EY-Parthenon - Corporate Finance - Decision Modeling and Analytics - Director - Chicago

EY is a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams, and they are seeking a Director for their Corporate Finance - Decision Modeling and Analytics team. This role involves developing data science solutions to support complex business decisions and enhancing service effectiveness through analytics technology.

Responsibilities:

• Develop data science solutions for clients to structure, quantify and implement complex decisions such as mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, strategic options, investment appraisal, contract evaluation and program assessment
• Demonstrating in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge
• Experience and ability to manage teams
• Maintaining long-term client relationships and networks and cultivating business development opportunities
• Using analytics technology tools and data science techniques to enhance the effectiveness of services provided and act as a leader in adopting new tools and techniques

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business analytics, Data Science or equivalent; Masters preferred
• 5+ years of corporate/financial analytics experience
• Intermediate level of proficiency in SQL
• 3+ years of corporate finance experience
• Experience of performing data science in SPSS, SAS, Azure Databricks, Python or R to solve business problems
• Experience of data visualization tools (Power BI preferred)
• Being a subject matter expert on a particular area of business analytics is helpful
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with a high degree of comfort in speaking with senior executives at large companies
• Ability to manage own learning and contribute to domain knowledge building
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills
• Keen interest in being at the intersection of business, technology, and analytics
• The ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills paired with the ability to develop creative and efficient solutions
• Distinct customer focus and quality mindset; able to see from and sell to multiple viewpoints
• Knowledge of how to leverage AI tools in a business setting, including Microsoft Copilot