Financial Reporting Valuations - Manager

ACCA Careers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvis Mazars in London is seeking a Manager to lead the Financial Reporting Valuations team, delivering valuation services for corporate and listed clients. You will manage complex engagements, co-ordinate teams and ensure timely delivery with senior leadership guidance.

You will coach junior staff, develop client relationships, and contribute to business development while maintaining compliance with accounting standards and firm policies.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA, CFA or equivalent professional qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage financial reporting valuation engagements, including purchase price allocations (PPA), impairment reviews and other fair value assignments.
• Prepare and review valuation models, analyses and reports in accordance with relevant accounting and valuation standards.
• Support audit teams by responding to valuation-related queries and engaging with audit review processes.
• Project manage multiple engagements simultaneously, ensuring delivery to budget and agreed deadlines.
• Develop strong and lasting relationships with clients, understanding their business and responding proactively to their needs.
• Assist in identifying opportunities for new work across existing and prospective clients.
• Support business development initiatives, including proposals, pitches and thought leadership.
• Coach, mentor and develop junior team members, providing technical guidance and supporting their professional development.
• Contribute to the continued development of methodologies, tools and innovation initiatives within the valuation practice.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Valuations, M&A, Transaction Services and the wider advisory business.
• Maintain high standards of technical excellence and ensure compliance with firm policies, professional standards and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrate commercial awareness and strategic thinking in support of the team's long-term growth objectives.

Skills

Financial modelling

Analytical skills

Report-writing

Communication

Presentation skills

Client relationships

Project management

Coaching/mentoring

Education

ACA/ACCA/CFA or equivalent

Job description

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network providing audit & assurance, tax, and advisory services. Forvis Mazars in the UK spans 14 offices across the nation and has over 3,400 professionals, with 190 partners. We have a clear purpose and a shared commitment to shape a better future.

You’ll join a collaborative and inclusive team where you’re supported to grow your skills, explore new opportunities, and contribute from day one. You’ll work with a diverse client base, develop meaningful connections, and gain experience that extends beyond your local team. Together, we grow, belong and impact.

About The Team

Our Financial Reporting Valuations team is a specialist practice within the wider Valuations team, providing valuation advice to a broad range of corporate, private equity-backed and listed clients. We support clients with purchase price allocations, impairment testing, complex financial instrument valuations, and other financial reporting requirements under IFRS, FRS 102 and US GAAP. As part of our continued growth, we are looking for a Manager to join our London office and support the delivery and development of our Financial Reporting Valuations practice. You will work closely with senior leadership on complex valuation engagements while helping to develop client relationships and contribute to the future growth of the team.

About The Role

• Lead and manage financial reporting valuation engagements, including purchase price allocations (PPA), impairment reviews and other fair value assignments.
• Prepare and review valuation models, analyses and reports in accordance with relevant accounting and valuation standards.
• Support audit teams by responding to valuation-related queries and engaging with audit review processes.
• Project manage multiple engagements simultaneously, ensuring delivery to budget and agreed deadlines.
• Develop strong and lasting relationships with clients, understanding their business and responding proactively to their needs.
• Assist in identifying opportunities for new work across existing and prospective clients.
• Support business development initiatives, including proposals, pitches and thought leadership.
• Coach, mentor and develop junior team members, providing technical guidance and supporting their professional development.
• Contribute to the continued development of methodologies, tools and innovation initiatives within the valuation practice.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Valuations, M&A, Transaction Services and the wider advisory business.
• Maintain high standards of technical excellence and ensure compliance with firm policies, professional standards and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrate commercial awareness and strategic thinking in support of the team's long-term growth objectives.

What We Are Looking For

• ACA, ACCA, CFA or equivalent professional qualification.
• Experience in business valuation and financial reporting valuation assignments, including purchase price allocations and impairment testing.
• Strong understanding of IFRS, FRS 102 and fair value measurement principles.
• Experience managing valuation engagements and coordinating teams to deliver high-quality client service.
• Strong financial modelling and analytical skills.
• Excellent report-writing, communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to identify opportunities for business development.
• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• Ability to review complex analyses and exercise sound professional judgement.
• Passion for developing and coaching junior team members.
• A proactive and collaborative approach with a desire to contribute to the growth of the Financial Reporting Valuations practice.

Why join us?

• Work on a broad range of high-profile and complex valuation assignments across multiple sectors.
• Be part of a growing national valuations team with strong ambitions for future growth.
• Collaborate closely with market-leading specialists across advisory, audit and tax.
• Access excellent learning, development and career progression opportunities.
• Help shape the future of our Financial Reporting Valuations practice through innovation and technical leadership.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Forvis Mazars diversity, equity and inclusion are central to our values. We value our people's unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experience, and know this diversity create better outcomes for our clients. We seek to attract, develop, and retain the best talent, inclusive of sex, ethnicity, disability, socio-economic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, and faith. We select candidates based on skills, knowledge, qualifications, and experience and aim to support all our team members to reach their potential. At Forvis Mazars, we promote an environment in which you cangrowyour skills,belongto a team that values your ideas, and make animpactthat matters.

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