and banking sectors, with an appreciation of the key issues faced by our clients and a detailed understanding of how these sectors work, including the impacts of regulatory capital requirements.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Qualification in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering or another highly numerate science.
• Strong quantitative and Excel skills, preferably within a valuation environment.
• Ability to play a key role in projects, including excellent verbal and written communication with clients and key stakeholders, model building and preparing deliverables under demanding timelines.
• Further ability to balance multiple projects, prioritise workload and self-review work, with strong attention to detail.
• Collaborative team player with experience of coaching and managing more junior team members.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• CFA / ACA / ACCA / FMVA or similar financial qualification.
• Understanding of IFRS 17 / IFRS 9 / IFRS 13 and other relevant accounting standards relating to the measurement of insurance contracts, financial instruments and derivatives.
• Knowledge of VBA or other programming languages, including Python, would be an advantage.