Business Modelling Executive – Financial Services recruitment

A superb opportunity, due to strong demand in the Financial Services sector, for an Executive to join our Financial Services Business Modelling team, focusing on Business Modelling assignments as well as having the opportunity to work on Valuation assignments.

Valuation and Business Modelling (VBM) work provides the opportunity for a variety of assignments, from office-based to client-based work; from an assignment that lasts a couple of days to very large assignments working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The Business Modelling team brings specialist expertise to the process of developing complex models for business planning and forecasting, transactions (corporate finance and project finance), decision support, risk analysis and business information.

Your responsibilities as a Business Modelling Executive will include:

- Reviewing Excel models under supervision and arriving at preliminary conclusions

- Designing and building intermediate/complex models

- Understanding, manipulating and interpreting financial data and client information, drawing appropriate conclusions and gaining a thorough understanding of target and its market

- Researching the sector and analysing companies within it whilst generating ideas to maximise assignment profitability

- Supporting revenue generation initiatives.

Qualification/Skills you'll need as a Business Modelling Executive:

- An accounting qualification - CA or equivalent

- A sound grasp of UK GAAP and/or IFRS and financial accounting, combined with a high level of
business awareness and a strong understanding of the kinds of factors that drive financial performance

- Experience of financial services businesses and an understanding of the key issues facing our clients in this industry

- Highly numerate with a sound grasp of Excel

- Track record in financial modelling

- Experience of working in a professional services environment

- Exposure to high profile transactions would be a distinct advantage.

At Ernst Young our inclusive work environment means that everyone's opinion is valued. This enables us to provide better advice and ideas to our clients, which in turn helps you develop as an individual to achieve your potential and make a difference.