Manager / Assistant Director, M&A Lead Advisory, Leeds

Your opportunity
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The Lead Advisory team in Leeds is a prominent player in the market place. In the last couple of years it has originated and executed a number of significant and high-profile transactions. On the back of this success, it is looking to expand the team.
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Are you looking to return to the workplace after an extended career break?
For this role we can offer coaching and support designed for returners to refresh your knowledge and skills, and help your transition back into the workplace after a career break of 2 years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application.

Your role
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The Financial Advisory division advises clients on acquisitions, disposals, valuation and capital raising. The practice is supported through a matrix structure by a number of regional teams focussed on specific geographies, specialist industry teams with deep sector expertise and functional specialist teams covering areas such as valuations, quoted lead advisory and fund placement. Clients include management teams, private equity funds and corporate clients undertaking M&A activity, typically in the £10m to £1bn market value range.
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As a Manager or Assistant Director you will have responsibility for:

• Working with clients across the Northern region on a range of transactions, such as disposals, mergers and acquisitions
• Day to day management of transactions, including preparation of information memoranda, management presentations, valuation analysis, buyer profiling, market research, financial analysis, and taking responsibility for management of information and client communications
• Industry research for both deal origination and transaction analysis
• Financial modelling, including DCF and LBO analysis
• Contribution to marketing and business development opportunities, including the preparation and delivery of pitches
• Managing diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution

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Your work, your choice
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How long does impact take? How long is a piece of string? How many seconds does a solution contain? How can we possibly tell? After all, impact can be huge or small. Immediate or years in the making. At Deloitte we believe the best impact is the value we add, not the hours we sit at our desk.
We, therefore, carefully consider agile ways of working, both formal and informal, that allow for the best impact for our people and our clients. If the working pattern you are looking for is not specifically indicated below, we are happy to discuss alternative arrangements.
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Location: Leeds with occasional domestic and international travel
Suggested work pattern: Permanent full-time with an opportunity for some home working

Your professional experience

• ACA (or equivalent) or CFQ qualification (not essential depending on other experience)
• Previous corporate finance advisory experience
• Excellent numeracy skills with keen attention to detail and the ability to absorb and analyse large amounts of data quickly
• Client focus, with ability to build rapport and establish effective working relationships
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Logical and methodical approach to problem solving
• Project management and organisational skills
• Ability to undertake detailed financial/commercial analysis for inclusion in client reports
• The self-confidence/appetite to be involved in business development activities
• Ability to develop, coach and motivate junior members of the team
• Great commercial acumen/market awareness

Your service line: Financial Advisory

Advising clients in the moments that define their business takes multiple layers of expertise. Much more than due-diligence, this is about diverse teams of specialists coming together, crossing service lines and international borders to tackle the many, complex issues involved in major transactions. And we have one of the broadest networks in the business. Here, you’ll find fascinating, career-building projects, market leading approaches, cutting-edge resources, huge clients and inspirational colleagues. As well as opportunities to develop a deep industry or product specialism.

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