The opportunity
EY Parthenon provides services within the domain of mergers and acquisitions, private and public offerings, valuations, business modeling, due diligence and financial consulting. Through our independent position with respect to lenders, investors, and investment bankers, our team of professionals is ideally placed to successfully support corporate transactions.
EY Parthenon is growing and is looking for a Senior Consultant Financial Due Dilligence.
The Transaction Diligence team aims to assist clients, both private equity firms and corporate clients, throughout the whole transaction process. Whilst traditional financial due diligence is a key element of the service, transaction support is much broader, incorporating assistance with business plan assessment, including support to the transaction management, negotiation and documentation, and post-completion integration.
Your key responsibilities
As a senior consultant transaction diligence, your tasks and responsibilities will include:
1. Performing financial due diligence procedures relating to the sale and purchase of companies and businesses together with your project team. You will do this with a view to identifying risks of importance that are relevant to the perception of a contemplated transaction.
2. Analyzing key balance sheet components and valuation issues, for example, identifying overvalued assets and undervalued/omitted liabilities.
3. Quantifying tax and other non compliance exposures
4. Coordinating with other advisors/investors ( legal, lenders)
5. Supporting the buyer’s negotiating position and purchase price adjustments.
6. Providing input to purchase and debt agreements and other related documents.
7. Analyzing working capital requirements and seasonality relative to proposed target levels.
Skills and attributes for success
8. Highly numerate with strong attention to detail
9. Logical and methodical approach
To qualify for the role you must have
10. Master degree and minimum 2 years of working experience preferably in audit
11. Excellent trilingual Dutch/French/English
12. Good accounting knowledge
13. Team player with the ability to build relationships at all levels
14. You have the necessary competencies to perform your job independently while using professional assertiveness
15. Project management skills and excel spread-sheeting skills
Ideally, you’ll also have
16. Excellent communication skills and within a virtual working environment
17. Enrollment in the CFA program
What working at EY offers
We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:
18. Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
19. Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
20. The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you
EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. Our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.