EY-Parthenon - Deals - Financial Diligence - Healthcare - Director

EY • Chicago, IL

3d • $120,400 - $250,900 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director will manage and execute financial due diligence projects for EY-Parthenon’s Deals Financial Diligence Healthcare practice. The role advises organizations and private equity firms throughout the diligence lifecycle, helping clients understand deal value drivers and reduce transaction risks and uncertainty. Work includes examining business profit drivers and trends, challenging assumptions about future performance, and assisting with purchase agreements and post-closing transaction matters.

The Director analyzes financial and operational performance, discusses business results and forecasts with senior management, and helps prepare reports presenting findings and recommendations on financial and business issues in a transaction. The role also includes developing staff and senior team members and supporting their career growth. The position requires in-person teaming at a client site or EY office at least 60% of the time or an average of three days per week over the relevant engagement, project, or performance year. The employee must live within commuting distance of the office location and be willing to travel and work beyond standard hours when necessary.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and five years of related work experience, or a graduate degree and approximately four years of related work experience.
• Significant public accounting experience.
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to translate complex data into meaningful insights.
• Ability to prioritize effectively and adapt quickly to new challenges and concepts.
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills, and ability to develop lasting internal and external relationships.
• Ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary.
• Must reside within commuting distance of the office location.
• Must team in person at a client site or EY office at least 60% of the time, or an average of three days per week over the course of an engagement, project, or performance year.

Nice To Haves

• A proven record of excellence in a mergers or acquisitions transactions role.
• An active CPA certification.
• Experience at another large professional services organization.
• Knowledge of leveraging firm-approved AI tools in a business setting, including Microsoft Copilot.
• Established networking skills in a relevant industry.

Responsibilities

• Manage and execute financial due diligence engagements and project work.
• Analyze the financial and operational results of businesses being acquired or sold by reviewing accounting records and interviewing management.
• Identify negotiation factors related to purchase price and deal structuring.
• Research industry trends and technologies, including seasonality and cyclicality affecting cash flow requirements, to provide clients with knowledge and insight.
• Discuss business performance and forecast assumptions with senior team management.
• Help prepare reports outlining findings and recommendations on key financial and business issues in transactions.
• Develop staff and senior team members and support their career development.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Pension and 401(k) plans
• Flexible vacation policy
• Paid holidays
• Winter and summer breaks
• Personal and family care time off
• Other leaves of absence to support physical, financial, and emotional well-being

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director