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EY-Parthenon Software Strategy Group - Value creation Associate Manager (GDS)

We are seeking an Associate Manager to join the Software Strategy Group (SSG) Value creation team within EY-Parthenon GDS team. This is an exceptional opportunity to build a career with the industrys most scaled advisory practice serving Tech and Private Equity - from transaction through the value creation lifecycle

The SSG Equity Value Creation team is a specialized group focused on unlocking growth and operational efficiency for private equity portfolio companies. The team works primarily with PE-backed SaaS businesses in the Technology Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sector. Our team helps private equity teams to identify critical business challenges uncover actionable insights and develop strategic and tactical recommendations typically supporting execution planning and in many cases helping drive implementation. This is a high-impact fast-paced environment where consultants play a key role in delivering results and shaping client outcomes.

The SSG team value creation team helps private equity clients improve portfolio companies such as profit maximization cost takeouts addressing growth challenges such as top-line acceleration churn reduction pricing streamlining the product portfolio mix and R&D spends enhancing sales effectiveness streamlining overhead costs and preserving liquidity and support transformation by managing cash flows.

Our professionals work on transactions and business development across the globe.

The opportunity

The SSG Value Creation team provides transformative solutions to clients to achieve sustainable margin improvements and strategically align resources to growth initiatives

We are looking for Associate Manager having experience in delivering value creation services. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a leading firm and develop your career through a broad scope of engagements mentoring and learning & development.

Your key responsibilities

• Executing engagements around Rapid Cost Take-out Strategic Turnarounds Business Process Optimization / Automation Stranded Cost Synergy and dis-synergy assessments planning and value capture
• Conduct structured data-driven analysis to identify root causes and quantify opportunities using Excel and other tools.
• Drive structured analysis to identify root causes quantify opportunities and develop actionable data-backed recommendations across go-to-market pricing customer success product and operations.
• Develop and test hypotheses to address complex business problems
• Assist in business development activities including preparing presentations for client and internal pursuit meetings
• Support execution of the carve-out / integration plan while working to constantly identify areas for improvement including resolving integration issues
• Build relationships with engagement teams across the globe and demonstrate knowledge of regional practices. Responsible for high degree of GDS user satisfaction with engagement process and work products
• Create work products documenting the engagement procedures performed against objectives
• Manage client engagement teams executing VC services which support key decision makers in developing and executing their transaction strategy to secure deal value
• Provide guidance on projects and mentor a team of SSG VC professionals

Skills and attributes for success

• Understanding of M&A life cycle carve-out / integration of a business post-announcement of transaction cross-border M&A
• Possess financial analysis experience from a number of pre- and post-deal transactions with the ability to link detailed operational analysis to P&L cash flow and balance sheet
• Ability to determine risks and opportunity areas
• Skill to synthesize approaches to complex carve-out and integration conflicts
• Talent to adapt to new challenges and ideas
• Excellent problem solving project management facilitation and interpersonal skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

To qualify for the role you must have

• Post Graduate degree in business accounting finance engineering computer science or related field from a premier institute with 5-8 years of applicable industry and/or consulting experience
• Prior consulting experience with exposure to investment banking corporate strategy or PE roles or operating roles with significant exposure to growth go-to-market or operational improvement.
• Understanding of M&A life cycle carve-out / integration of a business post-announcement of transaction cross-border M&A
• Experience of working on cost takeout or value creation projects
• Experience in the TMT sector private equity sponsors and/or PE-backed portfolio companies would be a plus
• Well versed with Microsoft tools MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Willingness to undertake international travel as per business requirement

Ideally youll also have

• Project management skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills

What you can look for

• A Team of people with commercial acumen technical experience and enthusiasm to learn new things in this fast-moving environment
• An opportunity to be a part of market-leading multi-disciplinary team of 3000 professionals in the only integrated global transaction business worldwide.
• Opportunities to work with EY SaT practices globally with leading businesses across a range of industries

What working at EY offers

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across six locations Argentina China India the Philippines Poland and the UK and with teams from all EY service lines geographies and sectors playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business GDS you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. Well introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people learning skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

EY is committed to being inclusive in all dimensions of diversity to ensure every employee is able to be and bring their authentic self to work every day.