Senior Manager, Complex Securities - Financial Services - London

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Senior Manager, Complex Securities (Financial Services), Valuations and Business Modelling

The Opportunity
Our Financial Services (FS) Valuations Modelling and Economics (VME) business is part of EY's Strategy and Transactions (SaT) service line, that works with FS clients across insurance, banking, capital markets, and wealth and asset management sectors. We advise our clients on a range of valuation matters across commercial, strategic, financial reporting, tax, and operational purposes.

We are seeking to expand our existing Complex Securities business to capture exciting opportunities, particularly within the Banking and Capital Markets, Private Equity, and FinTech sectors. We are looking for an experienced Senior Manager with strong mathematical finance and financial engineering skills to grow our team to the next level. We work with major corporate and private equity clients, investment banks, large central government departments and other public sector bodies, advising them on complex strategic, commercial, financial and operational decisions.

Your key responsibilities
As a Senior Manager within the Complex Securities division, you will lead the valuation of complex financial products, including equity and interest rate derivatives, structured products, credit instruments, and management incentive schemes. You will be responsible for developing solutions for clients, leveraging advanced quantitative models.

You will oversee the preparation of independent analyses, and effectively communicate the rationale behind valuation strategies to clients. Drawing on your extensive experience in financial services, consultancy, or a relevant industry role, you will demonstrate exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to manage complex client relationships.

Skills and Attributes for Success
We require highly motivated candidates with strong numerical skills / technical knowledge, project management skills and a demonstrable interest and experience in complex securities valuation. We would welcome candidates with the following attributes:

• Four years of experience in a professional services firm, consultancy, investment bank, corporate finance group or corporate development role, preferably with experience related with complex securities valuations (e.g., equity derivatives, fixed income instruments, and credit products).
• Practical experience with modelling complex securities and derivative instruments adopting relevant methodologies (e.g., Monte Carlo simulations, lattice models) and applying financial engineering techniques in a practical setting.
• Good knowledge of core valuation methodologies (e.g., income approach, market approach).
• Experience in the financial services sector.
• Ability to lead the projects, including communication with clients and key stakeholders, managing and training more junior colleagues, model building, preparing deliverables in demanding timeline, and the ability to explain complex models and concepts to less technical personnel.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Qualification in Computer Science, Operational Research, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering or another highly numerate science.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Knowledge of programming languages, including VBA and Python.
• Good understanding and experience with equity derivatives, fixed income, and credit products.
• Highly numerate with a strong technical knowledge and experience of applying analytical and modelling techniques to provide insights to business issues.

Ideally you'll also have

• Financial Services background.
• Understanding of IFRS 9 / IFRS 13 and other relevant accounting standards relating to the measurement of financial instruments and derivatives.

What we are looking for
We are looking for candidates who are excited about Complex Securities within transactions. You'll thrive on being a numerate, logical thinker with a passion for this field and have a very strong attention to detail. Being a strong team player is also important as well as someone who is happy to work flexibly over model reviews as well as building assignments where required.

What working at EY offers
We offer a competitive remuneration package where you'll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that's right for you

About EY
As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we're using the finance products, expertise and systems we've developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world.

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