Consultant - Strategy & Transactions (SaT) Transaction Diligence (TD) in Zurich from Sept.21 on
In a world that’s changing faster than ever, our purpose acts as our ‘North Star’ guiding our more than 300,000 people - providing the context and meaning for the work we do every day. In doing so, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, clients and communities. Thanks to our innovative services in auditing, tax consulting as well as transaction and management consulting, we proudly lead our clients into the future.
In our Strategy and Transactions (SaT) we offer advice on all aspects within the transaction cycle and provide support on corporate decision-making. Together with our clients, we make well-founded, strategic decisions for businesses. If you’re looking to develop your individual skills whilst working in interdisciplinary and multicultural teams, come join us!
Within SaT, 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 diligence is much broader, icorporating assistance with business plan assessment, including support to the transaction management, negotiation and documentation, and post-completion integration.
What you can expect - enriching experiences that will last a lifetime
- Perform Financial Due Diligences relating to the sale or acquisitions of companies and businesses together with a young and dynamic project team
- Help to identify risks and items which should be considered in the purchase price by analyzing key financial statement components, for example, identify overvalued assets and undervalued/omitted liabilities
- Analyze working capital requirements and seasonality relative to proposed target levels which support our client’s negotiation position
- Apply state-of-the-art analytic tools in your analysis and have the opportunity to drive the application of further digital solutions within SaT.
- Coordinate with other advisors/investors (e.g. legal, lenders).
- Provide input to purchase and debt agreements and other related documents.
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Prepare management meetings and Q&As.
- Support the development of proposals to win new projects.
What you can contribute - skills for shaping the future
- A university degree in Accounting and Finance or related field
- Applicable industry and/or consulting experience
- First experience in Financial Due Diligence, e.g. from an internship
- Sharp analytical thinking and exceptional problem-solving skills
- Strong record of leadership in an academic, professional or extracurricular setting
- Exceptional team player who is able to work with people at all levels in an organization
- Outstanding communication and presentation skills, both verbally and in writing, in English and in German
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Stick to your plans and realize your goals with us! Design your career with EY in a culture that promotes diversity and education
- International multi-cultural team of highly motivated professionals
- Constant personal development with a steep learning curve - a system of trainings, mentoring, counselling and on-the-job learning
- Modern working environment and equipment, fostering mobile working flexibility
- Transparent performance-based recognition and progression system
- Acquire a fully accredited corporate MBA (EY Tech MBA) from Hult International Business school, whilst working with EY, completely free*
Your ambition is as bold as ours. As part of our high-performing teams, you’ll build the tech skillsets and growth mindsets to become the leader you want to be. The leader the world needs. Harness our scale, our tech, our teams and our culture to realize your potential. Learn from the best, surround yourself with the curious, ask better questions to seek better answers. The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.
Make the next step and apply for this position online. Ref. No: ZUR001K3. For further information please contact our recruitment team (recruitment.switzerland@ey.com / +41 58 286 33 66).
* exception of EY contractors, interns and alumni.