Transactions Services, Financial Due Diligence - Senior Manager

PwC UK; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Private medical

Volunteer days

Job summary

PwC UK is seeking a Senior Manager in Financial Due Diligence to lead high‑quality analysis, manage complex engagements, and shape insights guiding client decisions in deal contexts. You will shape engagement scope, lead the DFA workstream, deliver commercially focused findings, and oversee reports on historical and forecast performance, cash flow, working capital and key drivers for senior stakeholders.

Collaborates with PE and corporate clients to grow the practice and develop teams through

Qualifications

• ACA qualified or international equivalent with deal/advisory experience.
• Strong financial analysis and ability to translate insights into deal strategy.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and communicating with clients.

Responsibilities

• Shape engagement scope and lead the financial due diligence workstream.
• Oversee preparation of diligence reports and analysis of historical/forecast performance, cash flow and working capital.
• Deliver clear, commercially focused insights for senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate with other diligence workstreams and advisors.

Skills

Financial analysis

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA Qualification

Job description

About The Role

As a Senior Manager in Financial Due Diligence, you’ll play a key leadership role in delivering high-quality analysis, managing complex projects, and shaping the insights that guide client decisions. You’ll lead teams through the review of financial and commercial performance, assess key deal drivers and value-creation levers, and communicate findings clearly and effectively to senior stakeholders. You’ll interact directly with senior management teams, business owners and private equity investors, developing trusted advisor relationships and bringing clarity to fast-moving, high-stakes situations. You’ll also contribute to the growth of the practice: developing people, building sector knowledge, expanding internal and external networks, and helping identify opportunities to support clients across the deal lifecycle.

What Your Days Will Look Like

• Shaping engagement scope, leading the financial due diligence workstream and driving project management
• Leading engagements for corporate and private equity clients, including liaising with other diligence workstreams and advisors.
• Delivering clear, commercially focused insights that support clients’ value creation hypotheses.
• Managing the preparation of high-quality diligence reports for our clients & overseeing analysis of historical and forecast performance, cash flows, working capital, and key business drivers.

The Role Is For You If

• Must possess an ACA Qualification (or an international equivalent) or have equivalent work experience. This includes international candidates who qualify through experience in their home country.
• Strong financial due diligence experience in a deals, advisory or related environment.
• Excellent analytical capability with the ability to interpret financial information in a commercial, value-creation context.
• Ability to identify key drivers, risks, deal breakers and commercial implications.
• Sound commercial judgement with the ability to link financial insights to broader deal strategy.
• Comfortable navigating complex issues, asking thoughtful questions and shaping the story for clients.

What You’ll Receive From Us

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.