[Hiring] Transaction Advisory Services Assistant Manager @Grant Thornton UK LLP

Role Description

Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals. The Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) team provides a broad range of advisory services to clients, primarily in a deals environment, including:

• Financial due diligence (FDD)
• Sale and purchase agreement advisory (SPA)
• Data analytics

As a member of the FDD team, you will be providing financial due diligence on both buy-side and sell-side transactions for private equity and corporate clients. You may also work on public company transactions, primarily on the AIM Market operated by the London Stock Exchange plc.

As an Assistant Manager, you will be involved with all aspects of FDD engagements, including:

• Information gathering and client discussions
• Target business meetings
• Liaising with the internal team
• Preparing the analysis and report for the client deliverable
• Client take on procedures

Specifically, you will:

• Be key to the preparation of the analysis and findings for the client deliverable, supporting the preparation of a quality document to facilitate the client’s decision making
• Work with the wider team on technical aspects of the transaction
• Interpret and analyse complex information, identifying business issues and applying technical knowledge appropriately
• Support with the presentation of conclusions and recommendations to the client and discuss the implications and action points
• Take a proactive interest in your own performance as well as the performance of the wider team
• Consult effectively in relation to risk management, supporting a risk management culture within the team
• Support the team’s business development efforts and opportunities

Qualifications

• Professional qualification (ACA, ICAS, CA, ACCA or CIPFA)

Requirements

• Previous experience in Audit or an advisory service line
• Experience of applying commercial judgement
• Ability to work successfully as part of a team

Benefits

We’re happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, we’ll support you to balance your work and life. The TAS team within Grant Thornton is an increasingly flexible and diverse team, which truly values its people. We appreciate the different perspectives a diverse team brings, and we want to continue to provide more agility and choice to our people.

As with all our roles, a hybrid working model will apply, enabling a mix of office/client time and remote working.