Strategy and Transactions, (Transaction Diligence - Transaction Support - FSO) (Manager) (Multiple Positions), Ernst & Young U.S. LLP, San Francisco, CA.

Serve as a Transaction Support professional to help clients achieve their strategic goals, in acquiring or divesting assets, working with clients in the financial services sector. Examine financial statements to ensure that they are accurate and comply with laws and regulations. Inspect account books and/or accounting systems for efficiency and use of accepted accounting procedures. Organize and maintain financial records. Assess financial operations and make best-practices recommendations to management. Identify ways to improve the processes for finding and eliminating waste. Work on performance evaluations and help organizations plan the cost of doing business. Advise clients across the transaction lifecycle — from strategic assessment to implementation and post-deal integration. Identify key value drivers, challenge assumptions about future performance and work with other EY service teams to deliver an integrated service to clients. Participate in due diligence engagements related to acquisitions by private equity investor groups and strategic corporate buyers. Inform investment decisions by analyzing financial information to forecast business, industry, or economic conditions. Perform strategic development and execution of appropriate transaction structure, including the execution of financial due diligence. Analyze financial/operational results of targets. Identify post-acquisition action steps to achieve anticipated earnings/cash flow improvements. Correlate due diligence findings with client valuations. Interpret data on price, yield, stability, future investment-risk trends, and economic influences

Full time employment, Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week, 8:30 am – 5:30 pm.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or related field plus 5 years of post-bachelor’s progressive post-baccalaureate related work experience. Alternatively, will accept a Master’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or related field plus 3 years of related work experience.

Must have 2 years of experience of conducting audits, or other financial or tax due diligence of financial services companies.

Must have 3 years of conducting external audits, or other financial or tax due diligence experience with a public accounting or professional services firm.

Must have 2 years of experience supervising the planning, execution, reporting on audits, other due diligence of financial statements or tax due diligence prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAS and U.S. GAAP and/or another foreign equivalent accepted accounting standard, such as IFRS.

Must have 2 years of experience supervising audit, or other financial or tax due diligence teams consisting of two or more staff members.

Must meet one of the following requirements:

• Hold U.S. Certified Public Accountant licensure;

• Hold membership to a foreign independent accounting standard setting board AND 1 year of experience preparing financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAS and U.S. GAAP; OR

• 2 years of experience supervising the planning, execution, reporting on audits, other due diligence of financial statements or tax due diligence for companies in the financial services sector prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAS and U.S. GAAP

Requires domestic travel up to 50% in order to serve client needs.

Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training, or experience.

Please apply on-line at ey.com/en_us/careers and click on "Careers - Job Search”, then “Search Jobs" (Job Number – 1409567).

• 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.