Transaction Advisory Manager

Accenture UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days vacation per year

Fitness app access

Mental well-being tools

Gym discounts

Private medical insurance

Charitable leave (3 days)

Employee Share Purchase Plan (15% off)

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Transaction Advisory Manager in London with experience leading pre and post deal engagements in a consulting environment, especially technology-led transactions. You will join a global network of M&A and Private Equity professionals delivering across the deal lifecycle.

You will lead strategy engagements, support due diligence, post-deal integration planning, and help develop offerings. The role requires strong leadership and multinational teamwork.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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, Mergers & Acquisitions, Portfolio strategy
• Target screening and pre-deal assessment/due diligence, including technology and digital due diligence
• Post-deal merger integration planning (incl.IT integration)
• Joint ventures or divestiture/carve out strategy and planning (incl. TSA design and exit)
• Work within multinational teams on client-facing projects or program workstreams, developing business cases and evaluating a target’s technology and data estate
• Present key findings to C-suite clients and maintain trusted senior client relationships
• Support business development activities including opportunity identification/qualification and proposal development/presentation
• Mentor junior practitioners and contribute to performance management and training assets

Skills

Leadership

Analytical mindset

GenAI tools

Verbal and written communication

Relationship building

Negotiation

Tools

GenAI tools

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, and we’re particularly interested in candidates who have worked on technology-led or technology-intensive transactions.

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, increasingly where technology sits at the centre of the deal thesis.

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, including technology and digital due diligence
• Post-deal merger integration planning (incl.IT integration)
• Joint ventures or divestiture/carve out strategy and planning (incl. TSA design and exit)
• Work within multinational teams on client-facing projects or program workstreams, you could be developing business cases, assessing strategic and investment opportunities, evaluating a target’s technology and data estate, 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

Job Qualifications

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

• Deal experience in technology dimensions of deals and/or tech-enabled sectors (e.g. software, platforms, data businesses)
• A strong grasp of how technology, digital and AI can contribute to solving clients’ complex business problems, and how they drive value, risk and cost in a transaction
• 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

• 30 days of vacation per year
• access to app based fitness classes
• mental well-being tools
• discounts on range of gyms
• private medical insurance
• three days leave per year for charitable work of your choice
• 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.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com

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