EY Hiring for People Advisory Services – HR Transactions and Restructuring-Senior Consultant (Financial Services) at London Full Time

Transforming the world of work, together we are:
Revolutionising employee experiences

Redesigning organisations, evolving cultures and driving behavioural change

Innovatively building capability and learning solutions

Successfully navigating a dynamic and complex regulatory change environment

There has never been a more exciting time to be working with our clients on the people agenda; and we are delighted to be inviting new members to join our fast-growing team, EY Workforce Advisory (WFA), as we build a Better Working World.

We are welcoming new joiners at Senior Consultant, Manager, and Senior Manager level, with a passion for HR Transactions and Restructuring.

In our HR transactions & restructuring engagements, we focus on supporting clients through the complete deal cycle – providing a range of sell and buy-side HR/People related services to clients, contributing to and validating the deal price pre-deal and assisting in realisation of synergies post-deal.

Our services cover the entire deal cycle – from HR due diligence and day one readiness, to post-merger integration and post deal value enhancement. We work collaboratively across WFA to integrate into our engagements the full breadth of people topics including HR, reward, organisation design, consultation planning and execution and culture change initiatives.

These engagements are often complex and fast-paced due to the nature of the deal timelines in ensuring adherence to statutory and anti-trust regulations – but exciting to be a part of!

If your interest has been piqued by what you’ve read, reach out to us today, we would love to hear from you – apply now to join the team.

Our team’s purpose: Creating a lasting, positive impact for our clients and society, by putting people at the heart of building a Better Working World

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As a member of Workforce Advisory, you will work as part of our growing team to:

Contribute to and lead workstreams across a diverse range of complex engagements in the financial services sector, addressing HR Transactions / people related matters through all stages of acquisition, divestiture, and merger

Review and perform report writing, project planning, data analysis, and development of presentation material

Design and create innovative insights for clients, adapting methods and practices to fit client need

Proactively manage stakeholder relationships, building trusted relationships with clients

Identify new opportunities, contribute to preparation of proposals and wider business development activities

Manage the operational and risk management of client engagements

Coach and provide learning opportunities for junior team members

Contribute to delivery of wider strategic goals across WFA and participate in initiatives that support the growth of the firm as a whole

Skills and attributes for success:
Authenticity and strong personal impact, able to influence and persuade stakeholders to gain support for major changes and key decisions

Thought leadership with a growth mindset and a desire to challenge established practices

Skilled in leading workstreams, facilitating and working collaboratively with team members, and empowering teams to maximise performance

Resilience and ability to work under pressure to deliver pragmatic solutions; confidence and ability to recognise and manage potential challenges during client assignments

Creative thinking, using agile methods and innovative approaches to tackle complex problems and to deliver insightful, practical and sustainable solutions

To qualify for this role, you must have:
Experience or background in M&A or business restructuring with a focus on HR such as due diligence, post-deal integration and post deal value enhancement

Core consulting skills gained through working in a professional services firm, global consultancy, niche consultancy or an in-house role with exposure to large-scale programmes of work

Experience of HR function and operations, employee relations, retention and a working knowledge of UK employment law

Qualitative and quantitative data analysis skills, data manipulation and presentation

For candidates without prior significant HR experience, strong M&A experience across a range of transactions, including M&A, IPO and restructuring

Demonstrable ability to proactively build relationships and manage stakeholders, including providing robust advice, constructive challenge, influencing decisions, delivering difficult messages and managing performance issues

Strong project management and written and verbal communication skills, and experience of producing robust analysis, reports, papers and presentations

Ideally, you’ll also have:
Experience of working across financial services: banking, insurance and wealth and asset management

Relevant degree-level education and/or professional qualifications

Further information about EY

EY is a leading provider of business advice and services to clients in the financial services industry, working with some of the biggest names in the sector to address challenges posed by customer trends, market conditions, competition and regulators, and delivering real, sustainable change.

As we strive to build a Better Working World, our culture promotes providing you with the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And, with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, we’ll make our ambition to be the best employer a reality.

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.

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.

A little more about EY WFA, Financial Services

People Advisory Services (PAS) harnesses the collective power of all of our people-related services into a single, integrated, global sub-service line of over 10,000 people delivering over $1.4bn in revenue.

As a growing team in PAS, WFA is uniquely and strategically positioned to advise financial services leaders on their people agenda in the face of increasing disruptions, an ever-changing workforce and evolving business landscapes.