Associate Director – Operational Transaction Services recruitment
Right now you're a high performer and you're ready for your next challenge. You want to take charge of your career and achieve your potential. At Ernst Young we'll help you fulfil your career aspirations and give you the opportunities to take you further.
In our Transaction Advisory group, you'll help clients achieve their strategic objectives, whether they are acquiring or divesting, restructuring or embarking on a joint venture. We are a team of management consultants dedicated to advising Australia's leading organisations with commercial and operational due diligence, synergy identification assessment, post merger integration or carve-out support and benefits realisation. With an unrivalled track record in the industry, you will have the opportunity to be a part of the region's most interesting transactions.
As an Associate Director you will play a pivotal role within this team of industry leaders who provide comprehensive advice to a portfolio of blue chip clients. You'll lead project teams as they assist a diverse client base with post-transaction integration or separation planning and execution, and you'll develop and maintain client relationships and look for opportunities to expand your portfolio.
You will lead engagement teams and manage the client relationship on a variety of activities including:
- identifying and assessing merger costs and synergies and maintaining cost and/or synergy models
- developing and managing Day-1 readiness checklists
- identifying integration or separation program risk/ issues and maintaining registers and monitoring mitigation activities
- working with client teams to develop their integration or separation plans
- tracking integration synergies and costs or defining service scope and costing for schedules as part of a transition services agreement
- developing and delivering pitches and proposals for clients
You will also be actively involved in developing our practice building methodologies and training and developing the team.
Our success is built on the drive and commitment of our people. We'll give you access to a flexible and supportive working environment and the opportunity to work with leading organisations. We'll recognise your talent and your skills and reward you for them.
Suitable candidates will possess the following skills and experience:
- Strong track record in management consulting preferably with an exposure to the transactions environment
- Extensive commercial experience and strong technical skills in the relevant areas such as commercial and operational due diligence, synergy identification assessment, post merger integration or carve-out support and benefits realisation
- Proven client management skills, with the ability to build and develop networks and relationships with both external and internal contacts
- Robust leadership skills to enable effective team management and coaching
- Ability to adapt to a constantly changing and growing business environment
- We're looking for a strong team player who demonstrates commitment to quality, sharing responsibility and maintaining effective communication. You'll have the ability to counsel, coach and mentor team members to build technical capability and achieve their potential.
At Ernst Young you'll discover what it is like to perform at your best. Apply today and you may be joining the firm that was awarded BRW Client Choice Awards 2009 Best Accounting Firm (revenue of more than $500m), and CFO Awards 2009 Accountancy Services Firm of the Year.
The preferred applicant will be subject to employment screening by Ernst Young or by their external third party provider.
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