Assistant Manager, Financial Due Diligence, M&A

Job Overview

This is your opportunity to join Deloitte's M&A Transactions team.

Working on high profile assignments with some of the best in the field, you will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects, with a mix of both corporate and private equity transactions, within a highly commercial, client focussed environment.

Our core services include acquisition and vendor financial due diligence, bid defence and support and reporting accountant services for capital market transactions. Typically, we work within a wider deal team which accesses the firm's vast range of specialist expertise including commercial and operational due diligence, sale and purchase agreement negotiation, real estate, treasury, pensions, modelling, fund placement, merger integration, IT and business intelligence.

We encourage consideration of flexible ways of working, both formal and informal arrangements that allow for the best outcomes for our people and our clients. If this opportunity is of interest to you with some flexibility, please do discuss with us.

Our team provides clients with dedicated support for a transaction or potential transaction. Typically, this involves the investigation of the target from a variety of perspectives to ensure significant value items, risks and other matters have been identified and considered by our client and assisting them in making an informed decision regarding the transaction.

Responsibilities

• Quickly develop an understanding of the target business and its drivers
• Interpretation and analysis of information memoranda, business plans, publicly available information on the target business
• Review and analysis of historical trading, cash flow and balance sheets
• Review and analysis of projections, and underlying assumptions
• Review of the adequacy of working capital facilities, including consideration of financing limits, term and covenants
• Evaluation of potential synergies
• Reporting of potential key issues for our client including identification of risk or price affecting considerations
• Review of sale and purchase agreement and correlating findings of due diligence process therein
• Review of financial structures and associated credit agreements
• Work effectively in diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution

Qualifications

• An ACA qualification or equivalent /experience
• High level report writing and reviewing skills, with an appropriate focus on attention to detail, conciseness and risk management
• Exceptional academic background or equivalent experience
• Good problem solving and analytical skills
• Experience of operating with senior level stakeholders
• Exposure to financial due diligence and/or transaction services
• Fluency in a major European foreign language would be an advantage
• Strong excel skills - quick and accurate manipulation of data
• Strong commercial acumen and market awareness
• Strong client focus - be focussed on high quality service

Hybrid Working Policy

You'll be based in Leeds with hybrid working. Depending on the requirements of your role, you'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely.

Return to Work Opportunity

For this role we can offer coaching and support designed for returners to refresh your knowledge and skills, and help your transition back into the workplace after a career break of two years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application.

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