EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Value Creation - Director

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Competitive business today is all about making intelligent, informed decisions. As a Director within EY-Parthenon you will help make that happen.  You will be an important part of our diversely talented, highly experienced team and work at the forefront of high-profile transactions.  The EY-Parthenon sub-service line comprises three competencies:  Strategy; Transaction Strategy and Execution; and Turnaround and Restructuring Strategy.  In Turnaround and Restructuring Strategy, our team of strategic advisors sits at the heart of a global team of restructuring specialists who deliver high quality advice to our clients.  

The opportunity 

EY’s Turnaround & Restructuring Strategy - Value Creation team helps PE firms, their portfolio companies, and corporate companies realize better returns by unlocking value and accelerating time to money through targeted operational improvements. We rapidly define, quantify and help realize significant incremental and sustainable value through revenue enhancement, cost and margin improvement and working capital reduction. 

Your key responsibilities 

As a Director in Value Creation you will be a vital member of the team managing and executing operational focused projects. You will work on projects that span the entire lifecycle of a transaction, including operational due diligence where we focus on EBITDA upside and operational risk; buy side carve out and integration planning to ensure a newly spun out business can stand alone and a merger quickly realize and grow anticipated synergies; post acquisition 100 day and value creation planning; ongoing performance improvement; and exit readiness planning to inform an optimal strategy for maximizing returns and ensuring the buyer is well positioned to continue to enhance value. 

Skills and attributes for success 

• Project Management - be part of project teams comprising colleagues from across the Strategy and Transactions sub service lines. 
• Business and Commercially Driven - working in a fast-paced, exciting environment with strong business acumen to drive value to our clients. 
• Business Development - assist in aspects of pursuits, including presentations and client meetings. Contribute to our practice development initiatives, supporting the continued focus on our team as a great place to work. 
• Learning - Learn and develop technical and personal skills to support achievement of career goals, through a blend of structured learning, coaching and experiences. 
• Building Relationships - Strong working relationships with senior clients, including influence, advice and support to key decision makers. 

To qualify for the role you must have 

• A bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Engineering, or related field and 5 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 3 years of related work experience. 
• MBA is preferred. 
• Significant management consulting experience. 
• Excellent analytical skills and the confidence to translate complex data into meaningful insights. 
• Experience in operational due diligence, operational restructuring, and performance improvement. 
• Experience in business integrations, divestitures, and/or carve-outs with a demonstrated aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis. 
• Deep understanding of