Assistant Director, Transaction Diligence - London

Assistant Director, Transaction Diligence - London

Location: London

Date: 12 Mar 2025

Requisition ID: 1514922

The Transaction Diligence team at EY currently has exciting opportunities. You'll work with a high-performing, integrated team which focuses on a variety of high profile IPOs and transactions. You'll have a diverse range of stretching experiences which will give you continuous learning and development opportunities as well as a great sense of achievement.

The opportunity

We help corporate and financial clients to meet their strategic goals, whether they are acquiring, divesting or raising finance. We work with a range of clients, from UK entrepreneur led businesses to the largest global enterprises across all sectors, often on complex assignments that involve working with colleagues across a variety of disciplines and jurisdictions.

Our core work is due diligence, assessing a target company’s finances and business projections, identifying opportunities, risks, sensitivities and potential mitigations, and reporting on these to our clients, their banks, investors and other parties.

You will be working alongside experienced due diligence professionals, where you will continue to develop your skills to perform due diligence in a range of situations and sectors. There is the opportunity for travel, both within the UK and potentially internationally.

Your responsibilities

• Understand key business drivers and co-develop our approach with clients.
• Agree on value measurements with clients and provide insights, factual conclusions, and advice.
• Project manage teams and work closely with all members, forming strong internal links within Transaction Diligence and other departments in EY.
• Gather, verify, and assess information to formulate views.
• Plan, prepare, and review deliverables in various forms including written reports, presentations, and discussions with clients.
• Plan and monitor the progress of the team.
• Share your technical and other knowledge with your team and the department.
• Build and develop internal and external networks through personal contacts.
• Understand the capabilities of the firm and look for opportunities to sell additional services to clients.
• Participate in business plan initiatives (e.g. key accounts, recruitment, client service framework).
• Establish yourself as a key client contact.
• Take responsibility for own learning and development, provide coaching/support to others, and participate in upward feedback.

Skills and attributes for success

• Ability to gather, verify, and analyze information to formulate views/conclusions.
• Demonstrable experience in planning, preparing, and reviewing deliverables.
• Support culture for junior team members, assisting their development.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Business Development experience.
• ACA, ACCA, or equivalent qualification.
• Strong commercial experience and/or relevant industry or transaction experience (including financial due diligence experience).
• A passion for providing high-quality service to clients.

Ideally you’ll also have;

• Strong commercial experience and/or relevant industry or transaction experience.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Project management skills.
• Effective time management, able to keep calm under pressure.
• Team player with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels.
• Counselling skills (though not essential).

What we look for

Dedication to working with colleagues as part of a high-performing team is essential. You’ll need to thrive in picking up new skills, so natural curiosity, a lot of questions, and the confidence to speak up when you see something that could be improved are vital. If you’ve got the right combination of technical knowledge and communication skills, this role is for you.

What we offer

• Continuous learning: Develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility to make a meaningful impact.
• Transformative leadership: Insights, coaching, and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: Embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice.

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

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