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About the Role

This is a high-profile role working with some of the world's largest companies, offering an exciting opportunity to gain exposure to the dynamic world of Transaction Forensics. Our team is highly ambitious and has significant growth aspirations.

Responsibilities

Manage and deliver advice around the price adjustment mechanisms on M&A transactions, working closely with clients, their bankers and legal advisers, transaction diligence teams, and other SPA team members.
Assist clients in their SPA negotiations and interact with deal teams and clients across the transaction life cycle.
Analyze cash, debt and working capital adjustments.
Prepare pricing schedules.
Review and comment on the financial aspects of the SPA.
Assist the client with their preparation or review of Completion Accounts.
Perform Leakage reviews.
Manage and contribute to the delivery of Transaction Forensics engagements, per agreed timeline and budget.
Adhere to Quality and Risk Management (QRM) to ensure client work is delivered consistently and in compliance with EY's quality standards.
Support negotiations with clients throughout the transaction, agreeing detailed and compelling outputs.
Provide insightful, deal-relevant points of view and recommendations to the client by leveraging technical and commercial expertise.
Build valued relationships with internal contacts and external clients to support development of the engagement pipeline.
Manage people and coach junior colleagues throughout the performance year.

Requirements

Fully qualified as a chartered accountant e.g. ACA / ACCA / CA / ICAS / ICAEW or international equivalent.
Experience coordinating M&A transactions in a managerial capacity.
Expertise in financial information analysis, including modelling, testing, documenting financial scenarios and anticipating challenges.
Project management and people management experience.
Commercial awareness and the desire to learn and share industry knowledge.
An application and solution-based approach to problem solving and a collaborative approach to management.
Strong negotiation capabilities, able to analyse strengths and weaknesses of opposing cases, formulate alternative scenarios, and advise on strategic implications.
Ability to simultaneously handle multiple pressing assignments, and sensitive and adversarial situations.
Ability to communicate clearly to clients and other advisors, including confidently preparation and delivery of high calibre presentations and thought leadership.
Highly motivated team players who are hands-on and rigorous in their working style, and capable of thriving in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent analytical and negotiation techniques.
A desire to develop specialist skill set in a high value-add area for corporate and private equity clients.

Skills

Interpersonal skills
Risk management
Financial information analysis
Modelling
Testing
Documenting financial scenarios
Anticipating challenges
Project management
People management
Commercial awareness
Problem solving
Management
Negotiation
Strategic implications
Communication
Presentation delivery
Thought leadership
Analytical techniques

Experience Level

Managerial capacity

Education Level

Fully qualified as a chartered accountant e.g. ACA / ACCA / CA / ICAS / ICAEW or international equivalent

Benefits

Support for flexible working
Career development support
Flexibility to select benefits
Holidays
Health and well-being
Insurance
Savings
Wide range of discounts, offers and promotions
Continuous learning
Tools and flexibility to make a meaningful impact
Insights, coaching and confidence for leadership

About the Company

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.
Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.
EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions.
Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.

Equal Opportunity

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements.
We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities.
While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.
Prior to finalizing your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional, we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world. We ask because it matters!