GDS SaT - Assistant Director Transaction Diligence
Within SaT, Transaction Diligence (TD) services encompass the strategic development and execution of an appropriate transaction structure, which includes execution of financial due diligence, IPOs and restructuring of banking loans. Our team works to understand profit drivers and trends, assumptions of future performance, and assists with purchase agreements and post-closing transaction matters. TD professionals work on buy-side diligence and provide sell-side diligence services. This helps clients maximize value, mitigate risks and achieve their strategic goals, in acquisition and divestiture deals.
We re looking for an Assistant Director with expertise in Financial Due Diligence, external audit experience working with a public accounting firm and/or mergers and acquisitions transactions experience or experience in the field of financial planning and analysis and statutory accounting to join TD team. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a prominent firm and develop your career through a broad scope of engagements, mentoring, and learning development.
Your key responsibilities
- Understands the due diligence process and has experience in financial analysis, report writing preferable in Banking, Insurance or AMC sector
- Counsel team members on the project on KPIs, key financial drivers,
- Ensures that team members deliver quality service as per client s needs and priorities
- Measure, monitor and improve client service by guiding team members and driving excellence in service delivery
- Focus teams on the key priorities while managing several large to medium-size projects
- Ensuring smooth service delivery within the defined geographical area
- Produce assignment budgets and timetables, and manage delivery against them
- Reviews quality of deliverables, in terms of accuracy of research findings, presentation of data, logical reasoning of points of view, usage of crisp and effective language, and comprehensiveness of scope vis- -vis the agreed scope.
- Identifies, develops and implements best practices in projects. Defines need for new information sources and provides feedback on new sources.
- Manages efficiency and productivity of team members on a day-to-day basis. Ensures adherence to SaT work-flow protocol and tools.
- Assists in capacity planning, competency mapping and recruitment of resources for the assigned teams
- Demonstrates and applies in-depth subject knowledge to deliverables and has general understanding of other-related disciplines
- Proactively participate in research approach identification and execute it to produce outputs contributing to the overall project.
- Provide expert reviews for all projects within the assigned subject
Skills and attributes for success
- Relevant external audit experience working with a public accounting firm and/or mergers and acquisitions transactions experience or experience in the field of financial planning and analysis and statutory accounting
- Strong analytical and interpersonal skills
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Strong drive to take new initiatives and ability to adapt to new situations and ideas
- Advanced knowledge and experience in any of the following sectors will be an added advantage Financial Services, Oil and Gas, Technology, Consumer Products, Power and Utilities and Life Science
- Excellent communication, organizational, interpersonal and teaming skills.
- Willingness to travel, when necessary
To qualify for the role, you must have
- Chartered Accountancy degree or MBA in Finance from a premier institute with 12- 14 years of experience
- Relevant experience in FDD/ external audit working with a public accounting firm and/or mergers and acquisitions transactions experience or experience in the field of financial planning and analysis and statutory accounting
Ideally, you ll also have
- Project management skills
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- 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 1400 + 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 we offer
- 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 disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.
- Continuous learning You ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
- Success as defined by you We ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
- Transformative leadership We ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
- Diverse and inclusive culture You ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
