Associate Director Transaction strategy execution

Within EYs Strategy and Transactions (SaT) practice our Transaction Strategy and Execution (TSE) team provides a full range of operationally focused services including M&A Integration Carve-out Operational and IT Due Diligence Operational Restructuring and Value Creation. Transaction Strategy and Execution works with cross-functional teams made up of members of both the acquiring and acquired organizations. We currently have a career opportunity for a Associate director to join our Transaction Strategy and Execution team.

SaT offers clients professional transaction experience from the strategic analysis phase of the transaction lifecycle through execution to transaction integration. We provide clients with a single point of contact who is focused on building a strategic relationship to address their transactions needs and who can help leverage a global network to bring the right people and experience to work on every phase of a transaction.

We cover a wide range of operational aspects including divestiture advisory services carve-out readiness and support operational due diligence synergy assessment and delivery day-one readiness assessment 100-day planning integration process support carve-out/stand-alone costs assessment and risks and cost reduction.

As a Associate director will manage and develop the pipeline including leveraging your own network for opportunities. You will also spearhead marketing efforts and build strong relationships with high profile clients and lead key client decision makers in developing and executing their transaction strategy to secure deal value. As an influential member of the team youll help to create a positive learning culture and will coach and counsel junior team members and help them to develop. Finally you will help the young practice grow by taking over important practice management activities.

Responsibilities

As a Associate director within the TSE team you would be required to:

• Lead client engagement teams in developing and executing their transaction strategy to secure deal value.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of integrations carve-outs and other types of transaction engagements.
• Demonstrate skills in project leadership including synergy assessment project management problem-solving and facilitation.
• Identifying risks and issues related to integration planning timelines and functional areas.
• Develop client relationships at the appropriate client level and be responsible for a high degree of client satisfaction with the engagement process and work products.
• Lead business development activities including preparing proposals presentations and attending pursuit meetings with clients to help sell and cross sell work within SaT and EY.
• Work the market and develop pipeline of work
• Be responsible for fostering an open and inclusive teaming work environment.

To qualify candidates must have:

Deep business operations experience:

• Deep understanding of one or more core operational functions (such as IT supply chain finance sales & marketing HR etc.); experience in business process re-engineering cost optimisation business integrations with a demonstrated aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Operating model development and design
• Strong understanding of the link between a businesses operating environment and resulting financial performance

Qualifications:

Candidates should ideally have one of the below qualifications and/or experience:

• A bachelors degree (business finance supply chain engineering computer science or related field etc.) and approximately 7 - 10 years of related work experience; or equivalent work experience
• Professional services / consulting experience: from a management consultancy corporate finance firm or as an internal consultant in a corporate environment
• Experience related to transactions (ideally due diligence M&A carve-out or integrations experience)
• Related certification a plus

Other Skills Required:

• Experience in leading and managing complex business environments
• Strong systems or technology understanding (incl. ERP systems) with ability to make detailed assessments thereof
• Ability to make detailed assessments of operations or manufacturing infrastructure
• Ability to determine risks and opportunity areas
• Ability to synthesize approaches to complex integration conflicts
• Analytically strong with the ability to link operational analysis to financial statements and understand the implications of findings to client strategy
• Ability to adapt to new challenges and ideas
• Excellent problem solving project management facilitation and interpersonal skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A dedication to teamwork
• Lead and mentor team members

This position requires a willingness and ability to travel.

Successful candidates must be committed to staying abreast of cutting-edge industry knowledge and can quickly anticipate and respond to the issues of a networked and constantly changing global economy.

Who we are:

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If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above please contact us as soon as possible.

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