EY - Senior Associate - Operational Transaction Services

The Operational Transaction Services - advise and support clients through the complete deal lifecycle providing a range of sell-side and buy-side services to clients. Services range from complex due diligence, post merger integration, carve out/ separation, post deal value enhancement through to corporate restructuring. The team deliver buy side and sell side engagements for corporate firms and private equity houses across the transaction life-cycle. We also provide non-deal related services to strategic Ernst & Young clients.

Technical skills requirements

Exposure to all if not most of the following:

- Extensive experience of corporate transactions, ideally in performing of Due Diligence and/or post merger integration, separation/carve-out assignments

The following should be considered as 'must have' attributes:

- Strong writing skills and experience of producing high calibre reports, papers, presentations and thought leadership

- Business development skills with demonstrable sales track record

- Programme management experience and track record of successful delivery of large, complex programmes

- Very deep knowledge in one or more industry sectors

- Business administration or accounting knowledge (example MBA or CA or CIMA)

- Experience in business development, from opportunity identification to conversion into sales

- Prior Transaction experience

- The ability to travel and work freely as necessary.

Additional skills requirements

- Flexible with working locations, the ability to learn quickly and leverage skills in new situations

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

- Strong team working skills are essential

- Strong presentation and facilitation skills

- Experience in coaching, mentoring or counselling colleagues

Responsibilities

- Sell, lead and deliver large, complex Due-diligence, carve-outs, post-merger integration and corporate restructuring

- Manage and deliver complex Programmes supporting clients through post merger integration and separation/carve-outs

- Addressing very complex technical points with senior client staff and managing key client relationships and expectations

- Delivery and review of high-quality, risk-managed reports and other work products in various formats

- Managing the development and delivery of technical proposals, attending sales meetings and delivering sales presentations

- Frequently interface with senior external client stakeholders (example, C-Suite or equivalent) and internal stakeholders (example, EY Partners/Directors)

- Active role in the identification of opportunities by farming existing relationships and growing new networks

- Leading role in conversion of opportunities to wins through involvement in sales proposal/pitch process

- Lead and manage internal practice development effort including development of tools, accelerators, methodologies and market propositions

- Take ownership for Quality and Risk Management (Q&RM) through out client engagements, determining that all client work is delivered consistently complying with Ernst & Young's Q&RM guidelines

People responsibilities

- Take responsibility for areas of internal team management (example, People and Operations: Supporting the leadership in developing. building and running the team and the practice) and act as a role model for the team

- Involvement in the counselling and recruitment process as required.