Assistant Manager, Financial Due Diligence

This is your opportunity to join Deloitte's Transaction Services 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 focused 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 also often work on international assignments involving cross-border as well as cross-service line teams requiring our people to build wide networks across both the UK and International firm.

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.

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Connect to your opportunity

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

Connect to your skills and professional experience

• An ACA qualification or equivalent
• Experience in M&A Transactions, Financial Due Diligence or significant knowledge of the Private Equity, Consumer and Business Services industry
• 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
• An interest in the Private Equity, Consumer and Business Services Industry
• 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 focused on high quality service

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In an ever-evolving world, there are no certainties in business. Our teams help clients to navigate risks, process major transactions and deliver transformational change that will future-proof their business. Join us to make a positive difference.

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