M&A Manager

BDO; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent accountancy firm is seeking a Manager for its Corporate Finance team in the UK. The role involves managing day-to-day transactions, pitches, and internal projects, leveraging prior finance experience. Responsibilities include project management of buy-side and sell-side transactions. Candidates should have ACA/ACCA or equivalent qualifications, with strong financial and project management skills. Competitive remuneration and opportunities for personal development are offered.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in corporate finance advisory.
• Ability to manage several projects under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day execution of transactions and pitches.
• Project manage buy-side and sell-side transactions.

Skills

Strong financial acumen

Project management skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

ACA/ACCA qualified or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.

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

Responsibilities

As a manager, you will manage the day‑to‑day execution of transactions, pitches and internal projects, working closely with junior and senior members of the team. You will leverage your prior experience in Corporate Finance to project manage both buy‑side and sell‑side transactions, involving public and private companies, owner‑managed businesses and private equity houses. You will also develop knowledge of different sectors.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA qualified (or equivalent), or relevant work experience
• Direct experience (2‑4 years) of sell‑side and/or buy‑side corporate finance advisory activities
• Strong financial acumen
• Strong project management skills and the ability to work across several projects and occasionally handle pressurised situations
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Desirable skills

• Relevant sector experience is desirable, but not essential.

Location

Location: Reading or Bristol

Working at BDO

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior stakeholders to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long‑lasting relationships.

We’ll broaden your horizons. Our Deals team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value‑led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients’ affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. When you join them, you’ll work on some of the world’s most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry.

You’ll be someone who can be proactive, manage your tasks, collaborate with others and communicate with senior stakeholders. You’ll also identify opportunities to enhance delivery and provide additional services to the organisations we work with.

You’ll be someone who is comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior stakeholders to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

We’re looking forward to the future. At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions.

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.