EY Parthenon Senior Consultant or Manager Transaction Diligence Financial Services

The Opportunity

At EYParthenon we work at the intersection of strategy transactions and value creation advising corporates private equity investors and governments on their most critical investment decisions. Our Transaction Diligence team goes beyond traditional diligence partnering with investors and management teams to shape investment theses assess value creation opportunities and influence deal outcomes across the full transaction lifecycle.

As a Senior Consultant or Manager you will work on complex buyside and sellside transactions for private equity funds and strategic acquirers supporting some of the most active dealmakers in the Australian and global markets. You will be trusted to lead key workstreams challenge management assumptions identify value drivers and risks and translate financial analysis into clear commercial insights that inform valuation and deal structure.

This is an opportunity for experienced transaction professionals who want to move beyond executionfocused diligence and play a more commercial investorled advisory role on transactions.

This is a hybrid position based in Warrang Sydney. Our roles can potentially be adjusted to work flexibly with reduced hours. Please speak with us about potential options.

Your Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Consultant / Manager you will:

• Lead and deliver financial due diligence engagements on acquisitions and disposals for private equity investors and strategic corporate buyers.
• Own and review detailed analysis of historical and forecast financial performance including quality of earnings working capital cash flow dynamics and key commercial drivers.
• Conduct and lead management interviews critically assess assumptions and identify dealcritical risks upside opportunities and value creation levers.
• Translate complex financial analysis into clear decisionuseful insights that directly influence valuation deal structure and investment decisions.
• Prepare and review highquality executivelevel deliverables including diligence reports investment committee materials and boardready summaries.
• Manage engagement economics timelines and stakeholders and coordinate crossfunctional EY teams (strategy tax modelling SPA integration) to deliver an integrated transaction solution.
• Coach and mentor junior team members contributing to capability uplift and a highperformance dealdriven culture.

Skills and Attributes for success

• A bachelors or masters degree in accounting business finance or economics preferred
• At least 3-5 years of relevant experience ideally within Transaction Services / Financial Due Diligence M&A advisory and corporate finance.
• Demonstrated experience delivering buyside and/or sellside FDD engagements with exposure to private equity and complex transactions.
• A member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants or international equivalent
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills

Note: While candidates may have started their careers in audit this role is best suited to professionals who have already transitioned into transactionfocused roles and have handson experience delivering financial due diligence in a deal environment.

What we offer you

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• A comprehensive benefits package: From a yearly wellness incentive to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year and family-friendly policies including 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally of Country

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