Transaction Services Director (Lifesciences and Healthcare)

Overview

We are BDO, an accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high-growth businesses that fuel the economy, directly advising the owners and management teams that lead them.

Our Deals team provides a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients' affairs. The team works across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they are experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straightforward package. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial due diligence projects, including overseeing day-to-day progress and driving delivery of quality transaction advice to clients.
• Create environments in which our people can thrive, supporting their development and progression.
• Work across multiple concurrent projects, prioritising clients and teams effectively.
• Manage client relationships and take ownership of commercial and risk management.
• Help our team to use new tools and approaches (such as data analytics).
• Pro-actively seek opportunities to enhance the business by identifying and developing client opportunities.
• Maintain existing client and referrer relationships including through Key Account Management programmes.
• Deliver pitches and presentations to win work and grow our brand.
• Identify areas for operational improvement and take ownership of projects to implement change.
• Help our people thrive through involvement in activities such as people management, learning and development and recruitment.

Requirements

• Good working knowledge of transaction services.
• Life Sciences & Healthcare experience is preferred/advantageous.
• Previous experience of managing teams.
• Self-starter who enjoys working as part of a team, but can also work autonomously.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a pro-active approach to continuous development.
• ACA/ACCA qualified (or equivalent), or relevant work experience.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office, in particular PowerPoint and Excel.

At BDO, we recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We are committed to agile working, offering every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand. We will help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, providing clarity and structure around career development.

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values, and we are proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another.

We know that collaboration is key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, which is why we have invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. We encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences.

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we are always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK, thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help the companies we work with achieve their ambitions. We have a clear purpose, and we are confident in our future, because we are adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.