Financial Due Diligence - Manager - North and Midlands

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Job description

In Deals we solve the important problems that stand in the way of value being created, sustained, realised or protected for our clients - working together to aid responsible recovery and growth.

We put together major mergers and acquisitions and resolve business crises - from international take-over bids to financial crime investigations and cases of insolvency. Our teams work on iconic deals with national and global clients as well as operating and investing in businesses, new ventures and entrepreneurs in our local market and communities. It's both a responsibility and a privilege to guide our clients through moments that matter deeply to them. Our breadth of clients in an ever-changing market means we need to be agile - responding when we need to, in a way that really makes a difference.

We draw upon our deals experience across many industries to support and partner with our clients, to positively impact society and the communities in which we operate. The insight we create, coupled with the innovative tools and methodologies we use to access and evaluate the data that matters, contributes to the success of our clients in all Deals situations. We encourage our clients to think more broadly - connecting their actions today with their successes tomorrow. We help our clients throughout the Deals lifecycle to create lasting value for their businesses.

Each of our key areas within Deals, delivers services to the market individually or together by combining our specialists to provide comprehensive client solutions.

About us

Our Deals business is an exciting, fast-paced and an ever-growing business that focuses on deals and crisis situations for our clients. Collectively, we deal with the types of situations you hear about regularly in the news and we provide support, insight and analysis to the management, shareholders and financiers of business.

A career in our Financial Due Diligence (FDD) practice, within Deals Transaction Services, will provide you the opportunity to help organisations realise the potential of: i) mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; and ii) capital markets. In short, we help some of the world's leading companies originate, create, execute, and realise value from deals. Through data driven insights we help our clients move in the right direction ensuring maximum value for their company.

About our team

Our team assists organisations with both buy side and sell side due diligence. As part of our team, you'll help us provide both corporate and financial buyers with peace of mind by analysing and validating all the financial, commercial, operational and strategic assumptions being made.

Our national Transaction Services team supports a wide variety of transactions in the UK and internationally. We advise both top and mid-tier, corporate and financial (private equity) clients, who invest in a range of assets, from smaller privately owned business to large household names. Whilst a significant proportion of our work is UK based, we also support our clients internationally, working alongside our network firms in Europe and globally.

Our FDD team members are industry aligned and have deep experience and knowledge across the following industries

• Financial Services;

• Industrial Products and Services;

• Technology, Media & Telecoms;

• Healthcare & Pharma;

• Retail, Consumer & Leisure;

• Energy, Utilities, Mining & Infrastructure; and

• Real Estate

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Our FDD team is supported by Valuations, SPA, Data & Analytics and Financial modelling specialists, bringing technical expertise to complement our wider Deals offering.

About the role

The role will involve the following

• Managing teams through the analysis of financial and non-financial business information;

• Identifying and understanding key drivers of a business and potential deal breakers (financial and non-financial);

• Writing and reviewing financial due diligence (buy-side, sell-side or refinancing) reports for our corporate, banking and private equity clients;

• Sharing your experience and developing other team members through the deal process

• Understanding the processes in due diligence work including dealing with risk management processes and procedures

• Interacting with senior levels of Management, and exposure to business owners to understand areas such as historical and projected business performance, wider commercial issues, etc

• Developing internal and external networks, and adopting a business development mindset

• Travel may be required, which is dependent upon the client/ target's location
  

Essential Skills & Experience

• ACA/ICAS qualified (or equivalent)

• Experience in a Deals environment is essential, Financial Due Diligence experience is preferable

• Good business writing and Excel skills (eg report writing)

• Good analytical skills and commercial awareness

• A flexible working style

• Interpersonal skills (lead teams, mentoring and developing staff, confident interacting with clients and management)

• Excellent communication skills (questioning and listening skills)​

Desirable skills

• Experience with Alteryx, PowerBI, Tableau and other data analytics and visualisation tools

• Passionate about client service

• Able to adapt to change

• Project manage assignments

• Proactive with regard to self-development

• Wide range of client experience

• Leaders of the future - willingness to lead is a positive

• We would welcome applications from candidates who have Deals experience within one of the following: Corporate Finance, Business Restructuring or Forensics

Who we're looking for

You will be a motivated and determined individual, with the commercial awareness, investigative mind and flair for detail that underpin sound advice. You'll work in multidisciplinary teams, build positive relationships and meet clients often, so excellent interpersonal skills are also vital. You'll also need to be flexible about where and how you work.

Equally important is your willingness to learn and ability to build relationships, while always making a positive impact with our clients and each other.

Please submit a covering letter with your application detailing your location preference.

This role will be based in either Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle

Deals
Our Deals business is an exciting, fast-paced and an ever-growing business that focuses on deals and crisis situations for our clients. Collectively, we deal with the types of situations you hear about regularly in the news and we provide support, insight and analysis to the management, shareholders and financiers of business.

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