Assistant Director, M&A Analytics – London or Birmingham

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The opportunity

As our fastest growing and most innovative deal analytics team, we are disrupting the traditional financial due diligence model through data analytics and advanced technology tools. Our talent‑driven, AI‑powered technology platform allows us to deliver high‑speed, high‑value insights that help CEOs, boards, private equity and governments meet strategic objectives.

Your key responsibilities

• Work across multiple M&A projects alongside experienced financial due diligence professionals, delivering end‑to‑end analysis at speed.
• Co‑develop analyses in partnership with clients, agree value measures and provide insights through clear written reports, presentations and client discussions.
• Project‑manage teams, build strong internal links across Transaction Diligence, commercial, strategy and other EY service lines.
• Plan and monitor team progress, share technical knowledge, and identify opportunities to sell additional services to clients.
• Act as a trusted business advisor, establish yourself as a key client contact and contribute to business‑plan initiatives.

Skills and attributes for success

• Financial and commercial acumen to understand client challenges.
• Strong analytical skills to gather, verify and assess information, delivering conclusions at pace.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present key messages to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Experience in planning, preparing and reviewing deliverables, including visualisations, written reports, presentations and client discussions.
• Team‑working and relationship building skills, with a demonstrated ability to coach and mentor colleagues.
• Innovative, entrepreneurial and eager to learn.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Strong commercial experience and/or relevant industry or transaction experience (including financial due diligence).
• Understanding of data manipulation and integration analytic tools (e.g. Alteryx, SQL, Excel).
• Excitement to learn and share knowledge through the training of others.
• A passion to provide high‑quality service to your clients.
• Experience of coaching and mentoring team members.
• Extensive experience in stakeholder and client communication.

Ideally you’ll also have

• ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification.
• Experience with data visualisation tools (e.g. PowerBI, Tableau).
• Experience in advanced analytics languages (Python, SQL, R).
• Experience leading teams in a high‑paced transaction environment.
• Effective time management and resilience under pressure.
• Team‑player with relationship building at all levels.

What we offer

We fuel your ambition with state‑of‑the‑art methodologies and technology‑enabled solutions, backed by a global, inclusive culture that values wellbeing and diversity. Learn more about EY-Parthenon careers.

Apply today and shape your future with confidence.