Assistant Director - Financial Diligence - EY-Parthenon Scotland in Edinburgh

Location: Edinburgh

Date: 9 Feb 2026

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.

The Financial Diligence team at EY-Parthenon has exciting opportunities. You will work with a high-performing, integrated team which focuses on a variety of high-profile IPOs and transactions. You will have a diverse range of stretching experiences which will give you continuous learning and development opportunities as well as a great sense of achievement.

The opportunity at EY-Parthenon involves our unique combination of transformative strategy, transactions, tax and corporate finance delivering real-world value – solutions that work in practice, not just on paper. Benefiting from EY’s full spectrum of services, we’ve reimagined strategic consulting to work in a world of increasing complexity. With deep functional and sector expertise, paired with innovative AI-powered technology and an investor mindset, we partner with CEOs, boards, private equity and governments every step of the way.

Our core work is due diligence, assessing a target company’s finances and business projections, identifying opportunities, risks, sensitivities and potential mitigations, and reporting on these to our clients, their banks, investors and other parties. You will be working alongside experienced due diligence professionals, where you will continue to develop your skills to perform due diligence in a range of situations and sectors. There is the opportunity for travel, both within the UK and potentially internationally. When working on projects you will almost always be working as part of a wider cross service line team.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Understanding the key business drivers and co-developing our approach with the client.
• Agreeing value measurements with the client and providing value through insights, factual conclusions and advice.
• Project managing teams and working closely with all members.
• Forming strong internal links within Financial Diligence and other departments in EY both in the UK and internationally.
• Gathering, verifying and assessing information to formulate views.
• Planning, preparing and reviewing deliverables in various forms including written reports, presentations and discussions with the client.
• Planning and monitoring the progress of the team.
• Sharing your technical and other knowledge with your team and the department.
• Building on and developing internal and external networks through personal contacts.
• Understanding the capabilities of the firm and looking for opportunities to sell additional services to our clients.
• Playing a role in business plan initiatives (e.g. key accounts, recruitment, client service framework).
• Being a true business advisor to the client and establishing yourself as a key client contact.
• Taking responsibility for your own learning and development, providing coaching/support to others, and participating in upward feedback.

Skills and attributes for success:

• Ability to gather, verify and analyse information to formulate views/conclusions.
• Demonstrable experience in planning, preparing and reviewing deliverables in various forms including written reports, presentations and discussions with the client.
• Offering a support culture to junior members of the team, assisting their development.

To qualify for the role you must have:

• Business Development experience.
• ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification.
• Strong commercial experience and/or relevant industry or transaction experience (including financial due diligence experience).
• A passion to provide high quality service to your clients.

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Experience in Private Equity transactions.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Project management skills.
• Effective time management skills, able to keep calm under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Team player with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels.
• Counselling skills, though not essential.

What we look for:

What’s most important is that you’re dedicated to working with your colleagues as part of a high-performing team. You’ll need to thrive in picking up new skills as you go, so natural curiosity, a lot of questions and the confidence to speak up when you see something that could be improved are essential. If you’ve got the right combination of technical knowledge and communication skills, this role is for you.

What we offer:

We will fuel your ambition and potential with future-focused skills development that equips you with state-of-the-art methodologies and technology-enabled solutions. With more than 25,000 people in 150 countries, you will join an inclusive and empowering culture that values your uniqueness, prioritises your wellbeing, and immerses you in the diverse thinking and cross-cultural experiences necessary to help deliver impact to clients across the globe and to help build a better working world.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.