EY-Parthenon - Consultant - Mergers and Acquisitions

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The opportunity

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.

As a Consultant in our Mergers & Acquisitions Lead Advisory team based in our Adelaide office, you’ll join a high performing team that provides strategic and tactical advice to privately owned, publicly listed, and private equity clients through all stages of the sale or purchase of a business or asset, or capital raising process.

M&A Lead Advisory is part of EY’s Parthenon service line providing lead advisory services. This role is offered on a full-time basis.

This role is based in our Tarndanya – Adelaide office.

Your key responsibilities

As a valued member of the team you will:

• Be involved in all stages of the transaction process from deal origination through to completion, including preparation of marketing materials, bidder research, valuation analysis, and due diligence preparation and coordination. • Prepare industry research and market mapping to assist in identifying potential new clients or targets for private equity and corporate buyers. • Assist in and learn to build and analyse financial models as well as building investor presentations. • Build strong client relationships and engage with transaction stakeholders and advisers.

Skills and attributes for success

Ideally, you’ll have the skills and attributes below but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your aptitude, attitude and willingness to learn.

• 6 months - 1 year post graduate work experience, demonstrating transferrable skills if prior experience is not directly related to the M&A field. • Bachelor level academic qualification(s) in accounting, commerce, finance or law. • Strong numeracy, written and verbal communication skills. • A positive attitude, curiosity to learn and desire to contribute to a highly motivated team. • Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills. • The ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously. • A strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.