Strategy and Transactions - Financial Services - Transaction Support - Exec

at  EY

WHO ARE STRATEGY AND TRANSACTIONS?

We support and advise our clients on achieving their corporate strategic ambitions at all stages of the capital life cycle.
As a SaT professional you will have the opportunity to work and lead on global and high profile engagements as part of a market leading team, combined with significant development opportunities to step up and take early responsibility.
Our projects are typically complex, integrated assignments that involve working with colleagues across a variety of disciplines and jurisdictions, as well as other professional advisers, you’ll work with the world’s leading corporate organisations, fastest-growing companies and private equity firms on some of the largest cross-border engagements in the global market.
In Ireland, you will join a growing team of diverse transaction professionals within an established EY Financial Services business. You’ll help our clients to make better and more informed decisions about how they manage capital and transactions in a changing world. That means advising businesses on how they preserve, optimise, raise and invest their capital to help them achieve their strategic objectives.
If you understand capital and how to make it work harder, Strategy and Transactions will offer the career opportunities you’re looking for. A genuinely accessible option for those who wish to develop their career internationally

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• As part of the Financial Services Transaction Support team you will deepen your deal knowledge while assists clients throughout the entire transaction process.
• This position will involve working with specialists within SaT and other EY Service Lines.
• Building on traditional due diligence, working in Transaction Support will involve incorporating assistance with strategic assessment, transaction management, negotiation and documentation, and post-completion processes.
• You will analyse the financial and operational results of companies targeted for sale by reviewing financial information and participating in interviews with management.
• Based on understanding the key business drivers, prepare analyses of historical and pro forma financial information to assess trends and fluctuations that may impact funding requirements and deal valuation
• Perform industry and company research utilising online tools and publicly available information
• You’ll work effectively as a team member by demonstrating your commitment to quality, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress.
• You’ll assist in creating a positive learning culture for more junior team members and support their development. And as part of your role in the wider team, you’ll have a role to play in other team initiatives – for example, account management and recruitment.
• Embrace digital disruption and the insight available from data analytics to enhance how we collaborate and work with our clients
• Assist in researching technical issues to evaluate implications on transaction valuation and structuring
• Prepare client deliverables including excel databook analysis, reports, presentations and discussion packs
• Assist in managing the input of other service lines to the assignment, gaining a full understanding of the key issues for the proposed transaction

TO QUALIFY FOR THE ROLE YOU MUST HAVE

• Strong academic record including a degree in Business / Commerce or equivalent qualification
• Commercial awareness preferably gained through direct experience of the financial services sector
• Willing to becoming ACA / ACCA qualified