Manager, Decision Modelling - Montréal, Canada - EY

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Montréal, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

At EY, you'll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you.

And we're counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

Competitive business today is all about making intelligent, informed decisions. As a Decision Modelling Manager, you'll help make that happen.

You'd be an important part of our diversely talented, highly experienced team and work at the forefront of high-profile transactions.

Our Canadian team of around 150 people sit within our global Valuation, Modelling and Economics network of over 4,500 specialists who deliver high quality advice through each phase of the transaction process.

The opportunity

Underpinning everything is our focus on developing a talented team through investment in technical and commercial training and knowledge transfer.

Within the team you will have the opportunity to take on client management responsibilities and have the potential to gain excellent career progression.

As part of your role you would work a varied portfolio of business modelling and transaction decision-related projects, which would include model builds to assist clients with developing Excel-based business planning and forecasting models as part of their ongoing business needs.

You'd also work on model review services and these are predominantly transaction decision-focused, typically project finance or buy side for potential investors as well as getting involved with the wider team on project work.

Although our team are largely Toronto based, we operate as a national team and many of our engagements involve multi-national clients.

There would likely be travel in Canada and a requirement to work outside of the country from time to time.

Your key responsibilities

As a Manager within Decision Modelling you're likely to spend your day to day designing, building and testing integrated financial models for transaction decision related-projects or even for forecasting purposes for our clients.

You'll need a strong knowledge of Excel and how it can be applied to corporate finance and be flexible and adaptable when it comes to different projects.

Reviewing financial models is key too and you'll arrive at preliminary conclusions (under supervision) regard the logical integrity of our clients' models.

Knowledge of our analytical tools and techniques would also be of benefit in the role, such as data visualization software.

Skills and attributes for success

Strong Excel and Coding Skills designing and building models as well as testing them; incorporating operational, tax, accounting and financing aspects across a range of sectors. Develop a strong understanding of Excel and / or coding languages, such as Python and R, and how they can be applied to corporate finance and business strategy problems
Stakeholder Management every day you'll interface with multiple stakeholders across different functions to identify underlying business drivers and appreciate context of the transaction and the client's business issues
Attention to Detail you'll review financial models (under supervision) and arrive at preliminary conclusions

Communication

Communicating effectively with team leaders, the client, and the wider team in a concerted effort towards delivering work products of the highest standard
Support assisting senior team members in developing new business
This role involves interaction with clients operating nationally and globally. Bilingualism in both French and English is therefore a requirement of this role.

To qualify for the role you must have

Proven experience of Decision Modelling, with 45 years of commercial, clientfacing work experience
Strong commercial awareness and an ability to identify the factors that drive business and financial performance, ideally through working in a business or in consulting.
A passion for Decision Modelling; highly motivated, numerate and a logical thinker are all key to the role
Strong written and verbal communication skills (English and French)
Availability for up to 60% of travel for client projects when necessary

Ideally, you'll also have

Strong interpersonal skills and previous experience of working within a similar team
Financial modelling experience
CFA or CPA certification or significant progress towards these or similar certifications.

What We Are Looking For

What we Offer

At EY, our Total Rewards package supports our commitment to creating a leading people culture - built on high-performance teaming - where everyone can achieve their potential and contribute to building a better working world for our people, our clients and our communities.

It's one of the many reasons we repeatedly win awards for being a great place to work.

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