(Senior) Manager Finance Practice (m / f / d)

AURELIUS Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading advisory firm in the UK seeks a skilled advisor to join their Task Force. The role involves conducting due diligence, optimizing finance processes, and supporting the CFO during acquisitions. Candidates should have a university degree in business or economics and at least three years of relevant experience, preferably with a management consulting firm. Strong analytical skills and excellent communication abilities are essential. The position requires extensive travel and fluency in English.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years relevant experience in management consulting or Big4.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• Result-oriented personality with strong responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Perform due diligence tasks during acquisitions.
• Conduct quick-check analysis for optimization potential.
• Optimize finance organization and budgeting processes.
• Support CFO in the transition to new ownership.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Strategical thinking

Education

University degree in business or economics

Job description

AURELIUS’ Task Force is a close‑knit team of advisors with deep functional expertise and long‑standing management experience. They support value generation in portfolio companies through effective and hands‑on project and change management in the areas of Procurement, Operations, Sales / Marketing, IT and Finance.

Responsibilities

• Perform specific due diligence tasks during the company acquisition process
• Perform quick‑check‑analysis for optimisation potential in portfolio companies after acquisition
• Optimisation of the finance organisation
• Optimisation of forecasting and budgeting processes
• Supporting the CFO / FD in the transition to the new ownership and setting the benchmark for internal reporting requirements
• Preparation of integrated budgets and forecasts including indirect cash flow planning
• Short‑term liquidity planning and management
• Supporting the operational implementation of different financial products
• Contact person for different financing partners (banks, 2nd lien lenders, credit insurers)
• Building up controlling structures and KPI‑systems supporting data‑driven management and control
• Gap analysis, identification, and implementation of immediate countermeasures

Qualifications required

• University degree / suitable experience in business / economics and strong analytical skills
• At least three years relevant experience, preferably with a top management consulting firm or Big4
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills combined with a confident, convincing and entrepreneurial personality
• Analytical / strategical thinking, result‑oriented personality, highly developed sense of responsibility and strong teamwork
• Practical, hands‑on mentality
• Capability to lead teams through critical transformations with the required sensitiveness and speed
• Extensive travel required
• Fluent in English, further language skills welcome (German is helpful, but not required)

Please apply online including all relevant application documents and stating your earliest possible starting date and salary expectation.