Transaction Services Director

ACCA Careers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentoring program

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

BDO in the UK is seeking a Director in Transaction Services to lead financial due diligence for corporate buyers, PE, vendors and reporting accountants' work. You’ll develop existing and new service line practices, manage client relationships and drive growth.

A background in corporate finance, ACCA/ACA, and strong leadership are essential; join a collaborative, high-profile team. This role offers executive visibility and the opportunity to influence deal outcomes within a market-leading

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA qualification or overseas equivalent.
• Significant corporate finance experience and business development success.
• Proven management experience and client leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of Transaction Services offerings for corporate buyers and vendors.
• Direct financial due diligence and reporting accountant work for high-profile deals.
• Grow service lines and manage multi-disciplinary teams across engagements.

Skills

ACA/ACCA

Corporate finance

Business development

Management experience

MS Office

Education

ACCA/ACA

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients’ affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they’re experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details – all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you’ll work on some of the world’s most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry.

We’ll help you succeed

As a Director in our Transaction Services team, you will be a key contributor to the development and growth of the service line within Corporate Finance. You will use your knowledge and experience in the field of financial due diligence for corporate or strategic buyers, private equity or financial buyers and vendors and / or reporting accountant’s work to lead the development of existing and new service stream practices.

Skills

When you join us, we’ll make your growth our priority. If you can demonstrate the following skills, we can help you go far. We’re looking for someone with:

• ACA/ACCA qualified (or overseas equivalent), or relevant work experience.
• Significant experience of working within a corporate finance department.
• Proven track record of successful business development / winning in the market
• Previous management experience.
• Good knowledge of MS Office, in particular Word, Powerpoint and Excel.
• For those involved in Capital Markets transactions a thorough knowledge of the relevant legislation.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people‑centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we’ve invested in state‑of‑the‑art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.

Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.