Senior Executive; Manager Transaction Strategy and Execution - Parthenon, FS

Senior Executive (IT) Transaction Strategy and Execution - EY Parthenon

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

EY’s market leading Transaction Strategy and Execution (TSE) team provides IT & Operations advice to corporate and private equity firms who intend to acquire, divest or restructure businesses. The team comprises advisors with specialist commercial, operations, IT and deal / transaction experience from industry, advisory and audit backgrounds.

We are seeking to further expand our team with IT M&A / strategy consultants. As a Senior Executive (Manager) in our team, you’ll advise clients across financial services sector, supporting key decision makers in developing and executing strategies for transactions use your intellectual guile and enthusiasm to apply your technical skills across the M&A transaction lifecycle; including pre-deal diligence and carve-outs & integrations, and other projects.

• Leading and / or contributing to pre deal engagements such as technology and operational due diligence
• Managing and / or contributing to technology or other work streams as part of integrations or carve-outs
• Assisting in aspects of business origination, including pitches and presentations, and working in project teams comprising other colleagues
• Working in client engagement teams executing Strategy and Transaction services which support key decision makers in developing and executing strategies for transactions
• Working in a fast-paced, exciting environment with strong business acumen to really help add value to our clients
• Contribute to our practice development initiatives, supporting the continued focus on our team as a great place to work
• You would act as a role model and support development of junior team members, coupled with the recruitment and training responsibilities.
• Contribute to people initiatives

• Professional services / consulting experience within Transactions ideally due diligence, carve-out or integrations experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience of producing and reviewing high calibre reports, papers, presentations and thought leadership
• A track record of successful IT project delivery where you are responsible for managing discrete workstream and deliverables
• Have a broad range of IT experience in one or more of following areas: applications, infrastructure, IT architecture, IT risk & Cyber and IT financials
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to link operational analysis to financials, and understand the implications of findings to client strategy
• Flexibility to travel to client locations (as needed)

• Experience in building strong working relationships with senior clients, including influence, advice and support to key decision makers
• Experience of work in financial services sector
• Demonstrated aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Experience in supporting sales and business development processes for professional services projects in a large-scale consulting environment
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Strong team participation skills, particularly teams with diverse skills and backgrounds

You’ll be a trusted business consultant to our clients and use your deep knowledge of multiple IT technologies to work closely to their needs. Your proven analytical, project management and stakeholder management experience will be key to the role. If you’re ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities, and are committed to seeking out new ways to make a difference, this role is for you.

EY-Parthenon teams work with clients to navigate complexity by helping them to reimagine their eco-systems, reshape their portfolios and reinvent themselves for a better future. With global connectivity and scale,…