EY - Senior Associate - Financial Due Diligence/Transaction Support

About EY :

Ernst & Young is a global leader in Assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Worldwide over Worldwide, our 144,000 people are united by our shared values and an unwavering commitment to quality. We operate from 9 cities in India with a work force of over 7200 people and have an industry specific focus - Technology, Communication & Entertainment, Infrastructure, Industrial & Consumer, Financial Services and Government Advisory.

Service Line Intro :

EY is the domestic market leader in TAS hosting 400 professionals including 26 Partners, across locations, deeply experienced senior management, strong local capabilities, dedicated private equity group and extensive experience in cross-border deals. Our accolades include:

- Ranked #1 Financial Advisor in India by Bloomberg for ten consecutive years for most number of deals from 2002 - 2011

- Financial Advisor of the Year M&A Award - India, in 2011, 2009 and 2008 - by Financial Times & Merger market

- Financial Advisor of the year, India - 2011 AVCJ India Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards

- Investment Bank of the Year - Private Equity, 2011 - VCCircle Awards

- Most Active Transaction Advisor Award - PE and M&A for 2011, 2010 and 2009 - by Venture Intelligence

- Asia-Pacific M&A Investment Bank of the Year and Asia-Pacific M&A Deal of the Year at 2009 Asia M&A Atlas Award

- Cross Border deal of the year - Middle Markets, 2011, India M&A Atlas Awards

Academic Qualification : CA with a good academic background

Experience Required :

The candidate should have :

- 3-6 years of relevant post qualification work experience

- Understanding of the business, competitive positioning, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, challenges etc. of the target company

- Analysed historic and current financial information

- Analysed projections and assumptions used for the same

- Identified of deal issues, assessing their impact on the transaction (valuation etc.) and advising on ways to address the issues

- Conducted analysis of transaction risks and ways to mitigate them

- Understanding transaction structure and basis it advised on structuring issues

- High team orientation

- Good communication both written and oral (including report writing)

- Strong analytical skills are a must

- Good at building relationships with clients

Preferred :

Preference will be given to candidates who have :

- Due diligence experience as part of M&A team in industry or Big 3 CA firms

- Been a part of the audit and assurance practice of Big 4 CA firms with some due diligence exposure

- Industry experience primarily in data analysis, MIS, project handling