Valuations Experienced Analyst - Strategy and Transactions

Working Location: Athens (hybrid)

Join our continuously growing team, which counts more than 2.200 employees in Greece, and is listed in Greece's Top Employers for 2023! Experience great flexibility, under our hybrid operating model across our offices in Athens, Patras, and Thessaloniki, while benefiting from personalized learning and career development opportunities. We prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion, fostering an environment where everyone's unique perspectives are valued. 

The opportunity

The Greek EY Strategy & Transactions Advisory Services (SaT) practice is the leader in Greece and South-East Europe in professional financial advisory services market. Our Strategy & Transaction Advisory Services (SaT) practice is providing our clients with innovative solutions and exceptional services, whilst at its heart sits the global Valuation, Modelling and Economic advisory (VME) network of over 1,550 specialists who play a crucial role in assisting financial institutions, private equity firms, and corporates in making informed decisions by providing high-quality advice through each phase of the transaction process.

Working in a multi-national environment, the team works on a wide range of transactions, from local to cross-border multinational disposals or acquisitions. Working in this creative environment, you will be given the opportunity to work and take responsibility on challenging projects and gain exposure to the financial services sector, both within Greece and the CESA region.

As a valuation professional at EY, you will help global organizations make strategic decisions by providing responsive, objective advice on valuing businesses, shares, and assets. You will help those clients make better and more informed decisions about how they strategically manage capital and transactions in a changing world. That means advising businesses on how they preserve, optimize, raise, and invest their capital to help them achieve their strategic objectives. 

We are looking for an experienced Valuation Analyst to join our dynamic and highly motivating VME team in Athens and support the implementation of EY Strategy and Transactions’ practice work and initiatives throughout Greece.

Your key responsibilities

• Prepare analyses of historical and pro forma financial information to assess trends and fluctuations that may impact cash flow requirements and deal valuation
• Perform industry and company research utilizing online tools and publicly available information
• Assist in financial modeling, building financial forecasts in excel environment
• Assist in preparing reports and schedules that will be delivered to clients and other parties
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel

What we look for

Required

• Strong academic background, including a BSc degree in Accounting & Finance, Economics, Management Science and Technology, Business Administration, or any other related field with strong quantitative focus
• 1 – 2 years of relevant work experience, ideally in a Financial Analyst position, working in financial statement analysis as well as budgeting and forecasting
• Excellent written and verbal skills, both in Greek and English
• Advanced knowledge in MS Office packages, in particular MS Excel
• Ability to think outside of the box & problem-solving skills, coupled with strong numerical/analytical ability and a sound grasp of financial accounting
• Strong team participation skills, particularly in teams with diverse skills and backgrounds, coupled with the ability to coach and mentor others.
• Strong work initiative and the ability to adapt to new challenges and ideas
• Professionalism and consistency in approach to client work, internal business, and practice development

Desirable

• An MSc degree in Finance, Business Administration (MBA), and/or any other related field with strong quantitative focus
• Experience in a Big4 professional services firm, or another multinational firm
• An active ACCA/ACA/CFA certification (or in a final stage of completion)

What we offer

• Competitive remuneration package: You’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Depending on your experience, our comprehensive rewards package includes benefits that suit your needs including cutting-edge technological equipment, ticket restaurant vouchers, a private health insurance scheme, life insurance, income protection and an exclusive EY benefits club that provides a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. 
• Flexible working arrangements: We operate under a hybrid working model, which is defined based on both your own preferences and team’s needs, and we enjoy our summers with short Fridays.
• Personalized learning experience and career development: We provide free and unlimited access to educational platforms and EY Badges, support certifications, and provide coaching and feedback, as a part of our Leadership & Development process, all of which can lead to a meaningful impact and success as defined by you.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
• International Experience: Become part of international projects and work along multicultural teams, through our global network.
• Above all, you will be working in one of the Top Employers in Greece for 2023, awarded by the Top Employers Institute.

About EY

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform, and operate.

Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.

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