Senior Executive, Economic Advisory, Strategy & Transactions, London

Location: London

Date: 23 Jul 2024

The opportunity

EY's Economic Advisory team of over 40 economists, accountants, policy & regulatory practitioners is now looking to expand significantly on its existing economics practice to capture exciting opportunities, particularly within our target sectors of energy and resources, telecommunications, media and technology, health and transport sectors and economic policy. As a result, we are looking for experienced professionals to grow the business across our target sectors.
EY’s Economic Advisory team combines deep sector knowledge with strong technical skills in economics and data analysis to advise a broad range of private and public sector clients on their most complex problems, from high profile transactions to net zero strategies.

Your key responsibilities

• Manage projects from start to finish to meet client needs within budgets;
• Sound judgement to know when to escalate issues to senior team members;
• Capable of managing junior team members to deliver high quality work;
• Provide or contribute to economic analysis as part of client engagements;
• Prepare and present clear reports to support these analyses and solutions;
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of Excel and other suitable solution platforms;
• Manage own time to budgets and communicate progress against plan to senior managers;
• Apply or refer to a basic range of EY services and products in meeting clients' needs;
• Proactively manages own career path and development.

Skills and attributes for success

• Have an ability to solve complex problems in a logical and structured manner;
• Take a logical and rational approach to complex problem solving;
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills, being able to explain complex technical issues to non-technical staff and clients;
• Have a strong ability to build rapport and relationships with clients and EY teams;
• Deal confidently with stakeholders and client staff and build credibility for the firm;
• Are organised and able to prioritise competing demands, responding quickly to client requests, with excellent judgement in understanding when to refer an issue to more senior staff where appropriate;
• Have experience and interest in managing and developing others;
• Have demonstrable track record in managing projects to successful outcomes;
• Have sound judgement on issues to escalate to senior team members;
• Recognise opportunities to contribute to client issues when they arise and assists in providing solutions;
• Actively promotes the sharing of knowledge;
• Contribute pro-actively to building team spirit and works effectively across teams;
• Deliver to demanding deadlines maintaining a high quality of output.

To qualify for the role you must have

• A solid understanding of the principles of economics, regulatory economics, regulatory finance/accounting and/or econometrics;
• Experience of applying economic theory to the development and evaluation of public and regulatory policy, particularly in our target sectors;
• Specific experience designing, influencing or optimising economic regulation (price controls) or market arrangements;
• Experience of competition or regulatory economics, strategy, business planning, costing and pricing;
• Experience of economic impact assessments or business cases;
• Strong academic and professional background in Economics, Business or Industrial Economics or Econometrics.

What we look for

Suitable applicants will be highly numerate and analytical with a relevant undergraduate and/or post-graduate degree, such as Economics, Finance, Engineering and Mathematics with relevant experience in the private, regulatory or the public policy sector.

What working at EY offers
We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. 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.

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

About EY
As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

Please note
Prior to finalizing your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional, we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world. Read more about our commitment to diversity & inclusiveness here. We ask because it matters!

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

Join us in building a better working world.