M&A Corporate Finance Associate Director/ Director in Nottingham

Providing audit, tax and advisory services, we empower clients through strategic insight, curiosity, and genuine partnership. We empower our people with real opportunity, an inclusive culture, and work-life balance. With over 5,000 people in the UK and a presence in 150 global markets, we're on an ambitious journey, from great to exceptional, and we need the best people to help us achieve our potential.

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. We'll support you to balance your work and life, and we are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

A look into the role

• 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.
• 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.

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.

It would be great if you had some of the following skills, but don't worry if you don't tick every box, we'll help you develop along the way:

• 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.
• 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.

The things that set you apart, we value them, and this helps us all to perform at our best. It's not just about our culture and values; in addition to a competitive salary and reward package, you'll also get:

• Tailored development programmes and access to coaching.
• Flexible bank holidays – allowing you to celebrate the days that are important to you.
• Benefits including pension, life assurance, and private medical, additional holiday purchasing, and health benefits.
• Access to shopping discounts, gym memberships, financial advice, and more.

Our how we work framework gives flexibility in where, how, and when we work to deliver the best results for our clients, whilst helping you keep a balance between work and life. 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. We're looking for people who can help drive the business forward, who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas, and go beyond expectations.