Corporate Finance Executive

Bruin; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-growth financial services firm seeks a Corporate Finance Executive to support strategic and financial initiatives. This role encompasses transaction execution, capital management, and M&A analysis, presenting a unique opportunity to engage with senior leadership on critical financial decisions.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in M&A, corporate finance or strategic finance.
• Advanced financial modelling and valuation skills.
• Sound understanding of accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop financial models, forecasts, and budgets to support strategic decisions.
• Support capital structure analysis and funding decisions.
• Evaluate potential acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic investments.

Skills

Financial modelling

Valuation

Financial analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field

Tools

Excel

ERP systems (SAP, Oracle)

Job description

A high-growth financial services firm is seeking a Corporate Finance Executive to support its senior leadership team on a broad range of strategic and financial initiatives. This is a unique opportunity to be involved in end-to-end transaction execution, financial planning, capital management, and investment appraisal across a diverse international portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Finance & Planning

• Develop financial models, forecasts, and budgets to support strategic decisions
• Analyse business performance, profitability, and financial trends
• Provide insights to senior leadership to guide long-term planning and scenario analysis

Capital Structure & Investor Engagement

• Support capital structure analysis and funding decisions across debt, equity, and internal resources
• Assist with arranging financing solutions and managing relationships with banks, investors, and rating agencies

M&A and Investment Analysis

• Evaluate potential acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic investments
• Conduct valuations using DCF, NPV, IRR and other methodologies
• Build business cases for major capital and strategic initiatives

Treasury & Risk Management

• Monitor and forecast cash flow to ensure liquidity and financial stability
• Contribute to working capital optimisation and financial risk management (including FX and interest rate risk)

Transaction Management

• Coordinate the full lifecycle of transactions from due diligence through to execution
• Collaborate cross-functionally to mitigate risks, resolve issues and meet key deliverables
• Track and manage transaction pipelines and provide regular updates to leadership

Executive Support

• Partner closely with ExCo on strategic planning and board-level matters
• Evaluate the financial impact of market and regulatory developments
• Prepare high-quality presentations and reports for senior stakeholders

Candidate Profile:

• Strong experience in M&A, corporate finance or strategic finance
• Advanced financial modelling and valuation skills
• Sound understanding of accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting
• Proficiency in Excel; familiarity with ERP systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle) a plus
• Clear and confident communicator, able to engage senior stakeholders
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field
• Qualified or part-qualified accountant or CFA beneficial but not required