Advance your career with EY by joining our dynamic EYP M&A team. You'll provide crucial tactical and strategic guidance to clients, assisting them with inorganic growth, synergy realization through acquisitions, market entry, business divestitures, and capital raising. Our support spans the entire deal lifecycle, from initial opportunity identification to successful closing, covering buy-side and sell-side mandates, client material preparation, target identification, valuation, and business plan development. We serve a diverse clientele, including mid-sized corporations, multinational investors, private equity firms, and family offices across various industries.

This Associate Manager role within EYP GDS M&A is a superb opportunity to contribute to a leading firm and significantly impact the growth of a vibrant team.

As a key member of the GDS M&A sector practice, you will deliver M&A advisory services to global EYP leaders. This role involves leading client interactions, ensuring successful delivery, and cultivating strong relationships with EYP Global Sector leaders, requiring direct coordination with onshore PPEDs, SMs, and Ms.

You will manage the complete M&A deal lifecycle, from origination to closure. This includes transaction screening, proposal development, creating pitch books, conducting industry and precedent transaction research, performing comparative company valuation analysis, drafting opportunity papers, and preparing Information Memorandums. Experience in creating financial (M&A) models is essential.

Leading a team of 2-3 individuals, you will act as a mentor, identifying and addressing their learning and development needs. Your focus will be on measuring, monitoring, and enhancing client service through close collaboration and guiding team members to achieve service delivery excellence. You will ensure teams concentrate on key priorities while managing multiple medium-sized projects, guaranteeing quality service aligned with client needs and project objectives. Collaboration with internal and external clients to refine processes and partnering with project leaders to analyze resource requirements and identify solutions across locations are also key aspects of this role. International travel for assignments will be required.

We are seeking an Associate Manager with proven expertise in Investment Banking to join our EYP GDS M&A Team. This role offers a significant chance to be an integral part of a top-tier firm and drive the expansion of a dynamic team.

Key skills for success include robust experience in Transaction (M&A) Advisory or Corporate Finance. You should possess strong research capabilities in M&A, with expertise in preparing pitch books, industry and company research, opportunity papers, and information memorandums, along with financial modeling proficiency. A solid understanding of valuation principles and financial statement analysis, coupled with strong financial research and analytical skills, is crucial. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential. Familiarity with research databases such as Capital IQ and OneSource is required, along with the ability to efficiently source relevant information.

Candidates must demonstrate effective time management against budgets and communicate progress proactively. Contributing to knowledge sharing within the group and maintaining an organized, structured approach to tasks are vital. A proactive attitude towards building team spirit is highly valued.

To be considered, candidates must hold an MBA, PG Diploma in Finance, have passed CFA Level 3, or be a CA, with 6 to 8 years of relevant professional experience. Experience with AI/Tech tools like Copilot, VBA, Power BI, Think-cell, or SharePoint is considered an advantage.