Consultant, Ey-parthenon - Calgary, Canada - EY

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Calgary, 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.

Our world-class strategy practice continues to grow We are looking for ambitious, analytically inclined thought leaders to join our EY-Parthenon team in Calgary, at the Consultant level.

EY-Parthenon houses three strategic competencies which contain our market-leading capabilities and talent, supported by our global learning and development curriculum, namely: Strategy, Transaction Strategy & Execution, and Turnaround and Restructuring Strategy.

The opportunity
Join our Transaction Strategy & Execution ("TSE") team at the Consultant level, to be based in Calgary.

We assist our clients who are in the process of buying, selling or standing-up new businesses, providing strategic transaction advice and supporting their ability to get the deal done and value realized.

Our engagement teams provide a full range of hands-on, operationally focused support and advice across the transaction lifecycle.

We have more than 3,200 dedicated professionals in almost 100 locations worldwide who have helped bring to life some of the boldest and more unique transactions (buy-side and sell-side) with keen focus on value, speed, and client experience.

At the Consultant level, you will be part of a team and play a key role in client work covering:

Pre-deal analyses and due diligence (synergy and operational due diligence)
Sellside and carveout operational advice and support, including strategic analyses and carveout management
Buyside integration advice and support, including synergy assessments and integration management

You will work alongside experienced strategy and transactional professionals, gain exposure to several sectors and industries, work with client teams that are leaders in their respective fields, and gain access to an array of learning & development assets across EY.

Your key responsibilities

The essence of the Consultant role is to execute more complex analyses, deepen your experience with the core TSE toolkit spanning pre-deal analyses, sell & separate, and buy & integrated engagements, and learning to take end-to-end ownership of a complex workstream.

Our purpose as EY is to Build a Better Working World.

In pursuing this, all our people are developed and expected to uphold EY's values and the tenets of our Transformative Leadership Model ("TLM") that outlines expectations per level across the leadership themes of Better Me, Better Us, and Better Working World.

The LDM defines key attributes and behaviours, including role modelling the values, impactful communication, managing for personal and team well-being, collaboration, building future leaders through coaching and feedback, developing industry and functional knowledge, managing clients, and driving impactful change, while building trust-based relationships by doing the right thing - to name a few examples.

Important engagement level responsibilities will typically include:

Workstream planning and delivery
Proactive issue management and escalation to team leads, engagement managers and clients
Structured problem solving using rigorous methods/ tools to define, structure and analyse a problem
Preparing key analyses using analytical methods and tools and where required, building models
Drawing conclusions, forming insights and recommendations, and socializing these with leadership and client teams
Actively upholding the Firm's Quality and Risk Management standards, e.g., client confidentiality

Skills and attributes for success

Continuous learner who leads with questions, is an active listener and seeks out new ideas/perspectives
Mindful and fully present team player who can sustain positive energy and be resilient when needed
Commitment to selfawareness with the ability to adapt to change and embrace challenges

To qualify for the role, you must have

Bachelor's degree
Some experience in project based, team environments
Willingness to be based in Calgary
Ability to travel within Canada, to the United States, and on occasion internationally for work on short notice

Ideally, you may
also have

Experience related to corporate transactions postsigning with at least one major transaction is a strong plus
Consulting firm experience is a strong plus
Project management experience is a strong plus
Postgraduate studies and certifications (MBA, CPA, CMA, CFA, PMP) are a plus
Some experience in business diagnostics or due diligence (operational or financial) is a plus
Functional experience in Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing & Sales, HR, and/or IT are a plus
Some experience or knowledge of Design Thinking or Agile W