EY - Assistant Manager - Strategy & Transaction

EY- Strategy and Transaction - TD - Assistant Manager

Within SaT, Transaction Diligence (TD) services encompass the strategic development and execution of an appropriate transaction structure, which includes execution of financial due diligence, IPOs and restructuring of banking loans. Our team works to understand profit drivers and trends, challenge assumptions of future performance, and assists with purchase agreements and post-closing transaction matters. TD professionals work on buy-side diligence and provide sell-side diligence services. This helps clients maximize value, mitigate risks and achieve their strategic goals, in acquisition and divestiture deals.

The opportunity :

We're looking for Assistant Managers with expertise in Financial Due Diligence, external audit experience working with a public accounting firm and/or mergers and acquisitions transactions experience or experience in the field of financial planning and analysis and statutory accounting to join TD team. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a leading firm and develop your career through a broad scope of engagements, mentoring, and learning & development.

Your key responsibilities :

Performing valuation of physical commodity and financial derivative positions for our commodity clients;

Conducting reviews and analysis of trading control, financial, and operational risks in various commodity trading organizations;

Support in preparing reports and other client deliverables;

Support business development initiatives, including the preparation and presentation of proposals;

Building and maintaining client relationships before, during and after engagements;

Working closely with Partners and staff on client management, practice and business development activities;

Supporting existing and new client engagements related to trading digitalization and finance transformation;

Skills and attributes for success :

Diligent, takes a proactive approach, and a strong drive to excel professionally;

Ability to develop excellent client relationships;

Ability to work in a fast-paced professional services environment and cope with undefined situations;

Strong project management skills and commitment to the delivery good quality work;

Prior experience of :

Business strategy or management consulting;

Enterprise Risk Management;

Commodity trading and risk management technologies;

Commodity, Interest rate, Forex and Derivative operations;

Exposure assessment, measurement and management;

Commodity Desk and Market Risk Reviews;

CTRM/ETRM implementation and support;

Process & Control designs/improvements;

Commodity compliance and regulation;

Hedge Accounting, Valuations and Quantitative Advisory;

Trade Surveillance related advisory;

External audit or financial reporting in commodity firms;

To qualify for the role, you must have :

A Bachelor's degree, MBA or other equivalent qualifications

Expertise in Trading and related aspects (including Risks, Controls, Operating Model Set Up and Systems selection and implementation, Strategy and Operations).

At least 5+ years of experience as a Commodities Trading Specialist and of leading teams

Work experience in strategy, operations, or large-scale transformation

Business development and project delivery experience

Excellent industry network

Travel to client locations across ASEAN and global markets as necessary

Ideally, you'll also have:

Positive working attitude and passion about taking challenging tasks

Experience gained within another large professional services organization

Established networking skills in a relevant industry

Experience in front-, middle- or back-office roles in commodity firms or financial services firms

What you can look for:

A 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 1400 + professionals, in the only integrated global transaction business worldwide.

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

What working at EY offers :

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across six locations - Argentina, China, India, the Philippines, Poland and the UK - and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We'll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

EY is committed to being inclusive in all dimensions of diversity to ensure every employee is able to be and bring their authentic self to work, every day.