Transaction Diligence- Manager

Your client responsibilities

• Assist
  in producing work products that clearly explain key due diligence findings
  and recommendations to the client, ensuring compliance with EY standards
• Challenge
  the engagement scope and specific procedures and suggest modifications
  that will better address the client's needs and concerns
• Secure
  and enhance relationships with senior client management
• Assign
  and lead teams that will exceed client's expectations in terms of
  performing engagement management activities including billing, scheduling,
  performance, evaluations, mentoring, managing client expectations, and
  identifying additional client needs
• Maintain
  active communication with both partners and clients to manage expectations
  and ensure client satisfaction. Proactively identify, document and
  communicate any changes to the scope of work

Your people responsibilities

• Mentor
  staff members in their professional development and career planning
• Provide
  on-the-job performance feedback and periodic performance reviews
• Identify
  training needs of staff members
• Live
  our shared culture and values at all times and encourage your team members
  to do the same

Operational excellence

• Review
  work in accordance with the firm's policies on a timely basis and in a
  thorough and constructive manner
• Ensure
  appropriate use of tools and sources of knowledge.
• Manage
  risk to the firm by adhering to the risk management policies and
  procedures and ensuring significant risks are identified
• Perform
  detailed analysis to evaluate potential deal breakers and/or contract
  negotiating points
• Apply
  transaction experience and industry knowledge to identify key issues and
  value drivers that will be critical to the engagement
• Link
  key terms and conditions to areas to be focused on during due diligence
• Draft
  the proposed scope and budget for the financial due diligence engagement
  with limited supervision

Skills and Experience

• Minimum
  of eight years relevant working experience
• Strong
  written and verbal communication skills- reports need to be ready for
  Partner review
• Good
  Computer skills
• Project
  Management Skills
• People Management
  Skills
• Big 4
  Corporate Finance experience in Transaction Support Management Role
• Exposure
  to large transactions that are complex and involve cross boarder
  activities
• Able to
  utilise strong local insights to the Due Diligence
• Africa
  experience preferable
• Experience
  in running multiple projects simultaneously

Additional qualifications

• University
  Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business related subject, CA(SA)
• Fluency
  in English

Who we are

At Ernst & Young we support you in achieving your
unique potential both personally and professionally. We give you stretching and
rewarding experiences that keep you motivated, working in an atmosphere of
integrity and teaming with some of the world's most successful companies. And
while we encourage you to take personal responsibility for your career, we
support you in your professional development in every way we can. You enjoy the
flexibility to devote time to what matters to you, in your business and
personal lives. At Ernst & Young you can be who you are and express your
point of view, energy and enthusiasm, wherever you are in the world. It's how
you make a difference.