Corporate Finance Advisory Assistant Manager

Alternatively, Grant Thornton

At Grant Thornton we do things differently - looking to the future, driving ambitious growth and pioneering positive change in our industry. Providing audit, tax and advisory services, we empower clients through strategic insight, curiosity, and genuine partnership. And we empower our people with real opportunity, an inclusive culture and work life balance. A true alternative.

With over 5,000 people in the UK, and a presence in 150 global markets, we're on an ambitious journey, from great to exceptional, and we need the best people to help us achieve our potential. And with that comes the opportunity to help redefine what our industry looks like, and what you want from your career.

Job Description:

NEW GROUND WON’T BREAK ITSELF.

Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals.

We are a dynamic and rapidly growing team, renowned for providing exceptional advisory services to a diverse client base, including large and mid-sized companies, shareholders, management teams, and private equity firms. Our expertise spans a wide range of transactions, from business acquisitions and sales to raising debt and equity capital for growth initiatives.

Following a record-breaking year for both our national and Northern Corporate Finance Advisory team, we are seeking a passionate and driven individual to join us in delivering our robust pipeline of opportunities and contributing to the continued growth of our team. The Northern corporate finance team is collaborative, with ideas always welcome and in return you will have support from all members of the team.

We’re happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and we’ll support you to balance your work and life.

A look into the role

As an Assistant Manager within our Corporate Finance team, you will:

• Support with drafting sales documents (information memorandum, teaser) and assist with the preparation of other client-facing deliverables
• Be responsible for managing smaller aspects of projects and supporting on business development initiatives, such as pitches and research, working to identify potential opportunities alongside the wider team
• Support projects with financial analysis, reviewing data and interpreting financial and operational information to help gain a commercial understanding of a company to form views on indicative valuation and positioning.
• Be responsible for managing your workload and prioritising in line with demands of each project you are working showing strong communication skills with both internal teams and external clients.
• You will be responsible for delivering well-presented documents in house style, researching and gaining a better understanding of businesses (e.g. potential buyers for sell-side mandates, acquisition targets for buy-side mandates, and target research for business development), and carrying out illustrative financial modelling, analysis and valuations of companies.

Knowing you’re right for us

We’ve set ambitious growth targets for the firm, and we need the right people to help us achieve these. We’re looking for people who will bring ambition and drive to their role. In changing markets, we need to be able to work at pace and be adaptable to change and to be curious, asking questions of ourselves, each other and our clients to ensure we are delivering the services and quality we expect.

Joining us as an Assistant Manager, the minimum criteria you’ll need is a professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIPFA or equivalent). People who have completed all exams in relation to a professional qualification but have not achieved the necessary time qualification will also be considered.

It would be great if you had some of the following skills, but don’t worry if you don’t tick every box, we’ll help you develop along the way.

• Communication and relationship building skills with clients, targets and colleagues
• Analytical skills and the ability to commercially analyse financial data to develop an understanding of a company
• Excellent Excel and Power Point skills to carry out financial analysis and prepare client and target documentation (e.g. IM, teaser, pitch decks etc.)
• Demonstrable practical experience of managing multiple deliverables, showing prioritisation skills and meeting deadlines within an expected timeframe
• An interest in mergers and acquisitions and a particular sector are preferable

Knowing we’re right for you

The culture at Grant Thornton is what sets us apart, we’re known for our inclusive culture and creating environments where all our people can flourish. The things that set you apart, we value them, and this helps us all to perform at our best.

Our values are the unwavering principles that shape our daily behaviours and decisions, alongside our drive to do the right thing. We’re looking for people who align with our values and are purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind. You can learn more about our values in practice here.

It’s not just about our culture and values, in addition to a competitive salary and reward package, us you’ll also get:

• Tailored development programmes and access to coaching
• Flexible bank holidays – allowing you to celebrate the days that are important to you
• Benefits including pension, life assurance and private medical, additional holiday purchasing and health benefits
• Any benefits giving you access to shopping discounts, gym memberships, financial advice
• And more. Visit our benefits section to read more.

How we work

We have a trust-based way of working, driven by responsible people who have the best interests of our firm and our clients at heart. Our how we work framework gives flexibility in where, how, and when we work to deliver the best results for our clients, whilst helping you keep a balance between work and life. Life is more than work, the things you do, and the people you’re with outside of work matter, that’s why we’re happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles. That is how it should be.

We’re looking for people who can help drive the business forward, who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. People who want to be able to proudly do what’s right, for the firm, our clients, our people and themselves. It’s how it should be.