M&A Assistant Director/ Senior Manager -Leeds

Whatsoninleeds; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm is seeking an Assistant Director in Corporate Finance, tasked with managing project delivery and developing client relationships. The ideal candidate will have strong project management skills and be ACA/ACCA qualified, with experience in corporate finance. This role offers opportunities to support business growth and enhance service delivery in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in corporate finance advising on both buy-side and sell-side work.
• Led projects to successful close.
• Good knowledge of MS Office, especially Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day project delivery and client engagement.
• Prepare and review reports and financial models.
• Develop new business relationships and support recruitment.

Skills

Project Management

Client Relationship Building

Communication

Education

ACA/ACCA qualified

Tools

MS Office

Excel

PowerPoint

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Dewsbury, Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom

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Full Job Description

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. Anaccountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice andsolutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’schanging world.

We work with the companies that are Britain’seconomic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited andhigh‑growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise theowners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll broadenyour horizons

Our Advisory team provide a wide varietyof services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have anin-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets andunderstand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at theheart of our clients’ affairs. The team work across strategy,operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and definedproject level. From technology to risk advisory, they’re experts infollowing through on top-level instructions and resolving the finerdetails – all in one straight-forward package. When you join them,you’ll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operationsand business deals, building your experience and expertise alongsidethe brightest minds in the industry.

We’ll help you succeed

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality ofour advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of theirbusiness, and that understanding comes from working closely with themand building long-lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone whois both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks,as well as confident collaborating with others and communicatingregularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to helpbusinesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and drawattention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providingadditional services to organisations we work with.

An Assistant Director’s primary responsibility is to managethe delivery of projects on a day-to-day basis, and to buildsustainable and profitable external and internal client relationships.You will have a good understanding of, and experience in, the field ofcorporate finance for both buy-side and sell-side work, involvingprivate and public companies, owner-managed businesses and privateequity houses. You will also be developed in your sector knowledge.

You’ll be someone with:

Project manage clientengagements, which includes determining the project scope and resourcerequirements, monitoring progress against budget and establishedtimeframe, review of work completed by junior team members andresolving all project issues prior to Partner and Director review.

Scope, prepare and review reports,information memoranda and documents using Word and PowerPoint

Scope and review financial models using Excel

Leading project management, includingoversight of due diligence and client and buyer interaction, andmanagement of the project team on a day-to-day basis.

Assist the Partners, Directors in the development ofexisting and new service stream methodologies.

Contributing and playing an active role in thedevelopment of new business relationships, marketing and businessproposals, including:

Promote knowledgesharing within the team and facilitating research and developmentwithin the chosen stream.

Ensure clientfeedback is captured, addressed and effectively communicated to theproject manager/director.

Buildsustainable relationships with clients, and take responsibility fordelivering answers to clients in most cases.

Support the conversion of opportunities intochargeable work, including pitch participation.

Identify and recognise new project and businessopportunities, and inform the project directors or partners, asappropriate.

Act as an ambassador of thefirm, participate in marketing events and keeping abreast of the widerange of services the firm offers.

Supportrecruitment, retention, development, training and motivation ofemployees within the Corporate Finance team.

Seek and take action on feedback.

Act as a mentor to team members and provide coachingwith a view to assisting them to achieve their personal career goals,including:

People managementresponsibilities covering resource planning and allocation,performance management

Support to theappraisal process, training and recommendations for promotion.

Essential skills:

A goodunderstanding of, and experience in, advising clients on both buy-sideand sell-side work, and will have led projects to a successful close.Your experience will involve working with private companies,owner-managed businesses and private equity houses.

ACA/ACCA qualified (or equivalent), or relevant workexperience.

Good knowledgeof MS Office, in particular Word and Excel.

For those involved in plc activities, a developingknowledge of relevant regulatory regimes.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect isone of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive,people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formalmentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in yourcareer, whatever your personal and professional needs.

Ouragile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teamstogether where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help oneanother. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resourcesyou need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration isthe key to creating value for the companies we work with andsatisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we’ve invested instate-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s peoplerepresent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage youto build your network, work alongside others, and share your skillsand experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events anddedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, wehelp entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.

Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re alwaysfinding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of uniqueminds continue to come together to help companies we work with toachieve their ambitions

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’reconfident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to buildon our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combinationof global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future togetherwith openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people tothink creatively about how we can do things better.

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