About the Role
We are seeking a proactive and analytical Corporate Finance Executive to join our clients esteemed Corporate Finance team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting various corporate finance transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, fundraising, and strategic advisory mandates. This position offers an excellent opportunity to advance your career within a leading accountancy practice.
Key Responsibilities
Assisting the Partner, Directors and Senior Managers of the team with the delivery of a range of transactions, from fundraisings and trade sales to private equity deals.
- Briefing, supervising and reviewing the work of junior members of the team where appropriate, providing constructive feedback and support as necessary.
- Taking ownership of assigned tasks and completing in accordance with the firm's and the profession's professional and ethical standards and ensure effective completion before Manager or Partner review.
- Ensuring strong communication of progress and any issues, with relevant team members, on all assignments.
- Developing trust and good relationships with clients by being proactive in communication and understanding clients' needs.
- Discussing key concerns and issues with the client, as well as helping to provide solutions. * Be able and willing to network and build relationships.
Duties and deliverables
- Assisting with pitching and the preparation of proposals.
- Able to create/ manage high quality written output and reports including information memorandums.
- Developing financial models with the support of a Manager.
- Researching, identifying and screening potential acquirers/investors.
- Coordinating and overseeing data rooms and requests in transactional due diligence operations.
- Organise and run every assignment in accordance with the firm's and the profession's professional and ethical standards and ensure effective completion before Manager or Partner review
Skills and Experience
- Degree educated (or equivalent)
- ACA qualified (or equivalent) Corporate Finance experience in an Accounting Firm or Corporate Finance Boutique
- Analytical thinker
- Experience working with Excel models
- Experience in creating information memorandums
- Ability to contribute to client meetings and network with intermediaries
- Ability to work across multiple projects/leads and occasionally handle pressurised situations IT Skills
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular Excel and PowerPoint
Behaviours
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Commercial, results orientated mind-set; have an ability to recognise cross-selling opportunities and develop sound professional relationships
Able to work proactively and on own initiative but also together as part of a team
Enthusiastic; reliable; determined;
Displays ethical judgement