Assistant Director – Financial Diligence – EY-Parthenon Birmingham, Bristol

Company: EY UK
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Location: Birmingham
Job Description:

EY-Parthenon Assistant Director – Financial Diligence

The Financial Diligence team at EY-Parthenon offers an exciting opportunity. You’ll work with a high-performing, integrated team on a variety of high-profile IPOs and transactions.

Our core work is due diligence, assessing a target company’s finances and business projections, identifying opportunities, risks, sensitivities and potential mitigations, and reporting on these to our clients, their banks, investors and other parties.

Your key responsibilities

As an Assistant Director, you will:

  • Understand key business drivers, co‑develop our approach with the client and agree value measurements.
  • Provide insights, factual conclusions and advice to clients.
  • Project‑manage teams and work closely with all members, forming strong internal links within Financial Diligence and other EY departments.
  • Gather, verify and assess information to formulate views and plan, prepare and review deliverables in various forms, including written reports and presentations.
  • Plan and monitor the progress of the team, share technical knowledge, build internal and external networks, seek additional service opportunities, and contribute to business‑plan initiatives.
  • Serve as a true business advisor, establishing yourself as a key client contact.
  • Take responsibility for own learning and development, coach others and participate in upward feedback.

Skills and attributes for success

  • Ability to gather, verify, and analyse information to formulate views and conclusions.
  • Experience in planning, preparing and reviewing deliverables such as reports, presentations, and client discussions.
  • Supportive culture for junior team members and their development.

To qualify for the role you must have

  • Business development experience.
  • ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification.
  • Strong commercial experience and/or relevant industry or transaction experience (including financial due diligence).
  • A passion to provide high quality service to your clients.

Ideally, you’ll also have

  • Excellent oral and written communication.
  • Project‑management skills.
  • Effective time‑management and calmness under pressure.
  • Team‑player ability to build relationships at all levels.
  • Counselling skills (not essential).

What we look for

We value a dedication to high‑performing teamwork, natural curiosity, a willingness to ask questions, and confidence to speak up when improvements can be made.

What we offer

We will fuel your ambition with future‑focused skill development, state‑of‑the‑art methodologies, and technology‑enabled solutions. You will be part of an inclusive, empowering culture that values wellbeing and diverse thinking.

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Posted: July 6th, 2026