Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) Assistant Manager

TN United Kingdom; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking team as an Assistant Manager in Transaction Advisory Services, where you will engage in financial due diligence for diverse clients. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on both buy-side and sell-side transactions, enhancing your analytical skills while collaborating with a dynamic team. The company values flexibility, allowing you to balance work and personal life through hybrid working options. You will play a crucial role in supporting decision-making processes and improving team performance, all while contributing to a culture that celebrates diversity and individual contributions.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification with post-qualification deal experience required.
• Experience in Audit or advisory services is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare analysis and findings for client deliverables.
• Collaborate on technical aspects of transactions.
• Present conclusions and recommendations to clients.

Skills

Financial Due Diligence

Audit Experience

Commercial Judgment

Team Collaboration

Education

Professional Qualification (ACA, ICAS, CA, ACCA, CIPFA)

Job description

Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) Assistant Manager, Manchester

Job Description

Every day, our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals. The Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) team provides a broad range of advisory services to clients, primarily in a deals environment, including financial due diligence (FDD), tax due diligence, and Strategy & Commercial Advisory (SCA).

As a member of the FDD team, you will provide financial due diligence on buy-side and sell-side transactions for private equity and corporate clients. You may also work on public company transactions, primarily on AIM Market operated by the London Stock Exchange.

We support flexible working arrangements, including reduced hours and job shares, to help you balance work and life.

The TAS team values diversity and flexibility, offering options like reduced days, annualised days, or term-time working, along with a hybrid working model combining office, client, and remote work.

Internal employees interested in this opportunity are encouraged to reach out for an exploratory conversation.

Role Overview

An Assistant Manager in TAS is involved in all aspects of FDD engagements, including client discussions, target meetings, liaising with the team, preparing analysis and reports, and client procedures. Specifically, you will:

• Prepare analysis and findings for client deliverables to support decision-making
• Collaborate on technical aspects of transactions
• Interpret and analyze complex information, identifying business issues
• Present conclusions and recommendations to clients and discuss implications
• Proactively improve your performance and contribute to the team
• Support risk management and business development efforts

Candidate Requirements

The minimum criteria include a professional qualification (ACA, ICAS, CA, ACCA, or CIPFA) with post-qualification deal experience. Additional desired skills include:

• Experience in Audit or advisory services
• Application of commercial judgment
• Ability to work successfully within a team

Our Culture and Benefits

We foster an inclusive culture that values diversity and individual contributions. Our open environment ensures interaction with leaders who care about your development. We support flexible working to help balance your personal and professional life.

Beyond work, we encourage activities like secondments, charity fundraising, and supporting entrepreneurs globally. Our values—Collaboration, Leadership, Excellence, Agility, Respect, and Responsibility—guide us in doing what’s right.

If you’re eager to contribute, innovate, and excel, we invite you to consider joining us. Find out more about working in our TAS team here.