Corporate Finance Associate Director in Nottingham

We’re looking for self‑motivated individuals who thrive in a high‑performing, collaborative team and who are excited by the opportunity to take real ownership of deals, clients and business development.

Requirements:

• Demonstrable experience across all stages of an M&A transaction within a corporate finance, investment banking, or private equity environment.
• A recognised professional qualification (ACA, ICAS, ACCA or equivalent) is preferred but not essential where you can demonstrate depth of transaction experience.
• Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills, both internally and externally.
• Strong analytical capabilities, with the ability to interpret financial data and form a clear commercial view of a business.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills to carry out financial analysis and prepare client and target documentation (e.g. IM, teaser, pitch decks etc.).
• Demonstrable practical experience of managing multiple deliverables, showing prioritisation skills and meeting deadlines within an expected timeframe.
• A network of intermediaries across the regional M&A market.

What the job involves:

• Grant Thornton is one of the UK’s most active M&A advisers, delivering some of the most interesting and exciting mid‑market transactions across the country.
• Our Midlands team is in a period of exceptional growth, fuelled by a strong and rapidly expanding pipeline of high‑quality deals involving dynamic owner‑managed businesses and private equity clients.
• To build on this momentum, we’re recruiting an Associate Director or experienced Manager who will play a pivotal role in both delivering our current deal flow and shaping the next phase of our growth across our Midlands team – either based from our Birmingham or Nottingham office.
• We operate in a genuinely dynamic, fast‑paced environment, balancing multiple live transactions while also building relationships that drive new opportunities for our team and the wider firm.
• No two days look the same, and the pace of activity creates a brilliant platform for ambitious individuals who want to accelerate their career.
• We’ll support you to balance your work and life, and we are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.
• Take responsibility for the day‑to‑day project management of transactions of varying types, including selling to trade and private equity, and driving them to a successful conclusion.
• Lead the preparation of key marketing materials including teasers, information memorandums and management presentations.
• Oversee or perform financial analysis, including high‑level modelling, valuation work, and private equity returns modelling.
• Provide technical insight and identify key business issues, helping clients navigate complex commercial, financial, or strategic challenges.
• Contribute to deal structuring considerations and provide strategic input to clients throughout the process.
• Coordinate and manage all stakeholders involved in a transaction (clients, investors, legal advisors, lenders, and other intermediaries), resolving issues as they arise.
• Identify and evaluate risk management issues, mitigating risk appropriately.
• Support and contribute to business development activity, including attending networking events, building relationships with prospective clients, and converting new opportunities.
• Participate in and help prepare pitches, proposals, and wider marketing initiatives.
• Take on broader departmental responsibilities such as recruitment, mentoring, people management, and developing junior team members.
• Help strengthen internal relationships across the firm to support cross‑service collaboration and internal deal origination.
• Coach junior team members and support their development.