Associate Manager - Operational Transaction Services - Big4

Associate Manager-EY-OTS-Gurgaon

Job description - 

EY Global Talent Hub Transaction Advisory Services (TAS)

Associate Manager - Operational Transaction Services

- EY is a global professional services organization providing advisory, assurance, tax and transaction services.

- EY is among the world's most attractive employers. It offers opportunities and experiences that bring out the best in its people at work every day. Collaborating with diverse teams across the globe helps our people develop a global mind-set. EY develops outstanding leaders who deliver value to all our stakeholders to meet their strategic corporate objectives.

- GDS is EY's global client service delivery vehicle and is founded on an extended teaming model. With operations across the globe, GDS offers seamless services to 80 countries through its "high performing teams".

- GDS India has won several Global HR awards for its people practices: ranked first in the "Dream Companies to Work- . For the sixth consecutive year, we've been ranked as the "Best Place to Work for" in the - Great Place to Work- survey.

- GDS TAS has been one of the fastest growing services, delivering transaction support, transaction tax and capital transformation services to clients around the world.

- GDS TAS professionals work as an extended team to global TAS practices. They deliver insights, analytics and advice to our clients on strategies to raise, invest, preserve and optimize their capital.

GDS TAS offers you:

- First-hand knowledge on how the economic climate is changing

- Team of people with commercial acumen, technical experience and enthusiasm to learn new things in this fast-moving environment

- An opportunity to be a part of market-leading, multi-disciplinary team of about 600 professionals, in the only integrated global transaction business worldwide

- Opportunities to work with EY TAS practices globally with leading businesses across a range of industries

- We are committed to providing learning opportunities to our employees through robust training and global secondment opportunities.

GDS TAS Operational Transaction Services

Within TAS Operational Transaction Services (OTS), we provide clients a wide range of comprehensive operationally focused support and advice across the transaction life cycle, across buyers and sellers. We offer various operational aspects, including divestiture advisory services, carve-out readiness and support, operational due diligence, synergy assessment and delivery, day-one readiness assessment, 100-day planning, integration process support, carve-out/stand-alone costs assessment and risks and cost reduction.

Our professionals work on transactions and business development across the globe.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of an associate manager will include:

- Leading engagement teams in executing Operational Transaction Services which support key decision makers in developing and executing their transaction strategy to secure deal value

- Managing client engagement teams in executing OTS services which support key decision makers in developing and executing their transaction strategy to secure deal value

- Demonstrating excellent skills in project execution, including synergy assessment, project management, problem-solving and facilitation

- Building relationships with EY offices across the globe, and demonstrating knowledge of regional practices.

- Delivering high degree of GDS user satisfaction with engagement process and work products

- Assisting in business development activities including preparing presentations for client and internal pursuit meetings

- Supporting execution of the carve-out/integration plan while working to constantly identify areas for improvement, including resolving integration issues

- Creating work products that document the engagement procedures performed against objectives

- Managing a team of 5-7 OTS professionals and guiding them on project deliverables.

- Conducting timely performance reviews for employees and developing other professionals by providing effective performance feedback and training to them. Leading by example.

- Assisting partners and senior managers on proposals and new business opportunities

- Using current technology and tools to enhance the effectiveness of services provided

Job requirements

To qualify, candidates must have:

- A post graduate degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science or related field from a premier institute with 6-8 years of applicable industry and/or consulting experience

- At least 4 years of functional experience in corporate finance, supply chain, manufacturing, procurement, shared service center operations, commercial operations, R&D, sales and finance function operations

- Understanding of merger and acquisition (M&A) life cycle, carve-out/integration of a business post-announcement of transaction and cross-border M&A

- Financial analysis experience from a number of pre- and post-deal transactions, with the ability to link detailed operational analysis to P&L, cash flow and balance sheet

- In-depth knowledge in sector and company decks providing insights as per the EY Capital Agenda approach

- Ability to determine risks and opportunity areas

- Skill to synthesize approaches to complex carve-out and integration conflicts

- Talent to adapt new challenges and ideas

- Excellent problem solving, project management, facilitation and interpersonal skills

- Strong written and verbal communication skills

- Detailed knowledge in MS Excel and Power Point

- Willingness to undertake international travel as per business requirement

EY GDS is an equal opportunity employer.

Our diversified offerings will provide right opportunities to you to develop your career through a broad scope of engagements, mentoring, and learning and development. We develop outstanding leaders who keep our promises, deliver exceptional services to all of our stakeholders, and play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, clients and communities.