Assistant Director, M&A Finance, EFT, M&A

DELOITTE LLP; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in London is seeking an M&A Finance specialist to work on high-profile transactions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in M&A, a strong finance background, and excellent stakeholder management skills. This position offers flexible working arrangements and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Extensive M&A experience, including private and public transactions.
• Proven track record in delivering complex finance projects.
• Full travel mobility and relevant industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist M&A Finance advice based on your experience.
• Support project leadership in designing finance operating models.
• Engage with senior decision-makers and manage diverse stakeholder relationships.

Skills

M&A experience

Technical accounting and finance background

Stakeholder management skills

Leadership skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, business, or related field

MBA or equivalent preferred

Job description

Join the UK's leading M&A services business. Deloitte's offering across the M&A spectrum, from Lead Advisory to Post-merger Integration, is unrivalled. You will join the market-leading Equity Capital Markets, Finance, and Transaction Management Office ("EFT") team and will have the opportunity to work on high-profile transactions across various industries in a highly commercial, client-focused environment.

We encourage flexible working arrangements to achieve the best outcomes for our people and clients. If this opportunity interests you with some flexibility, please discuss it with us.

Connect to your career at Deloitte

Deloitte drives progress by leveraging a vast range of expertise to help clients become leaders in their fields. We invest in outstanding people, building diverse teams of future thinkers and empowering them to achieve more.

Our shared values guide us: leading the way, serving with integrity, caring for each other, fostering inclusion, and collaborating for measurable impact. These values influence every decision and action, helping us deliver meaningful impact.

Connect to your opportunity

This is your chance to join Deloitte's growing M&A Finance team within SRTA. You will work on high-profile assignments involving equity capital markets, corporate mergers and acquisitions, and private equity transactions in a client-focused environment.

The M&A Finance team comprises qualified accountants with transaction experience, advising on some of the largest cross-border deals. We deploy experienced professionals who can manage and drive CFO's capital agendas, working alongside clients and other advisors to protect and realize value at deal completion.

We operate across disciplines, accessing Deloitte's expertise in M&A Tech, People, merger integration or separation, modeling, and analytics. Our work often involves international assignments requiring broad networks across the UK and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist M&A Finance advice based on your experience managing finance workstreams across various transactions.
• Support project leadership in designing finance operating models, change management, finance tech selection, cost benchmarking, and value creation opportunities.
• Engage with senior decision-makers, managing diverse stakeholder relationships.
• Assist in drafting key transaction documents and coordinating diligence activities.
• Lead and coordinate meetings, prepare presentation materials, and support business development.

Connect to your skills and experience

• Extensive M&A experience, including private and public transactions.
• Strong technical accounting and finance background.
• Experience designing finance functions for transactions and conducting readiness assessments.
• Proven track record in delivering complex finance projects and change initiatives.
• Knowledge of finance control environments and risk management.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working with PE-backed businesses and enacting change in finance functions.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, business, or a related field; MBA or equivalent preferred.
• Full travel mobility and relevant industry experience.

Additional Information

We support flexible working, including hybrid arrangements based in London. We also offer support for returners and foster a culture of inclusion and continuous learning. Discover more at deloitte.co.uk/careers.