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GDS EY-P – S And E – Synergies – Associate Manager – India

Within EY-P, S&E team services clients with a full range of hands-on, operationally focused support and advice across the transaction life cycle, across buyers and sellers. We cover a wide range of operational aspects, including divestiture advisory services, carve-out readiness and support, operational due diligence, synergy assessment and delivery, day-one readiness assessment, 100 day planning, integration process support, carve-out/stand-alone costs assessment and risks, and cost reduction. 

Our professionals work on transactions and business development across the globe.

The opportunity

We’re looking for Associate Managers with 6–8 years of experience in M&A life cycle, carve-out / integration of a business post-announcement of transaction, cross-border M&A who specialize in top-down synergy assessments, bottom-up synergy build, cost to achieve synergies, synergy monitoring and tracking.

Your key responsibilities

• Synergy Modeling: Develop and implement synergy models for revenue growth, cost optimization, and operational efficiency during integration and transformation projects.
• Opportunity Assessment: Identify and validate synergy opportunities across functions (e.g., procurement, supply chain, IT, HR, sales) using benchmarks and industry data for headcount, non-headcount (materials, services, facilities) synergies.
• Financial Analysis: Quantify synergy benefits and create detailed financial models to support integration planning and execution.
• Functional Benchmarking: Leverage internal and external data sources to establish synergy benchmarks and best practices.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with Finance, Operations, and Business Units to ensure synergy targets are realistic and achievable.
• Risk & Dependency Analysis: Uncover potential risks, dependencies, and constraints that could impact synergy realization.
• Tracking & Reporting: Design and implement synergy tracking dashboards and governance mechanisms to monitor progress and report to leadership.
• Global Collaboration: Build strong relationships with EY offices worldwide, sharing insights and aligning on regional practices.
• Business Development: Support proposals and client pitches by providing expertise in synergy modeling and integration strategies.
• Team Leadership: Mentor junior professionals, conduct performance reviews, and foster capability development within the CoE.
• AI Adoption: Leverage AI‑enabled tools to support data analysis, benchmarking, and synthesis of insights for synergy assessments, financial models, and integration planning.

Skills and attributes for success

• Good understanding of M&A life cycle, carve-out / integration of a business post-announcement of transaction, cross-border M&A
• Possess financial analysis experience from a number of pre- and post-deal transactions, with the ability to link detailed operational analysis to P&L, cash flow and balance sheet
• Understanding of corporate allocations and methodology to replace allocated costs
• Understanding of scoping standalone costs and entanglements and defining baseline costs
• Skill to synthesize approaches to complex carve-out and integration conflicts 
• Talent to adapt to new challenges and ideas 
• Excellent problem solving, project management, facilitation and interpersonal skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong executive presence with good networking and negotiation sills
• Working knowledge of AI concepts and AI-enabled tools, with the ability to apply them appropriately in consulting workflows such as data analysis, benchmarking, and documentation.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Post Graduate degree in business, accounting, finance, engineering, computer science or related field  from a premier institute with 6-8 years of applicable industry and/or consulting experience
• Understanding of M&A life cycle, carve-out / integration of a business post-announcement of transaction, cross-border M&A with specialized knowledge of standalone costs, stranded costs, and one-time costs
  • Well versed with MS Excel and PowerPoint 
  • Willingness to undertake international travel as per business requirement

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Project management skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills

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-leading, multi-disciplinary team of 1400 + professionals, in the only integrated global transaction business worldwide.
• Opportunities to work with EY-P practices globally with leading 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.