Advisory - Assistant Manager - Deal Advisory - Cork

Grant Thornton; Cork; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton Ireland is seeking a candidate to join the Deal Advisory team in Cork. You will work on financial due diligence for acquisitions or divestitures, support lead advisory M&A projects, and assist with valuation engagements and financial modeling.

The role requires 3-4 years of relevant experience, ACA/CFA or equivalent, and strong GAAP knowledge, with advanced MS Office and BI tools capacity. Fluency in English is essential.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of relevant experience in transaction advisory.
• Qualified with ACA, CFA or equivalent qualification.
• Strong understanding of GAAP principles (IFRS and Irish GAAP).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Work on financial due diligence engagements related to acquisitions or divestitures.
• Support on lead advisory M&A projects and debt advisory engagements.
• Assist valuations including DCF and comparable company analyses.
• Develop robust financial models and business plans with client input.

Skills

Financial due diligence

Valuation & modeling

M&A lead advisory

GAAP IFRS knowledge

MS Excel

PowerPoint

BI tools

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Finance, Accounting or Economics

ACA or CFA qualification

Tools

S&P Cap IQ Pro

Mergermarket

Bloomberg

Power BI

Alteryx

Tableau

Job description

Job Description & Summary

This role provides strong candidates with the opportunity to become a key part of a rapidly growing area of the business, and offers highly attractive career development and progression opportunities. The Deal Advisory department in Grant Thornton has extensive experience in all aspects of corporate finance from mergers and acquisitions, transaction advisory services, valuations, and raising capital and business planning.

The role will comprise of the following activities:

• Work on financial due diligence engagements related to acquisitions or divestitures by private equity investor groups and strategic corporate players;

• Provide support on lead advisory M&A projects, MBO/ MBI assignments (IM preparation, financial databooks);

• Assist on valuation engagements (constructing valuation models including DCF, comparable company analysis, stock options, Purchase Price Allocations (PPAs) / Intangible asset valuation);

• Familiarity with key valuation methodology and approaches and/or the ability to develop or formally review financial models;

• Create robust and flexible financial models such as 3-statement forecast models and sensitivity analysis;

• Work with clients to prepare business plans in line with their organic/in-organic growth strategy; and

• Assist the wider team on debt advisory engagements.

The successful candidate will be and possess:

• Prior experience in transaction advisory is a must (i.e., financial due diligence, valuation & modeling, M&A lead advisory);

• 3-4 years of relevant experience;

• The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics;

• Qualified with ACA, CFA or equivalent qualification;

• Strong understanding of GAAP principles (IFRS and Irish GAAP);

• Advanced skills in MS Office – Excel and Power Point; experience in use of databases such as S&P Cap IQ Pro, Mergermarket, Bloomberg etc. is advantageous;

• Experience working with BI tools such as Power BI, Alteryx, Tableau etc. is advantageous;

• Fluent English is a must, other European languages are advantageous;

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to write clear, concise reports;

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;

• Strong interpersonal skills;

• Highly motivated, with a proven ability to work on their own initiative within a challenging and dynamic work environment;

• Strong team player with good organisation and planning skills;

• Strong time-management skills and ability to work towards deadlines; and

• Actively pursuing self-learning, on-the-job training, and knowledge from other team members

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We are Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton Ireland is rapidly approaching 3,000 people, in 9 offices across Ireland, Isle of Man, Gibraltar and Bermuda. With a presence in over 149 countries around the world and a global network of 73,000 people, we bring our clients the local knowledge, national expertise and global presence to help them succeed - wherever they're located.

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We are all at our best when we are able to be ourselves and we view integrity and authenticity as integral values to bring to our day-to-day work-life at the firm. We are excited to see the personality and perspectives you will bring to our team because we know we will all benefit from them. Diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision-making, improves the quality of our delivery, and helps us to meet the needs of our clients. Our firm is built on people and their ideas, so we want to hear all the new perspectives and fresh thinking you have to offer. You form the bedrock of our firm’s best-practice principles and we will champion you as leaders from day one.

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