EY-Parthenon - Deals - Financial Diligence - Buy Side - Senior Director

EY • Seattle, WA

2d • $152,400 - $395,700 • Hybrid

About The Position

EY-Parthenon’s Deals Financial Diligence Buy Side practice advises organizations, high-growth companies, and private equity firms on complex transactions. The Senior Director works with clients throughout the diligence lifecycle to identify value drivers and reduce transaction risks and uncertainty. The team evaluates business profit drivers and trends, challenges assumptions about future performance, and supports purchase agreements and post-closing transaction matters.

This role manages and executes financial diligence projects, analyzing financial data and identifying trends in business performance. It involves discussing performance and forecast assumptions with senior client and team management, preparing reports on findings and recommendations concerning financial and business issues, and developing staff and senior team members. The position expects 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 reside within commuting distance of the office location and be willing to travel and work beyond standard hours when necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance and 8 years of related work experience, or a graduate degree and approximately 7 years of related work experience.
• Significant public accounting experience.
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to translate complex data into meaningful insights.
• Ability to prioritize effectively across projects and adapt quickly to new challenges and concepts.
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills.
• Ability to develop long-lasting internal and external relationships.
• Ability to work in person at a client site or EY office at least 60% of the time, or an average of three days per week over an engagement, project, or performance year.
• Must reside in or be within commuting distance of the office location.
• Ability and willingness to travel and work beyond standard hours when necessary, including travel beyond the work location based on client and project needs.

Nice To Haves

• Proven record of excellence in a mergers or acquisitions transactions role.
• 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 financial due diligence engagements and project work.
• Analyze financial and operational results of businesses being acquired or sold by reviewing accounting records and interviewing management.
• Identify key financial trends and discuss business performance and forecast assumptions with senior team management.
• Prepare reports presenting transaction findings and recommendations on key financial and business issues.
• Assist clients with the preparation of SEC filings.
• Identify negotiation factors related to purchase price and deal structuring.
• Research industry trends, technologies, and cash-flow seasonality and cyclicality to provide clients with knowledge and insight.
• Develop staff and senior team members and support their career development.
• Advise clients throughout the diligence lifecycle on value drivers and transaction risks.
• Support work involving purchase agreements and post-closing transaction matters.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Pension plans
• 401(k) plans
• Paid time off options under a flexible vacation policy
• EY Paid Holidays
• Winter and Summer breaks
• Personal and Family Care leave
• Other leaves of absence to support physical, financial, and emotional well-being

What This Job Offers

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