Valuations and Business Modeling Executive 2 Ernst & Young AE

The opportunity

Strategy & Transactions (SaT) is recruiting for a Valuations Executive to assist our clients in addressing their strategic planning, regulatory compliance, financial reporting and fair market value documentation needs. You ll have the opportunity to develop your career through a broad scope of engagements, mentoring and formal learning.

Your key responsibilities

As a Valuations Executive, you'll make technical contributions to valuation client engagements and internal projects. You'll gain a thorough understanding of the target business and its market, and of clients' issues, performing research and analysis of the target's industry and of quoted companies operating in that sector. You'll deal with day-to-day queries raised by clients and will attend internal and external meetings relating to the assignment.

You'll perform valuation calculations and analyses, as well as being involved in drafting presentations and reports, formulating views on value, presenting conclusions to the rest of the team and contributing to the presentations of our work and findings to the client.

Skills and attributes for success

Individuals who will strive to deliver valuations on time and within budget will do well in this environment. You will also be required to take ownership of your career by obtaining regular feedback on a timely basis and keeping alert to learning and development opportunities. You'll actively establish and develop external and internal relationships, helping to create a positive learning culture within the team.

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor's degree in finance, economics, accounting or business and at least 3 years of related business valuation work experience
• Financial modelling skills including experience building models from scratch.
• Demonstrated record of solving complex problems and completing challenging projects

Ideally you ll also have

• Previous valuation experience in professional services/Big 4 Firm
• Time spent working in a consulting environment
• Financial modelling experience
• Achievement of or significant progress towards a CFA;

What we look for

We are looking for candidates who are highly motivated, analytical, logical thinkers with a passion for valuations and have a very strong attention to detail. Being a strong team player is critical with the ability to adapt to changing requirements or deadlines in support of our clients goals.