Strategy and Transactions Senior

Our Strategy and Transactions (SaT) team helps clients to meet their strategic goals, increase value, and reduce risks and uncertainty when buying and selling companies, investing in strategic projects or raising finance. The broad spectrum of services we deliver includes strategic advice, decision support, business plan development, analysis and modelling, financial due diligence and transaction support. Sounds exciting? Our work is dynamic and high profile and is one of the best ways to fulfill your career potential whilst helping clients to reinvent themselves for a better future. We have open opportunities in a number of areas.

An exceptional career in Strategy and Transactions awaits you. It’s yours to build.

We are seeking experienced professionals to join our Strategy and Transaction (SaT) team. Our area includes transaction support, corporate finance, feasibility studies and financial advice among others.

Your key Responsibilities:

Understand, analyse and assess information from external and internal (EY) sources to provide insights for clients, and help them develop strategic plans for raising, investing and/or optimizing capital

Apply financial analytical skills in the preparation of financial due diligence reports for both local and foreign clients seeking to acquire target businesses and/or assets

Participate in business development assignments, and perform qualitative and quantitative research on the markets and/or target companies

Develop in depth knowledge on focus sectors for EY, to be able to add value while analysing financial and strategic information of clients, and identifying opportunities based on market developments

Write reports to present key findings, and analysis from research

Use current technology and tools to enhance the effectiveness of services provided

Skills / Attributes for success

Strong drive to take new work initiatives and ability to adapt to new challenges and ideas

Excellent analytical, report writing, organizational, interpersonal and teaming skills

Excellent understanding of company, industry, economic research, financial statements and valuations

Good understanding of corporate transactions and funding mechanisms

Ability to determine risks and opportunity areas, assess findings and communicate insights

Excellent problem solving and project management skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience in developing final presentations

What you need to be in possession of :

Chartered/Certified Accountant or an equivalent qualification in business or finance studies. Economics, banking and finance qualifications will also be considered

At least 4 years of relevant 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

Experience in:

Large corporates with exposure in analytics, financial modelling and corporate finance role

Transaction environment: candidates with transactional/deal understanding, performance improvement, divestitures, and/or carve-outs with aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis will be preferred

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Want to learn more?

If you think you fit the role, our team would be happy to talk to you. Apply today using the link on this page or contact for further information or questions on the role and recruitment process. We’ll do our best to get back to you as soon as possible.

About EY

EY is a leading global professional services organisation employing 250,000 people in 150 countries. Join us now and you could grow with us and help us build a better working world. How far you go is up to you. It starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. We value the diversity of our work force and the knowledge of our people. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the EY experience lasts a lifetime.