M&a Analyst / Associate in City of London

M&A Associate – Move from fDD into Deal Execution Are you an ACA-qualified accountant with 1–2 years’ post-qualified experience in a Big 4 Financial Due Diligence team? This is a rare opportunity to move from analysing transactions to helping lead them, joining a high-growth, entrepreneurial M&A advisory platform with an exceptional mid-market franchise across the UK and Europe. You will work alongside highly regarded senior dealmakers on live buy-side and sell-side mandates, advising ambitious corporates, private equity-backed businesses and growth companies across sectors including Consumer, Retail, Industrials and Technology. Work on high-profile mid-market M&A, capital markets and debt advisory assignments across the UK and Europe. Analyse businesses, financial performance, markets and transaction dynamics to develop a clear investment and strategic rationale. Prepare business cases, assess the merits and risks of potential transactions, and contribute directly to senior-level client discussions. Support the preparation of high-quality marketing materials, investor presentations, transaction announcements and offering documentation. Coordinate critical deal workstreams across multiple concurrent mandates, developing the judgement and commercial perspective required of a rounded M&A adviser. For an fDD professional, this is a compelling next step: you retain the financial rigour and analytical strengths you have developed in the Big 4, while moving materially closer to the strategic, commercial and client-facing heart of a transaction. A sustained pipeline of live mandates, rather than purely project-based diligence work. The backing, network and cross-border opportunities of a business with offices throughout the UK and Europe. Work directly with senior advisers and gain the technical, commercial and interpersonal skills needed to build a long-term M&A career. Join a growing advisory firm at a point where ambition, initiative and quality of execution are genuinely recognised. Ideally 1–2 years’ post-qualified experience within a Big 4 Transaction Services / financial Due Diligence practice. Strong financial analysis, accounting and commercial judgement. A genuine motivation to transition into front-line M&A advisory and work across the full deal process. If you have built a strong foundation in Financial Due Diligence and want to move into a more commercial, varied and client-facing M&A role, please apply in confidence. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a respected and growing advisory business where you will work on live transactions, develop rapidly and build a genuine career in M&A.