Your key responsibilities
As an Assistant Manager, you will help our clients to preserve, optimize, raise, and invest their capital to the benefit of their business using effective funding strategies for transactions, identifying funders and investors, and negotiating terms. You will also prepare key transaction documentation such as information memorandums, management presentations, structuring analysis, financial models, and discussion materials to assist in advisory and debt financing discussions. You will also support the marketing, and preparation of proposal materials and client coverage to develop new business.
Skills and attributes for success
- Project Management – be part of project teams comprising colleagues from across the SAT sub service lines
- Business and Commercially Driven – working in a fast-paced, exciting environment with strong business acumen to drive value to our clients
- Business Development - assist in aspects of pursuits, including presentations and client meetings. Contribute to our practice development initiatives, supporting the continued focus on our team as a great place to work
- Learning - Learn and develop technical and personal skills to support achievement of career goals, through a blend of structured learning, coaching and experiences
- Building Relationships - Strong working relationships with senior clients, including influence, advice and support to key decision makers
To qualify for the role, you must have
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting; Masters preferred
- CA / CFA preferred or MBA (preferably from a premier institute) with a good academic background
- 6-8 years of related work experience to capital and debt advisory (e.g. corporate or investment banking, funding advisory, fundraising, capital structure optimization etc) and/or debt restructuring
- Experience in documenting financial analysis for use in reporting
- Strong numerical aptitude, with evidence of financial modeling skills and proficiency in detailed financial analysis.
- Proficient in MS Powerpoint with experience in developing high quality presentations and reports
- Prior Experience in report writing (across capital structure review, financial analysis (including historical and forecast reviews), capital structure review, restructuring options analysis, working capital analysis etc.)
- Experience with conducting desktop market research, gathering data, deriving meaningful conclusions
- Experience with performing benchmarking reviews (across various parameters for capital and debt mix, working capital levers, revenue / product analysis etc.)
- Strong finance and accounting skills with knowledge of capital markets.
- Excellent analytical and interpersonal abilities.
- Excellent command of spoken and written English language.
- The ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic working environment.
- Ability to successfully manage engagements including the work of team members, client interaction, quality of service
Ideally, you’ll also have
- Knowledge of Islamic Finance.
- Client facing experience from a professional services background.
- Knowledge of the MENA region and funding environment.
- Fluency in Arabic (spoken and written) could be a bonus
What we offer
We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer:
- Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
- Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
- Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
- Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.