Corporate Finance Assistant Manager in Birmingham

At Grant Thornton we do things differently - looking to the future, driving ambitious growth and pioneering positive change in our industry. Providing audit, tax and advisory services, we empower clients through strategic insight, curiosity, and genuine partnership. And we empower our people with real opportunity, an inclusive culture and work life balance.

We work with midmarket companies on strategies for growth and exit, building relationships with our clients, becoming their trusted advisor and helping them to identify the appropriate transaction to facilitate growth, whether this be through private equity or debt funding solutions. We enable founders to exit or identify succession by finding the right trade partner or investor, or indeed to float through the public markets.

For this role you will support deal teams across tasks to prepare and take a business to market, executing and negotiating sell-side and buy-side transactions. You will employ multiple skillsets utilising your financial expertise and negotiation skills in the execution and completion of a deal. In addition to this you will be part of a collegiate and collaborative team who genuinely enjoy working and celebrating success together.

As an Assistant Manager within our Corporate Finance team you will:

• Play a key role in supporting transaction execution and contributing across multiple projects.
• Have a major impact on our clients and our firm.
• Work on the full client project lifecycle, from opportunity sourcing to pitch and completion.
• Assist in collating and analysing financial and commercial data to support transactions.
• Draft information memoranda and marketing materials as part of the transaction process.
• Prepare client presentations and pitch documents including credentials.
• Assist in valuing companies, utilising public company comparisons, precedent transactions and discount cash flow.
• Be a part of a close, dynamic Corporate Finance team, and work with a variety of clients across a range of sectors and regions.
• Have opportunities to develop yourself and others, driving your own development with the support of your people manager.

The minimum criteria you’ll need is to have:

• Professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, ICAS, CA (or CIPFA or CFA qualified) or relevant experience in M&A, supported by a proven background in a similar role.
• Experience gained within a UK professional services environment or relevant industry experience.

It would be great if you had some of the following skills:

• Competent knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
• Understanding of financial statements analysis and financial modelling.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrable experience using AI tools to speed up analysis and improve the quality of your work.
• Demonstrable experience of managing multiple deliverables, showing prioritisation skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong ambition with proven capabilities to collaborate effectively with all levels of the team.
• A solid understanding of quality and ethical practice in everything you do.
• Excellent relationship management skills.
• A keen interest in mergers and acquisitions.

Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues helps our people to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential. Our open and accessible culture means you’ll interact with leaders who are interested in you and everything you bring to our firm.

Life is more than work. The things you do, and the people you’re with outside of work matter, that’s why we’re happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles, and we’ll always do our best to keep your work and life in balance. The impact you can make here will go far beyond your day job.