Director - Transaction Services

Warner Scott Recruitment; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Development opportunities

Strong benefits package

People-first culture

Job summary

Warner Scott Recruitment seeks an experienced Director-level Transaction Services professional in Manchester to lead a portfolio of high-value due diligence engagements and act as senior client contact.

You will originate fee-generating work, manage relationships with key accounts, and mentor senior staff while shaping service line strategy in a fast-growing, PE-backed advisory group.

Qualifications

• ACA or ACCA qualification.
• 5-10 years in Transaction Services.
• Proven track record in leading client relationships and growth.
• Commercially astute with fee responsibility.
• Confident people leader and mentor.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage financial due diligence and transaction services assignments, acting as senior point of contact on strategic accounts.
• Originate and develop substantial fee-generating work from referrers and clients.
• Manage strategic financial control across your portfolio and deployment of resources.
• Mentor and develop senior staff, fostering growth and an inclusive, high-performing culture.
• Contribute to service line strategy and build strong external relationships.

Skills

Due diligence

Transaction Services

Business development

Client relationships

Leadership

Mentoring

Commercial acumen

Strategic thinking

Fee management

Education

ACA/ACCA

Job description

A leading UK accountancy and business advisory group is looking to hire at Director level into its Transaction Services practice, based in Manchester. This is a senior hire within a fast-growing, PE-backed group, advising clients on financial due diligence and transaction services assignments across the mid-market..

The Role

You will take a strategic leadership role, managing a substantial portfolio of work and driving significant commercial outcomes, leading high-value financial due diligence engagements and acting as senior point of contact on key client accounts.

Working closely with senior leadership, you will originate and develop fee-generating work through a network of referrers and clients, whilst balancing technical excellence with commercial acumen. You will combine senior technical advice and sound commercial judgement with strategic financial control across your portfolio, playing an active role in shaping service line strategy, whilst mentoring and developing senior team members.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage financial due diligence and transaction services assignments, acting as senior point of contact on strategic accounts.
• Originate and develop substantial fee-generating work, bringing in significant mandates from a network of referrers and clients.
• Manage strategic financial control across your portfolio, and deployment of team resources.
• Mentor and develop senior staff, fostering technical growth and an inclusive, high-performing culture.
• Contribute to service line strategy and innovation, and build strong external relationships through key networks.

Candidate Profile

• ACA or ACCA qualified, currently at Director, Associate Director or Senior Manager level in Transaction Services.
• 5-10 years' Transaction Services experience within a Top 20 accountancy firm or a regional/boutique advisory business.
• Proven track record of leading client relationships and driving revenue growth through business development, with the ability to originate new work and build strong external networks.
• Commercially astute, strategic thinker, comfortable with fee responsibility and working with a high level of autonomy.
• Confident people leader with proven experience developing and mentoring senior colleagues.

What's on Offer?

• A role of real influence, with the opportunity to shape the future direction of the Transaction Services team.
• Work with a supportive leadership team who are committed to investing time in your development.
• Join a fast-growing, acquisitive group with ambitious plans and a clear growth story.
• Flexible hybrid working, tailored learning and development, and a strong benefits package.
• A people-first, certified culture with genuine investment in wellbeing.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Transaction Services professional to step into a senior leadership role, combining technical depth with client ownership, business development and team leadership responsibility within one of the UK's most ambitious, fast-growing advisory groups.