Assistant Director - Operational Due Diligence - Strategy and Execution - EY-Parthenon - London

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.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Assisting in aspects of business origination, including pitches and presentations to potential clients to help sell work.
• Leading project delivery working with senior client stakeholders within tight timeframes for some of EY’s most demanding clients.
• Advising clients across all sectors, supporting key decision makers in developing and executing strategies for value creation.
• Contributing to our practice development initiatives, supporting the continued focus on our team as a great place to work.

Skills and attributes for success:

• Industry and functional experience: engineering, supply chain or graduate scheme experience at a large corporate.
• Consulting experience: familiarity with working in a large-scale consulting environment or industry role where you can demonstrate the ability to perform and summarise analysis into management insights and recommended actions at pace.
• Flexibility: ability to support on broader Operational and IT work.
• Role model: act as a role model and support development of junior team members, coupled with recruitment and training responsibilities.

To qualify for the role you must have:

• Professional services / consulting; Transactions: ideally due diligence, carve-out or integrations experience; or deep understanding of one or more core operational functions.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to link operational analysis to financial statements, and understand the implications of findings to client strategy.

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Experience in building strong working relationships with senior clients, including influence, advice and support to key decision makers.
• Experience in supporting sales and business development processes for professional services projects in a large-scale consulting environment.
• A track record of successful project delivery in corporate businesses where you are responsible for managing project team members and vendors.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience of producing and reviewing high-quality reports, papers, presentations and thought leadership.

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.