Transaction Services Assistant Manager

Cooper Parry; Greater London, Reading; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work – home/office/client mix

Generous holiday entitlement

Enhanced parental leave policy

Enhanced pension scheme

Casual dress

Wellbeing offering

Volunteer opportunities

Social/sports clubs

Job summary

Cooper Parry is expanding its South-based Transaction Services team and seeks an Assistant Manager to drive growth and client delivery across the South, including London and Reading. You will lead key projects, develop client relationships and contribute to the firm's ambitious growth plan.

The role requires ACA/ACCA or equivalent, due diligence experience, strong reporting skills, and a proactive business development mindset.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification is required.
• Experience in financial due diligence (buy-side & sell-side) and SPA is desirable.
• Proven report-writing skills and strong time management under deadlines.
• Experience in managing client relationships and discussions.
• Business development mindset, ideally with PE exposure.

Responsibilities

• Co-develop the approach, scope and objectives with the client, understanding key business drivers and providing value through insights and conclusions.
• Gather, verify and assess information, formulating informed views and conclusions.
• Plan and prepare outputs from our work, including reports and client meetings with insightful data analysis.
• Monitor progress of live projects and highlight risks or price-impacting items in a timely manner.
• Establish yourself as a key client contact and collaborate with other Cooper Parry teams.
• Share knowledge with the team and coach others to raise performance.
• Identify opportunities to broaden services offered to clients.

Education

ACA/ACCA or equivalent

Tools

N/A

Job description

About The Role

Cooper Parry is a UK-based professional services group best known for accountancy, audit, tax, deal advisory, wealth management, legal, and digital consulting. Founded in 1850, it has grown from a traditional accounting practice into one of the UK's largest and fastest-growing mid-market advisory firms, having secured investment from US private equity firm Lee Equity Partners.

Cooper Parry is a UK-based professional services group best known for accountancy, audit, tax, deal advisory, wealth management, legal, and digital consulting. Founded in 1850, it has grown from a traditional accounting practice into one of the UK's largest and fastest-growing mid-market advisory firms, having secured investment from US private equity firm Lee Equity Partners. At CP we have a fully integrated Deals business comprising of Corporate Finance, Transaction Services, Transaction Tax, Debt Advisory and Liberty Corporate Finance. We have over 120 Deals professionals nationally, with hubs in the Midlands, London, Reading, Manchester, Leeds, Scotland and Northern Ireland, who go to market together serving owner managers, private equity owners , private equity backed businesses and corporates in all aspects of M&A. Putting it simply, we work with clients to make the buying or selling of businesses feel more straightforward and to maximise the value achieved from the process. Business transactions, no matter the size, can be a complicated process, so we bring refreshingly clear advice that's backed by insightful financial analysis. Our financial due diligence process involves checking each key financial aspect of a transaction important to our clients. Specifically, we identify the key value drivers of performance and profitability, identify potential value adjustments, provide input to the sale & purchase agreement(‘SPA’), mitigate risks and challenge assumptions about future performance.

About The Team

We are currently continuing to grow our South based Transaction Services(“TS”) team, as part of our nationally integrated TS practice, and are looking for an Assistant Manager to join us to help build out our ambitious growth plan. This is a unique opportunity for an individual looking to play a significant role in building a successful business covering the South, particularly London and Reading. We are looking for someone who is great at…

• Co-developing our approach, scope and objectives with the client, understanding key business performance drivers, and providing value through insights, factual conclusions and advice
• Gathering, verifying and assessing information, and formulating views and conclusions
• Planning and preparing outputs from our work, including written reports and presentations/meetings with the client, ensuring insightful data analysis and presentation.
• Planning and monitoring the progress of live projects, including sharing of potential key issues on a timely basis, such as identification of risk for our client or items impacting price
• Establishing yourself as a key client contact
• Working together with team members, plus forming relationships with other Cooper Parry teams
• Sharing your technical and wider knowledge with the team and providing coaching to others
• Understanding the wider capabilities of Cooper Parry and look for opportunities to broaden the services provided to our clients
• Playing a leading role in the Transaction Services team and business opportunity initiatives, as well as taking responsibility for own career development

About You

At Cooper Parry, we’re in it together. All we ask of our people is that they play all in. You’ll continuously strive to keep learning – whether you’re a trainee or a Partner – and you’ll be brave, stepping out of your comfort zone to tackle new challenges. Above all, be nice. A simple notion, but an irreplaceable part of what makes CP, CP.

In addition to those core values, as an Assistant Manager you should;

• Have an ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification
• Ideally have existing financial due diligence experience (including buy side & sell side due diligence, completion accounts and SPA experience), combined with strong commercial acumen
• Have accomplished report writing experience
• Be a highly effective time manager, with the ability to keep calm and work efficiently when under deadlines
• Have strong project management skills and technical knowledge
• Have experience of managing client relationships and discussions
• Have a business development mindset and associated capabilities. Ideally having already worked with lower mid-market Private Equity houses

About Us

We’ve been dubbed ‘the rebels of accountancy’. We’re straight-talking. Never afraid to share our opinions. We put people and relationships before products and services, and deliver a streamlined, client-focused service – free from unnecessary red tape.

Check Out Our Recent Achievements

• Best Companies’ No.1 Accountancy Firm & No.30 Best Large Company to Work For in the UK
• Became B Corp Certified in 2023 and we’re still the UK’s largest accountancy B Corp, measuring and improving our impact beyond business for a brighter tomorrow
• Achieved 5 awards at the Inspiring Workplace Awards in 2025: winner in the Large Business category and best in class for inspiring People & Culture, Wellbeing, Inclusion and Employee Experience

That’s Why We Offer Things Like

• A flexible approach to work - balancing working from home, in office or with clients
• A generous holiday entitlement
• An enhanced parental leave policy
• An enhanced pension scheme
• No dress code – just “wear something!”
• A multi-award-winning wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental, spiritual, and financial health
• Volunteering opportunities to work closer with local communities and charities
• Cooper Parry social/sports clubs

Feeling supported and welcomed is such a big part of bringing your whole self to work. As an equal opportunities employer, we’ll work with you to ensure you have everything you need to develop your skills and achieve your best.

Get in touch if you have any questions about our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion or about accessibility/accommodations during your application process.