EY Strategy Transactions - Investment Banking 

United States, New York, New York 

888465629

As an M&A Investment Banking Associate you'll work in a team setting to help provide clients with objective advice on corporate financing alternatives through highly focused industry teams with world class, global execution capabilities. You'll be an important part of our diversely talented, highly experienced team and work at the forefront of high-profile transactions.

Your key responsibilities

As an M&A Investment Banking Associate you will be a vital member of the team supporting and executing corporate finance engagements. You'll be focused on analyzing financial data and identifying key trends behind the performance of a business, preparing financial models and cash flow scenarios, conducting research, and helping to write reports that set out our findings and recommendations around the key financial and business issues in a transaction. You will also help develop team members ensuring their career development.

Skills and attributes for success

• Advise companies regarding strategic and corporate finance alternatives.
• Prepare compelling pitch books offering - descriptive memoranda and related materials for M&A and capital raising mandates.
• Perform extensive financial analysis, valuation analysis and pro forma financial modeling.
• Identify key issues and potential areas of valuation and transaction risk within engagements.
• Perform In-depth sector market and company-specific research.

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and at least 1-2 years of related work experience.
• Investment banking experience.
• Existing Series 7 and/or 79 plus Series 63 securities licenses (in good standing).
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, including the ability to exercise sound independent judgment.
• Strong working knowledge of Excel to develop financial models, knoweldge of pivot tables and using excel for in-depth modeling.
• Efficient use of research databases, technical ability to manipulate data.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills with the ability to develop and maintain relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Willingness and ability to travel as necessary at short notice.

Ideally, you'll also have

• A proven record of excellence in investment banking specific to mergers, acquisitions and capital markets.
• Experience gained within another large professional services organization.
• ​Established networking skills in a relevant industry.

• 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.