This is an exciting role within a fast growing and dynamic team, where you'll work with a varied portfolio of private equity and corporate clients making investments or looking to divest. You will be a vital part of the team, supporting managers on due diligence projects to provide our clients with insightful, value-added analysis and concise reporting on critical deal issues. In addition, you may have the opportunity to support M&A and valuations projects.
Duties:
- You will support the team in all aspects of advisory/transaction services work
- Producing accurate clear analysis of target businesses through the production of data books
- Communicating the key issues and themes of your analysis accurately and concisely in our reporting format
- Identify key issues impacting transactions at an early stage and be able to plan for numerous outcomes and present solutions to the client
- Have some understanding of typical deal structures involving financial buyers or trade buyers and of common issues that arise
- Assist in the project management of a transaction process throughout and ensure the day-to-day requirements of a deal process are being fulfilled
- Undertake detailed research on companies and associated sectors, analysing trends, opportunities, potential transactions and potential investors/buyers
- Prepare Information Memorandums, business plans and Funding packs/documentation
- As you progress in role, modelling integrated operating financial models, funding models (including the appropriate equity/debt funding overlays) and financial models suitable for the appraisal of investment opportunities or buyouts
Experience:
- ACA/ACCA
- 3+ years experience in account or audit
- Some transactional services or M&A experience preferable but not necessarily
Skills:
- Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and ability to identify problems and make contribution to solutions Be well versed with Excel and with interest in developing nancial modelling skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Possess exceptional interpersonal skills required for regular client and contact liaison throughout deal processes, managing legal advisors and other specialist advisors