Hiring: Director - Financial Diligence - EY-Parthenon Scotland in Edinburgh

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The Financial Diligence team at EY UK currently has exciting opportunities. Competitive business today is all about making intelligent, informed decisions. As a Financial Diligence expert, you’ll help make that happen. You will be an important part of our diversely talented, highly experienced team and work at the forefront of high-profile transactions. You'll have a diverse range of stretching experiences which will give you continuous learning and development opportunities as well as a great sense of achievement.

At EY-Parthenon, our unique combination of transformative strategy, transactions, tax and corporate finance delivers 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 and advising on these to our clients, their banks, investors and other parties. You will be a senior leader in the team and will have the opportunity to develop your career further through a broad scope of engagements, mentoring, coaching and formal learning.

Your Responsibilities:

• Lead the engagements whereby we analyse the financial and operational results of companies targeted for sale.
• Manage the project teams and work closely with all members as well as forming strong internal links within Financial Diligence and other departments in EY.
• Understand the key business drivers, co-develop our approach with the client, agreeing value measurements with the client, providing value to the client through insights, factual conclusions and advice.
• Project manage teams and work closely with all members as well as forming strong internal links within Financial Diligence and other departments in EY both in the UK and internationally to form multi-disciplinary teams.
• Gather, verify and assess information to formulate views as well as plan, prepare and review deliverables in various forms including written reports, presentations and discussions with the client.
• Plan and monitor the progress of the team.
• Share your technical and other knowledge with your team and the department.
• Build on and develop internal and external networks through personal contacts.
• Understand the capabilities of the firm and look for opportunities to sell additional services to our clients.
• Play a role in business plan initiatives (e.g., key accounts, recruitment, client service framework).
• Be a true business advisor to the client and establishing yourself as a key client contact.
• Take the lead on business development initiatives, building on existing external relationships and maintaining key client account responsibilities, as well as driving new account relationships through your network.
• Take responsibility for your own learning and development, provide coaching to others, and participate in upward feedback.
• Help to create a positive learning culture for junior team members and support their development.

Skills and Attributes for Success:

• Be able 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.
• Offer a support culture to junior members of the team, assisting their development.

To qualify for the role you must have:

• A minimum of 8 years financial due diligence experience.
• A Chartered Accountancy qualification, ACA, ACCA or equivalent.
• Experience in Private Equity transactions.
• Ability to analyse financial and non-financial information to formulate views and conclusions.
• Strong analytical, presentation, project management and report writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Be a team player with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels.
• A passion to provide high quality service to your clients.

Ideally you’ll also have:

• Demonstrable client account management abilities.
• Have counselling skills, though not essential.

What We Look For:

Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem‑solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. An effective communicator, you’ll be a confident leader equipped with strong people management skills and a genuine passion to make things happen in a dynamic organization.

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, prioritizes 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.

Learn more about careers at EY-Parthenon. Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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