Deal Origination Associate, Restructuring Advisory
- Recruiter
- RSM
- Location
- London, Greater London, United Kingdom
- Salary
- Competitive salary + benefits
- Posted
- 21 Oct 2021
- Closes
- 21 Nov 2021
- Approved employers
- Approved employer
- Job role
- Business analyst, Financial analyst, Fund accountant
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Experience level
- Qualified accountant
Job Description
The team
The Deal Origination team is a specialist business development function within RSM’s Transaction Advisory business that supports the identification and generation of new business opportunities for the firm. RSM’s Restructuring Team works with organisations to provide tailored solutions being faced by businesses, including reacting swiftly and decisively to those issues.
The Deal Origination team uses a thematic approach to assessing potential targets and is responsible for approaching and building relationships with the management teams of privately-owned businesses that have the potential to be a future corporate finance client of the firm. The main objective is to grow RSM’s client base by building and maintaining relationships with senior decision-makers. We are a small, relationship-driven team and you will be exposed to senior colleagues, a varied workload and a high level of responsibility.
The role
You will be working closely with and reporting to the Deal Origination Manager. Working with the Restructuring team, you will build a pipeline of transaction opportunities and will be key to supporting the development of relationships with business owners.
Key responsibilities include:
- Identifying prospective corporate finance clients through analysing sector trends
- Targeting the key stakeholders of UK Owner-Managed and Private Equity-backed businesses
- Targeting non-core subsidiaries of global organisations
- Owning, managing and tracking relationships until eventual handover to the deal team
Minimum Qualifications
About You
- Commercial background with an excellent understanding of corporate finance
- Experience / knowledge of Debt Advisory or Restructuring preferred
- Experience in business development / deal origination preferred
- Organised, articulate and able to build relationships with entrepreneurs and business owners
- Strong presentational, communication and written skills and excellent organisational capabilities
- Computer literate with a good knowledge of Microsoft Office products
- Ability to work both autonomously and within a team.
Flexible Working
At RSM we work hard to create an environment where our people can make a difference - to themselves, their career, their teams, and to the success of our firm and clients. We support all our people to work flexibly, to manage their family and other responsibilities alongside their work commitments; we believe this is key to achieving an inspiring and fulfilling working environment.
Diversity and Inclusion at RSM
At RSM, inclusion and diversity are central to our values. We have an authentic focus on intentional inclusion, enabling our people to feel they can bring their whole self to work and ensuring everyone feels supported, respected and confident to make a valuable contribution. To find out more, please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page on our Careers Website.
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