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Manager, Government & Transport, Strategy and Transactions, London

Ernst & Young

Manager, Government & Transport, Strategy and Transactions, London

Salary Not Specified

Ernst & Young, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 27 Sep | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 0dbadce1a09642bf90c8f93478963694

Full Job Description

  • Providing support to help clients achieve their sustainability goals
  • Managing small and dynamic teams to provide expert financial, commercial and strategic advice to clients, both on transactions and more broadly on policy projects
  • Helping our clients make informed and robust evidence-based decisions through options appraisals
  • Building and working with financial models, including establishing appropriate data structures and undertaking sensitivity and scenario analysis
  • Leading business cases involving strategic, economic, financial and commercial evaluation
  • Structuring and advising on procurements, including evaluating bids received for projects on behalf of project sponsors and helping sponsors drafting bids for the provisions of public services
  • Leading client meetings and presenting impactful reports to senior client stakeholders to facilitate effective decision making
  • Owning and fostering trusted relationships with senior clients that contribute to enhancing EY's brand and reputation
  • Providing leadership, training, coaching, and guidance to junior staff
  • Identifying and managing key business development activities, including EY's wider growth strategies

    An excellent understanding of the central government and local public services sectors, including of the key challenges facing our clients
  • Experience of working in a relevant sector, either in an industry, government or financial advisory environment
  • Experience of managing teams, including internal staff, clients and wider stakeholders
  • Financial/data analysis and financial modelling capability
  • Strong commercial and financial acumen
  • High quality report drafting and document preparation
  • Strong and engaging presentational skills and experience communicating with senior stakeholders
  • The ability to thrive in a flexible working environment as part of a diverse and dynamic team
  • The confidence to build lasting relationships and influence senior colleagues and clients in leading roles
    • To qualify for the role you must have
  • Educated to bachelor degree level or equivalent
  • Prior experience of working in a relevant role
  • Excellent financial skills, including an understanding of corporate finance principles
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
  • High degree of personal drive and motivation to enhance your knowledge and succeed
  • The ability to build effective working relationships with team members, organisations and clients
    • Ideally, you'll also have
  • An advanced professional financial qualification e.g. CA, ACA, CFA, MBA.
  • Experience in financial modelling
  • Experience in developing business cases
  • At least five years' uninterrupted residency in the UK

    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.
    • EY's Corporate Finance Government & Transport team advises public and private sector clients on transactions and broader financial, strategic, and commercial advice across the government and transport sectors. We support government and private sector clients on tackling some of today's biggest challenges including carbonising the economy by transitioning to cleaner forms of energy; levelling up; delivering high quality and efficient public services; and strategically managing capital. We are focused on growing our team across local public services, central government sectors (including Defence, Health, Justice and Regeneration) and transport. We're looking for a motivated and passionate Senior Executive to join our team in London. The opportunity We want you to support our vibrant business and manage our teams delivering exciting projects which will stretch your skills and expand your knowledge of these sectors. This is an opportunity to match your ambition. You'll be part of a growing and dynamic team facing some of the most complex projects across the government and transport sectors, delivering insight and quality services increasing social value, enabling a more sustainable future, and helping us to deliver our purpose of building a better working world., 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:
  • 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.
    • EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance. 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. Please note Prior to finalizing your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional, we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world. Read more about our commitment to diversity & inclusiveness here. We ask because it matters!