Strategy & Transactions ("SAT") - Executive / Manager / Associate Director (Dublin/Cork)
EY
- Southside Dublin Cork
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ability to work in a dynamic team environment
- Understand the financial implications of transactions.
- Creative in the sourcing and use of information and able to make sensible assumptions where appropriate.
- Absorb new technical information quickly and develop a deep understanding of the strategic rationale for transactions.
- Work with clients to take proposals to market, identifying target buyers, funders or partners and present opportunities in the most effective way, negotiate and structure transactions with other professionals to a successful completion.
- Review and prepare complex reports and presentations to clients.
- Have strong knowledge of the market and be able to identify business development opportunities
- Manage sell side mandates through optimal positioning of the assets or business, identifying target bidders, preparing Information Memoranda and negotiating commercial terms.
- Manage buy side mandates, identifying targets and working with clients to structure and negotiate successful transactions
- Support clients with a diverse range of funding mandates
- Self-awareness to seek feedback on performance and drive own development.Demonstrate strong numerical and financial skills and an understanding of financial statements.
- Prior experience and good knowledge of the Corporate Finance landscape.
- Working under the supervision of Directors or Partners within SAT as well as other EY departments both in Ireland and internationally on the following assignments:
- Sellside, Buyside Fundraising & Strategic Advice
- Due diligence
- Valuations
- Working effectively as a team member by sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior members on progress.
- Understanding our client's requirements, co-developing our approach with the client, and providing value to our clients through insights, factual conclusions and advice.
- Gathering, verifying and analysing information to formulate views.
- Day to day progression of assignments to include; planning, preparing and reviewing various forms of deliverables to include reports and presentations.
- A focus on anticipating and identifying risks that require escalation and subsequently escalating these risks to more senior staff as appropriate.
- Working closely with colleagues you will ensure that work is properly executed, documented and concluded in compliance with our Quality & Risk Management guidelines.
- Actively establishing, maintaining and strengthening your internal and external relationships.
- As an influential member of the team, you will help to create a positive learning culture. You will be responsible for mentoring and developing more junior members of staff and providing constructive feedback on both a formal and informal basis.
- Maintaining and constantly upgrading technical knowledge and personal skills.
- Experience of working on and a deep technical knowledge of the Corporate Finance landscape with particular emphasis on corporate finance and M&A
- Ability to communicate effectively with key stakeholders.
- High level commercial acumen.
- Proficient in detailed financial and commercial analysis and the ability to identify potential areas of sensitivity.
- Ability to identify key issues on assignments and suggest workable solutions.
- Experience in presenting findings clearly in reports and other deliverables to clients.
- Suitable candidates will have relevant analytical or financial qualifications
- Strong commercial experience and/or relevant industry experience
- Analytical approach coupled with strong commercial acumen
- Excellent communicator, both oral and written
- IT skills, to an advanced level in Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Project management skills
- Effective time management
- Ability to keep calm when under pressure to meet deadlines
- Team player with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels but also able to work effectively on your own using your own initiative and judgement as required