Transaction Diligence - Senior Manager

Job description / Role

Our Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) team works with clients to manage their capital agenda to drive competitive advantage and increased returns. As part of a global team of 10,000 professionals in 100 countries you will advise clients on preserving, optimizing, raising or investing capital. Major groups (or, as we call them, sub-service lines and competencies) within TAS include Mergers and Acquisition Services, Project Finance, Restructuring Services, Operational Transaction Services, Transaction Support, Corporate Finance Strategy, Transaction Tax, and Valuation and Business Modeling.

Join our Transaction Support team and you will work with many of the world’s largest organizations, fastest-growing companies and private equity firms on some of the most complex deals in the global market. Through analysis of financial, commercial and operational data, our industry-aligned transaction support professionals provide insights to key decision-makers that help them increase value and reduce the risks and uncertainty inherent in transactions. You will help to identify key value drivers, challenge assumptions about future performance, search for and advise on hidden value, and work with other EY service teams to deliver an integrated approach to our clients before, during and after the transaction.

The role:
• Address complex areas such as stand-alone costs, employee benefits and pension, etc., coordinate with other experts as necessary to ensure that all critical matters are addressed
• Manage and incorporate findings from other competencies into our advice
• Ensure that the team requests and analyze the appropriate operational, accounting and financial information
• Assess the reliability of accounting and financial information in all areas, considering the internal control environment, the budgeting process, etc.
• Present potential deal breakers/contract negotiating points to client personnel, and discuss the impact on the transaction and possible solutions
• Challenge target management regarding financial projections and effectively communicate risks/considerations to client personnel
• Coordinate specific analyses (including highly technical analyses) that will assist the client in drafting and/or negotiating the purchase and sale agreement
• Be a market maker and maximise opportunities to drive firm-wide solutions
• Maintain meaningful and enduring relationships across a broad network
• Establish a clear personal brand in the market and EY
• Lead and empower high-performing teams delivering exceptional client service

Requirements

• Technical skills required - FDD, Financial Modeling
• Qualifications - CFA/ MBA/ Masters
• 6 Years’ experience plus
• Language requirements – Arabic Preferred
• Client facing / relationship building experience
• Team management
• Geographic area experience (MENA)
• Travel expectations

Location information:
Riyadh – Riyadh boasts the largest economy in the GCC. The city of Riyadh is the Kingdom’s decision making hub and home to some of the region’s largest financial institutions and most prestigious organisations.

About the Company

EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

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The MENA practice of EY has been operating in the region since 1923. For over 95 years, we have grown to over 7,500 people united across 21 offices and 16 countries, sharing the same values and an unwavering commitment to quality. As an organization, we continue to develop outstanding leaders who deliver exceptional services to our clients and who contribute to our communities. We are proud of our accomplishments over the years, reaffirming our position as the largest and most established professional services organization in the region