Strategy and Transactions – EY Parthenon – Transaction Strategy & Execution – Senior in Athens, Greece

Strategy and Transactions – EY Parthenon – Transaction Strategy & Execution – Senior

Strategy and Transactions

Requisition # ATH000H6

Post Date Mar 12, 2021

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EY’s Strategy and Transactions (SaT)market leading Transaction Strategy and Execution (TSE) team provides advice to corporate and private equity firms who intend to acquire or divest businesses.

Transaction Strategy and Execution (TSE) is a market-leading proposition to create and maximise value for our clients, whether they are acquiring or divesting assets or optimising their portfolio. We work on the most complex and high profile global transactions, across a broad portfolio of clients and industry sectors. We are a group of experienced professionals with a background in Operations and IT who are serial transaction advisers, which enables us to bring a wealth of deep sector and functional knowledge to our clients. As part of our team, we prepare and execute separation and integration plans, identify ideas and sources of value enhancement, as well as advise on risk mitigation and the successful change of operations, functions and people.

The opportunity

TheStrategy and Transactionsteam of Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe & Asia (CESA) is experiencing strong growth, resulting in opportunities for talented and ambitious individuals looking to develop a career inTransaction Strategy and Executionservices.

Working in a multi-national environment, the team works on a range of transactions, from local to cross border multinational disposals or acquisitions. Working in this creative environment, you will be given the opportunity to work and take responsibilities on challenging projects, gaining exposure to various sectors.

We are seeking to further expand our team with consultants who work across a range of sectors that include Private Equity, FMCG, Telecoms and Oil & Gas. As a Senior in our team, you’ll advise clients across all sectors, 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, portfolio review and corporate carve-outs & integrations.

Your key responsibilities

As a Senior within ourTransaction Strategy and Executionteam, you’d assist in aspects of business origination, including pitches and presentations, and attending meetings with clients to help sell work and work in a transaction environment operating under tight M&A timeframes and demands and be familiar working in a large-scale consulting environment or industry role. As a consultant you’ll advise clients across all sectors, supporting key decision makers in developing and executing strategies for transactions.

Skills & Attributes for Success

• Project management – be part of blended project teams comprising colleagues from our transactions and consulting practices

• Business and Commercially Driven – working in a fast-paced, exciting environment with strong business acumen to really help add value to our clients

• Business development – assist in aspects of business origination, including pitches and presentations, and attending meetings with clients to help sell work. Contribute to our practice development initiatives, supporting the continued focus on our team as a great place to work

• Learning – Learn and develop technical and personal skills to support achievement of career goals, through a blend of structured learning, coaching and experiences

• Building Relationships – Strong working relationships with senior clients, including influence, advice and support to key decision makers

• Flexibility – Be flexible to support on broader IT & Operational transaction work

To qualify for the role you must have

• 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 project delivery in corporate businesses where you are responsible for managing project team members and vendors

• Professional services / consulting experience within Transactions: ideally due diligence, carve-out or integrations experience;

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Analytically strong, with the ability to link operational analysis to financial statement, and understand the implications of findings to client strategy

• Strong team participation skills, particularly teams with diverse skills and backgrounds, coupled with the ability to coach and mentor others

• Excellent problem-solving skills

• Strong work initiative and the ability to adapt to new challenges and ideas

• Professionalism and consistency in approach to client work, internal business and practice development.

What we look for

We are looking for candidates who are highly motivated, driven, and have a passion to be part of a fast-paced, successful transaction team. Being a strong team player is also important as well as someone who is happy to work flexibly across Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe & Asia (CESA).

What we offer

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, plus benefits that suit your needs including a private health insurance scheme, life insurance and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions and an exclusive EY benefits club.Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.

• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.

• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.

• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

About EY Parthenon

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, EY-Parthenon teams focus on Strategy Realized — helping CEOs design and deliver strategies to better manage challenges while maximizing opportunities as they look to transform their businesses. From idea to implementation, EY-Parthenon teams help organizations to build a better working world by fostering long-term value. EY-Parthenon is a brand under which a number of EY member firms across the globe provide strategy consulting services.

For more information, please visit ey.com/parthenon.

About EY

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.

Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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