SaT-IA-Assistant Manager

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About the team - EY GDS Infrastructure Advisory – Strategy and Transactions

EY GDS Infrastructure Advisory is part of EY Global Delivery Services (GDS), which support EY Global Infrastructure Advisory Practices on engagement delivery and Business Development support across the Transport, Health and Human Services and Power & Utilities sectors.

Assistant Manager – Financial Modelling Role

As a member of the EY GDS Infrastructure Advisory team, you will support government and private sector clients in the infrastructure and energy sectors. Your role will involve assisting clients in managing their investment strategies, conducting commercial and financial due diligence, and facilitating informed decision-making.

The opportunity

The EY GDS SaT Infrastructure Advisory team is seeking an experienced infrastructure sector professional with strong skills in writing, financial analysis, and financial modelling. This individual will support engagements and business development initiatives across sectors such as transport, health and human services, and power and utilities. A key aspect of the role involves maintaining effective communication with practice offices, keeping them informed about evolving service offerings to drive growth. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a strong understanding of the local policy and market environment of the client offices they serve.

We are looking for an Assistant Manager with expertise in Business Modelling and Research, including Financial Analysis and Benchmarking, to join our EY Infrastructure Advisory (EY-IA) team. Over the past decade, Infrastructure Advisory has experienced consistent growth, particularly in corporate finance financial modelling. Our Business Modelling group plays a critical role in creating social and economic value for our clients by providing insights to strategically manage capital and transactions. In short, we assist clients in developing corporate finance models using both traditional methods and innovative technologies to meet their needs.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a prominent firm and advance your career through a broad range of engagements, mentoring, and continuous learning and development. Specifically, you will be part of a team that helps clients review and build financial models for financial reporting, tax and regulatory compliance, transaction support, and corporate strategy, utilizing advanced techniques to model data and assist clients in making better, faster decisions

Your key responsibilities

As a senior member of the sector practice at Infrastructure Advisory, the person would:

• Steer engagement teams, help executing Business Modelling services which support key choice makers in developing and implementing their transaction, financing, or operational conclusions.
• Understand client requirements and build financial models that help support clients with various aspects of corporate finance decisions in the field of project financing, PPP infra, deals, FP&A and other operational decision making.
• Manage engagements for modelling transactions (mergers and acquisitions), financial feasibility of projects, corporate and debt restructuring, valuation, and corporate strategy.
• Strong working experience in Renewable Energy, Infra, Healthcare and Financial Services sectors.
• Identify issues and propose strategies related to the procedures executed.
• Take ownership of your projects, while working collaboratively with other team members.
• Maintain and develop positive, productive, and professional relationships with clients and winning repeat business.

Skills and attributes for success

• Experienced in reviewing/building complex financial models based in MS Excel/VBA; strong working experience in Advanced Excel/VBA
• A post graduate degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting (CA) or Business with 5-6 years of related work experience
• Direct experience in Financial Modelling and Valuation or experience in a Corporate Finance role is preferred
• Advanced knowledge and experience in any of the following sectors will be added advantage – Renewables, Power and Utilities, Infrastructure, Healthcare and Financial Services
• Experienced in building tools to process data and visualization etc using technologies like Alteryx, Python, Power BI in the corporate finance modelling space will be an added advantage
• Excellent thoughtfulness, project-management, communication, interpersonal, and teaming skills
• The ability to work within a given budget and schedule, providing top-quality results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Achievement of or significant progress towards a CFA, FRM, PRM or PMP designation is a plus, with an expectation of the completion of one designation within a given timeframe

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A post graduate degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting (CA) or Business, with demonstrated aptitude in quantitative and qualitative study, or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 5-6 years of relevant experience with a national valuation firm or accounting firm’s business modelling practice, or in quantitative management or litigation consulting, investment banking, private equity/venture capital or commercial banking

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Should have developed / reviewed models in Excel/VBA. Additional skills in Power BI, Alteryx, Python related financial modelling is a plus.
• The successful candidate must be committed to staying at the cutting edge of both, latest derivative valuation techniques and the financial and accounting standards that guide the use of these techniques.

What we look for 

• A Team of people with commercial acumen, technical experience and enthusiasm to learn new things in this fast-moving environment
• An opportunity to be a part of market-prominent, multi-disciplinary team of 3500 + professionals, in the only integrated global transaction business worldwide.
• Opportunities to work with EY SaT practices globally with prominent businesses across a range of industries

What we offer

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across six locations – Argentina, China, India, the Philippines, Poland and the UK – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success, as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• 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.

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