EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution-Commercial Due Diligence- Experienced Associate

About the role

EY-Parthenon’s unique combination of transformative strategy, transactions, and corporate finance delivers real-world value—solutions that work in practice, not just on paper. Benefiting from EY’s full spectrum of services, we partner with CEOs, Boards, Private Equity, and Governments every step of the way, enabling you to shape your future with confidence.

Your key responsibilities

• Identify and analyze the client’s most strategic issues.
• Develop work plans, design and conduct analyses, and synthesize conclusions.
• Manage other case team members and work on a variety of client issues, such as developing growth strategies, performing due diligence on acquisition candidates, assessing attractiveness of potential targets, understanding new markets, turning around underperforming institutions, reducing operating costs, and implementing change.
• Avoid assuming immediate management responsibility until appropriate.

Skills and attributes for success

• Perform secondary research using a variety of sources (e.g., analyst reports, market research reports, news articles).
• Execute various analyses (e.g., customer segmentation, market sizing, competitor analysis, macroeconomic forecasting) to support the strategic recommendations.
• Design and execute in-depth interview guides with key organizational stakeholders, industry experts, and customers.
• Analyze business plans and pro-forma financial models to help identify key assumptions and drivers.

To qualify for the role

• Outstanding academic performance, with a bachelor's degree and at least 1 year of related work experience; or a graduate degree and some related work experience.
• Experience in strategy consulting, private equity, investment banking, market research, or a quantitative type of research function.
• Ability to make detailed assessments of industry, products, markets, competitors, and customers to identify risks and opportunities.
• Proficient in the English language, including the ability to listen, understand, read, and communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally, in a professional environment.
• Effective organization and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and adhere to project deadlines.

What we look for

• A strong aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis and the ability to link business strategy to performance.
• A strong team player with the ability to adapt to changing requirements or deadlines in support of our clients’ goals.

What we offer you

• A comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business.
• The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $100,000 to $110,000. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography.
• We offer a flexible vacation policy where you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances.
• We provide medical and dental coverage, pension, and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
• We offer a team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model where most people in external, client-serving roles work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project, or year.
• We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities including veterans with disabilities.