Senior Manager, Transaction Risk, Risk Consulting, Belfast

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Transaction Risk Senior Manager - Job 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.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a market leading team within EY. The role is within the UK&I Transaction Risk team, which is a core pillar within Risk Consulting. Team members are based in our offices in Belfast, Dublin and London.

Our Transaction Risk team delivers governance, risk management and controls related solutions to a broad range of clients, including corporate clients and private equity firms undertaking or preparing for large scale transactions, including Initial Public Offerings ("IPOs"), Integrations and Separations.

The opportunity

The Senior Manager is client-facing and holds the primary day-to-day relationship with the client, taking accountability and responsibility for the seamless end-to-end client experience and proactive oversight and coordination of service delivery and client relationship management.

To be effective, the Senior Manager gains insight into the client's business, is able to identify the key business drivers and potential transaction-related risks (financial and non-financial).

The Senior Manager ensures that deliverables are received by the client on time and to the expected quality. This is underpinned with a commercial mindset and focus on profitable growth.

Your key responsibilities

The Senior Manager will work closely with the Engagement Director and Partner and with other service line delivery teams across the EY network. As a Senior Manager you will have responsibility for:

• Managing client engagements (scope, resourcing, budget), and ensuring smooth delivery through status tracking, issue and risk management, and change control
• Monitoring and reporting on engagement economics, margin and resource trends
• Effective team leadership, stakeholder engagement and accountability for client deliverables, including preparation and review of formal reports and presentations
• Creation of client value through delivery of focused conclusions, recommendations and advice
• Supervising and developing team, providing constructive feedback
• Assisting in the development of client solutions and identifying new business opportunities
• Adhering to EY's Quality and Risk Management (QRM) policies, compliance requirements and supporting specific projects and initiatives
• Developing and deploying tools, methods, best practices and improvement initiatives
• Active investment in own learning and development

Skills and attributes for success

• Exceptional client service delivery, engagement ownership and change management skills
• Experience in multi-tasking and managing multiple engagements simultaneously
• Ability to demonstrate understanding of, and sensitivity to, a range of stakeholders needs and expectations, including successfully managing client requirements
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and decision-making ability
• Flexibility to adapt to changing demands and priorities
• Navigating ambiguity and political aspects of change
• Relationship development, excellent verbal and written communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience in coaching engagement team members
• Teaming with diverse cultures and across the countries of operation of EY
• Growth mindset and proactive in own continuous development

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Business processes and controls knowledge (gained via previous experience within Governance, Risk and Controls, External Audit, Internal Audit, SOX or similar)
• Knowledge of UK Corporate Governance requirements
• Experience of senior management and stakeholder management (Board, Executive Management, Sponsor Banks, Legal Advisors)
• Strong analytical, presentation and report writing skills to Board / Audit Committee / Sponsor Bank
• Strong engagement management and ability to effectively manage a demanding workload with tight deadlines in a fast-paced and challenging environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (mentoring and developing team members, confidence in client and wider stakeholder interactions
• Be a self-starter and a pragmatic problem solver
• A passion to provide high quality service to your clients

Ideally, you'll also have experience of

• Experience working in a professional services environment, Private Equity Fund / Portfolio Company or PLC
• Transactions Advisory and Due Diligence and project management experience, including associated risk management procedures
• UK Listing Rules, Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules and Market Abuse Regulation requirements

What we look for

Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads. An effective communicator, you'll be a confident leader equipped with strong people management skills and a genuine passion to make things happen in a dynamic organisation.

What we offer

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:

• Continuous learning: You'll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We'll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We'll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You'll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

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

The exceptional EY experience. It's yours to build.

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Please note:

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