Transaction Advisory Consultant

Accenture PLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days vacation

Fitness classes via app

Private medical insurance

Gym discounts

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Job summary

Accenture plc is seeking a Transaction Advisory Manager to lead strategy engagements for corporate and private equity clients in London. You will drive value creation across the deal lifecycle and mentor junior staff in a fast-paced, global practice.

The role involves leading pre- and post-deal activities, building senior client relationships, and contributing to business development while leveraging cutting-edge technology and GenAI tools.

Qualifications

• 4+ years at a top-tier/boutique consulting firm or equivalent experience.
• Experience across M&A lifecycle: due diligence, integration, carve-outs, value creation.
• Proven ability to lead client engagements and teams.
• Strong communication and presentation skills to senior stakeholders.
• Experience applying GenAI to streamline pre/post deal workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy engagements addressing client challenges and value creation.
• Develop and present recommendations to C-suite clients.
• Support business development and proposal activities.
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to performance reviews and training.
• Collaborate across multinational teams on diverse client projects.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Client relationship management

Team leadership

Pre/post deal engagements

GenAI tools usage

Tools

GenAI tools

Job description

Job Description

Job Role:

Transaction Advisory Manager

Location:

London

Travel:

Yes

Career Level:

7

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital and AI capabilities across all services.

We are looking for a Transaction Advisory Manager with experience leading pre and post deal engagements in a consulting environment.

Inclusion and diversity are woven into the fabric of our business, and our core values of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, Integrity and Respect for the Individual have enabled us to create One Global Network for clients all over the World.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” - Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO.

As a team:

You’ll join Accenture’s Transaction Advisory team, which is a network of M&A and Private Equity professionals across Europe, Asia and North America. The Team supports corporate and Private Equity Clients in delivering projects that span across the deal lifecycle. Our practitioners provide dedicated support from M&A strategy, target screening and due diligence to transaction management, merger & synergy planning, as well as carve-outs and divestitures.

The Transaction advisory team is a lean but fast-paced team that has supported 7 out of the 10 largest global transactions and counts more than 9,000 clients across 120 countries. It’s stimulating and intellectually rigorous work which will see you working on headline-making deals, but you’ll be well prepared for each challenge.

If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training, cutting edge technology and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you.

In this role you will:

• Lead strategy engagements addressing our clients’ business challenges, delivering lasting and distinctive outcomes and value in disciplines such as:
  • Corporate and Business Strategy
  • Private Equity Value creation (e.g. portfolio company assessments)
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Portfolio strategy
    • Target screening
    • Pre-deal assessment/due diligence
    • Post-deal merger integration planning
    • Joint ventures or divestiture/carve out strategy and planning
• Work within multinational teams on client-facing projects or program workstreams, you could be developing business cases, assessing strategic and investment opportunities, or defining digital solutions
• Make, build and sustain trusted senior client relationships by remaining highly attuned to client needs and styles. Present key findings to C-suite clients
• Support and drive business development activities including opportunity identification/qualification and proposal development/presentation
• Support practice/community building efforts such as recruitment, actively mentoring others and contributing to performance management and training activities; develop offerings, assets, capabilities and relevant thought leadership

Qualification

We are looking for:

• A minimum of 4 years’ experience at a top tier or boutique consulting firm, Big 4 or through an ‘in-house’ consulting / business development role (e.g. Group Strategy, Group Corporate Development)
• Knowledge and experience across multiple areas of the M&A lifecycle (e.g., commercial/ IT/ operational due diligence, merger integration, carve-outs)
• Strong leadership skills with demonstrable ability to manage clients and teams with diverse skills and backgrounds
• Analytical mindset and ability to frame hypothesis and adopting recognized Strategy frameworks and techniques in the problems you are trying to solve
• Experience of research, quantitative analysis and leveraging GenAI tools to streamline pre and post deal M&A workflows
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with experience in delivering reports and presentations to senior corporate and Private Equity clients
• Experience of building relationships at different levels and functions internally and with clients

Set yourself apart:

• An appreciation of how technology, digital and AI can contribute to solving clients’ complex business problems
• Comfort with the quantitative skills required to develop financial/operational models and supervise data analysis
• Demonstrated understanding of financial statements
• Leadership and the ability to quickly build effective teams, establish trust-based relationships and gain valuable insights through collaboration and communication with a results driven attitude
• Experience with staff development and ability to mentor junior to mid-level practitioners
• Personal impact and charisma to lead meetings, presentations and workshops. Confidence to articulate complex problems and solutions in a simple, logical and impactful manner with groups ranging from board rooms to business unit leads
• Exposure and/or involvement in sales origination and commercial management, coupled with an entrepreneurial mind-set
• Experience in developing thought leadership publications to share Accenture’s perspective on key trends in the M&A industry.

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days of vacation per year, access to app based fitness classes, mental well-being tools and discounts on range of gyms, private medical insurance and three days leave per year for charitable work of your choice! Moreover, you have access to our Employee Share Purchase Plan that enables you to buy Accenture shares at a 15 percent discount.

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role to deliver the first-class services we are known for.

Locations

London

Additional Information

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