Associate - Strategy and Transactions, Turnaround & Restructuring Strategy (2025 Graduates)

What if your curiosity could help build the world we all imagine?

Here at EY, you’ll have the chance to build a truly exceptional experience. We’ll empower you with the latest technology, surround you with high-performing teams, and provide the global scale and diverse and inclusive culture you need to discover your full potential. Through our coaching and training programs, you’ll develop the skillsets you need to stay relevant today and in the future, all while building a network of colleagues, mentors, and leaders who will be on the journey with you at EY and beyond.

The Opportunity:

Strategy and Transaction (SaT) 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 within SaT include Transactions and Corporate Finance (TCF), which brings together Transaction Diligence (TD), Valuation, Modeling and Economics (VME), and Lead Advisory (LA). Uniquely, SaT combines a world-class strategy practice in EY-Parthenon, unmatched Transactions and Corporate Finance (TCF) capability, and deep Tax expertise delivered via International Tax and Transaction Services (ITTS). Given the longstanding relationships of these competencies with our clients, our sub-service lines will drive further growth and continue to be key drivers of innovation within our business.

As an EY Strategy & Transaction professional, you will help clients make better and more informed decisions about how they strategically manage capital and transactions in a changing world. This means advising businesses on how they preserve, optimize, raise, and invest their capital to achieve their strategic objectives.

Turnaround and Restructuring team provides leadership to rapidly solve, execute, and ultimately transform outcomes during urgent, critical, and complex situations where companies are under financial stress. The team’s work involves helping clients develop financial and operational plans to improve liquidity and credit availability, or to maximize shareholder and creditor returns through value creation, preservation, or recovery. They help clients improve liquidity and working capital, preserve value through leading turnaround, debt restructuring, managing cash, and raising capital, or recover value through contingency planning and insolvency solutions. In severe financial distress situations, the team also assists stakeholders to realize value through the liquidation process.

You will assist in managing projects while leveraging analytical skills that will enable our clients to develop financial and operational strategies to improve liquidity, credit availability, and shareholder return.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Work on the restructuring engagement in line with the engagement scope, in consultation with Senior Associate / Manager / Senior Manager / Partner, and execute it in compliance with our policies and protocols.
• Collaborate to execute designated restructuring procedures, depending on the size of the engagement.
• Actively establish, maintain, and strengthen internal and external relationships to ensure that delivered client work is of high quality.
• Anticipate and identify risks and escalate issues as appropriate.

Skills and Attributes for Success:

• At least an average distinction/ 2nd upper degree in Accountancy, Finance, or a related field.
• Currently in your final year or a fresh graduate.
• Individuals with post-graduate degrees and/or professional qualifications are encouraged to apply.

What 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.

Note:

• You may expect up to 2 interview rounds with the hiring team.
• You are required to upload your latest resume and academic transcripts together with your online application.
• We regret to inform you that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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