Valuation & Business Modeling - Analyst

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 & Infrastructure, Restructuring Services, Operational Transaction Services, Transaction Support, Corporate Finance Strategy, Transaction Tax, and Valuation, Business Modeling and Economic Advisory.

Join Valuation and Business Modeling and you join a team of experienced professionals who bring to clients excellence in accounting, taxation and financial due diligence. You will help guide clients through the model review, model support and model-build activities necessary to make key decisions and improve strategic outcomes. With over 1,600 valuation professionals worldwide, no similarly positioned global professional organization can match our breadth of capabilities or our depth of resources.

The role:
• Under supervision, conduct comprehensive analysis of historical financial performance.
• Conduct insightful market research on various industry specific issues and identify potential market risks and opportunities.
• Assist with the development of financial models for financial feasibility, business plans and valuation purposes.
• Assist the senior staff with the development of assumptions in the preparation of prospective financial statements.
• Assist with drafting reports, status reports, and minutes of meetings.
• Develop spread sheets and visual analytical charts and graphs
• Use of data analytical resources and research tools to find information related to comparable companies, industry trends and economic indicators.
• Under supervision apply templates, tools, models and best practices to support the delivery of our services
• Apply firm, TAS and V&BM policy and procedure guidance, as appropriate, to ensure that all of our V&BM deliverables are consistent with our branding and visual identity guidelines
• Assist with engagement administration activities including managing/monitoring engagement economics, document retention, knowledge sharing and client communication
• Understand TAS’s different service offering and gain broad experience within a specific competency while getting the chance to work on other sub service lines
• Contribute to high performing teams and delivery of exceptional client experience through developing both internal and external networks

Requirements

• Sector specific experience
• Technical skills required (strong knowledge of main finance, economic and accounting principles, and basic knowledge of the valuation methodologies)
• Qualifications (CFA/ MBA/ Masters etc), or candidates
• 1-2 Years’ experience
• Language requirements
• Industry experience
• Client facing/ relationship building experience?
• Team management?
• Geographic area experience
• Travel expectations

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