Corporate Finance Executive / Assistant Manager

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At Price Bailey, we provide exciting opportunities for training, personal growth and career engagement. We believe in fostering happiness and fulfilment in your work, whilst supporting and inspiring you to grow. We understand that your life extends beyond the workplace, which is why our Smart Working culture promotes flexibility, allowing you to choose when and where you work, whilst still providing excellent client care.

A well-established firm of chartered accountants and business advisors, we offer a wide range of services, including auditing, accounting, tax and corporate finance. We proudly serve a diverse client base across the UK and internationally, with a strong focus on entrepreneurial owner-managed businesses that share our passion for innovation.

What do the team do?

The Strategic Corporate Finance team provides powerful, insight-led strategies to ambitious organisations, supporting them through every stage of their business lifecycle. The team has significant cross-sector knowledge and provides advisory services including financial modelling and due diligence, growth through M&A, business owner exit strategies, and company valuations to name just a few.

The Strategic Corporate Finance team has experienced continuing and growing demand for its services particularly within the area of valuations and consequently this has led to the opening of an exciting opportunity to join the team.

You will work as part of the established Strategic Corporate Finance team and we expect that valuations will account for at least half of your workload but we are also keen to give you exposure across a range of corporate finance services supporting on deals typically spanning values between £1m – £30m. As such, there is likely to be a mix of projects whereby valuations may be the first stage of larger multi-faceted engagements on which you will also be working, or you may undertake standalone valuation projects alongside other corporate finance client engagements.

This is an interesting, varied role and would suit an individual looking to commence / continue their career within corporate finance.

What will I be doing?

As a Corporate Finance Executive / Assistant Manager you will have ownership of the following tasks:

• Preparing valuation working papers and final output letters, reports and/or presentations.
• Assisting with the preparation of reports for litigious matters and presenting findings in an accepted manner to be used as Expert evidence.
• Supporting the team on a wide range of small to mid-market deals through the preparation of financial due diligence reports, information memoranda and financial models.
• Working with the team to deliver buy-side and sell-side advisory engagements including via M&A, MBO and EOT scenarios.
• Analysis of financial statements, management information and deal documentation.
• Reviewing legal documents such as sale and purchase agreements and completion accounts.
• Assisting clients with completion procedures including cash and net debt analysis.
• Preparation of market research to support the valuation of companies and to identify potential buyers under sale mandates as well as target companies for acquisitive clients.

What experience do I need?

Whilst having the following experience is advantageous, we value passion and potential. If you meet the minimum criteria listed below and are eager to develop yourself, we would love to hear from you:

• ACA qualified or CFA qualification (minimum criteria).
• Experience in working in a client-facing role with SME/owner-managed businesses and an understanding of the factors impacting their operations (minimum criteria).
• Familiarity with corporate intelligence databases such as PitchBook, MarkToMarket, Experian MarketIQ desirable.
• Excellent attention to detail and takes responsibility for the accuracy and high quality of work.
• Strong stakeholder management skills including an ability to communicate complex information to a non-specialist audience.
• Strong analytical skills including an ability to identify inaccuracies or inconsistencies in data presented.
• 2:1 degree desirable.

What's on offer?

In addition to your salary, we also offer the following benefits:

• 25 days annual leave (with the option to buy/sell up to 5 days holiday)
• Private medical (Assistant Manager level)
• Contributory pension scheme
• 4x life assurance
• All employee share scheme
• Family friendly policies e.g. paid time off for dependants
• 2 days paid for volunteering
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including shopping discounts

Price Bailey aspires to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people, regardless of their social background, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We are an equal opportunities employer and place inclusion at the heart of what we do. Our workplace is one where diversity is embraced and where everyone is empowered to be their authentic selves.