Junior Consultant Transactions and Corporate Finance – Industries

EY’s Strategy and Transactions (SaT) is a unique nexus between the transaction landscape and strategy consulting. By joining us, you will be stepping into an environment marked by ambition, the drive to perform, resilience and our all comprising purpose of ‘building a better working world’. Our team is made up of dynamic and diverse individuals who thrive on collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit, fueled by a categoric ‘YES, can do!’ mentality.

Shape the future with confidence.

The Opportunity: Your Next Adventure Awaits?

Due to our growth, we are currently looking for junior consultants in Transactions and Corporate Finance. When starting at EY SaT, you will encounter a wide range of experience during your first years. You will be staffed across sectors and experiencing different domains (Due diligence, Valuation, decision modeling and M&A). This sets a broad foundation of knowledge and allows you to become a wellrounded advisor with both technical excellence and deep sector understanding as your career progresses.

Your Key Responsibilities

As a consultant, you do the following:

  • Conducting in-depth research on specific companies and sectors in Belgium and abroad;
  • Preparation of prospection and contribution to pitches;
  • Contribution to the preparation of information memoranda, teasers and other (marketing) materials;
  • Assistance in live sell- and buy-side M&A processes;
  • Supporting the client’s negotiating position and purchase price adjustments;
  • Performing financial due diligence procedures relating to the sale and purchase of companies and businesses together with your project team. You will do this in order to identify risks that are relevant to the perception of a contemplated transaction;
  • Analyzing key balance sheet components and valuation issues, for example, identifying overvalued assets and undervalued/omitted liabilities;
  • Support to address core business decisions through smart and sustainable financial modelling, economics and analytics
  • Providing input to purchase and debt agreements and other related documents;
  • Analyzing working capital requirements and seasonality relative to proposed target levels;
  • Assisting project teams to coordinate valuation engagements for the purpose of: management planning, financial reporting, tax and regulatory compliance, restructuring and reorganization and corporate strategy.

Your Profile

We recruit and develop consultants with intellectual curiosity, strong analytical skills,
creativity, attention to detail, and the capacity to look beyond the numbers, which
allows us to help our clients during key milestone decisions in the lifetime of a
company.

More concretely, we are looking for people that meet the following:

  • You are a Master’s student or you have obtained a Master’s diploma, preferably with a background in Economics, Finance, Business Engineering or Commercial Sciences;
  • You are available for a period of 6 months. Please communicate your availability in your cover letter;
  • You are a team player with a sense of responsibility.
  • You can think in solutions, can switch quickly and have an interest in transaction and corporate finance.
  • You are fluent in Dutch and have an excellent written and spoken knowledge of English;
  • You are a born team player, critical, curious and results-oriented.

What’s In It For You

  • EY Family – you become part of the EY Family providing you with all the necessary skills, training and opportunities; enabling you to grow to your fullest potential.
  • Flexible working arrangements – We are proud of our flexible working arrangements. We will actively support you in building a successful career and delivering excellent client service without sacrificing your personal priorities. We offer flexible working hours and working from home multiple days per week is possible.
  • Inspiring work environment – At EY we are dedicated to providing you with an inspiring work environment. A work environment that allows you to further develop your skills and enables you to fulfill your true potential.
  • Fun – By joining our EY- teams, you can participate in team activities, and companywide events and enjoy a drink during our monthly after-work drink.
  • Diversity & Inclusion – At EY we are passionate about the inclusion and support of individuals of all groups; we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability status.
  • Location – All of our offices are easily accessible by public transport and/or by car and have parking space. They all have parking spaces and charging stations are provided.

Here at EY, you’ll have the chance to build a truly exceptional experience. We’ll empower you with the latest technology, surround you with high-performing teams, and provide the global scale and diverse and inclusive culture you need to discover your full potential. Through our coaching and training programs, you’ll develop the skillsets you need to stay relevant today and in the future – all while building a network of colleagues, mentors, and leaders who will be on the journey with you at EY and beyond.