Transaction Support Executive or Manager

Hmt Llp; Henley-on-Thames, Greater London; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HMT is seeking a Transaction Support Executive/Manager in Henley on Thames or London. You will join an award-winning corporate finance team to rapidly develop transaction support skills across due diligence and advisory work.

The successful candidate will be a qualified chartered accountant, with up to 24 months of transaction support experience, and possess strong commercial awareness and analytical ability. Travel to the South may be required.

Qualifications

• Qualified chartered accountant with strong academic background.
• Newly qualified or 12–24 months transaction support experience.
• Experience advising UK private equity transactions.

Responsibilities

• Undertake due diligence for transactions predominantly in the £10m–£50m range.
• Assist in advising clients on transaction terms and adjustments.
• Collate, analyse and draft findings on detailed financial information.

Skills

Analytical skills

Commercial awareness

Strong work ethic

Education

Chartered accountant

Job description

Transaction Support Executive or Manager

Henley on Thames or London

Competitive Package

An opportunity for an exceptional chartered or certified accountant, who is either recently qualified or has up to 24 months transaction support experience, to join an award-winning team and to rapidly develop their transaction support skills as they both undertake due diligence assignments and provide ad hoc corporate finance and commercial advice on the transactions generally. HMT enjoys a strong and consistent deal flow and this role provides significant opportunity for rapid progression and skills development as well as exposure to the private equity and wider investment community.

The Company

HMT is a leading independent practice who specialise in advising ambitious entrepreneurial businesses. We operate from offices in Henley on Thames in beautiful and friendly surroundings, with excellent transport links into Reading, and in the heart of London near Bank station but equally we are open to establishing other locations to facilitate recruiting leading corporate finance professionals who can exploit their strong personal network in their local region. Our award-winning corporate finance team enjoys a consistent and quality deal flow with an exceptional track record of completing transactions, predominantly in the £10m to £100m deal size range.

The Role

You will be part of a dynamic team undertaking due diligence for transactions predominately in the £10-50m deal size range. You will also assist in advising the client on the transaction generally including the appropriateness of the key acquisition terms such as price, “locked” box and cash/debt free adjustments. The individual will assist senior colleagues on large and complex assignments but for less complex transactions will be the principal day to day point of contact for the acquisition target company and be responsible for collating, analysing and drafting findings on detailed financial information. The work is likely to involve some travel around the South including a requirement to stay away from home from time to time.

The Person

The successful candidate will be a qualified chartered accountant with a strong academic background who is either newly qualified or who has 12-24 months experience advising on UK private equity transactions. We are looking for an exceptional work ethic and commercial awareness, with strong analytical skills as well as the ability to work to tight reporting deadlines. Strong verbal and written communication skills are vital along with the ability to quickly build relationships based on trust with a wide range of people including business owners and other professionals. Working as part of a small team on a strong and consistent deal flow and closely with a highly experienced partner, there will be the opportunity to gain significant transactional experience and rapid career progression.