Corporate Finance Manager

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Salary - competitive salary and benefits package based on experience and qualifications

Hours - Monday to Friday, 36.25 hours per week, with flexible, hybrid working and core hours 10am - 4pm

Holiday - 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)

About the Corporate Finance Manager role

We are TC Group, the fastest-growing top 25 accountancy firm in the UK. We're business advisors and accountants, with over 30 years of experience we've honed our skills and developed our service offering to deliver a much wider range of bespoke support and advice to ambitious business owners and their businesses.

We have a really exciting opportunity for a Corporate Finance Manager to be part of a well-respected, ambitious, award-winning team in our Lewes office.

Working alongside and providing support to our Corporate Finance Partner and our Business Advisory Director, this is an opportunity to further your knowledge and experience in this exciting field with plenty of scope for technical development and a defined career path.

Working with a variety of small to medium sized owner-managed businesses, you will be involved in supporting our clients with business acquisitions, business disposals, valuations, due diligence, raising finance and strategic reviews.

A solid foundation of accounting knowledge would be a distinct advantage so the successful candidate will ideally be ACA, ACCA or CF qualified. Previous corporate finance experience including knowledge of undertaking valuations and Due Diligence would be ideal. This role would also suit an Auditor looking for a change of direction to broaden their advisory skills.

Alongside experience, we look for professional, ambitious, forward-thinking individuals. You must be comfortable working off your own initiative and be quick to pick up new tasks, methodologies and deal with complex information. You must also have strong interpersonal skills, the ability to build long lasting successful client and network relationships. IT, presentation & report writing, and project management skills are also essential.

Team work is at the heart of our firm's values so we look for individuals with a positive team ethos, alongside a passion for business and a genuine enjoyment of the work.

Key responsibilities of a Corporate Finance Manager will include:

• work alongside the Partners and Director in lead advisory engagements (buy-side and sell-side)
• playing a key role in deal executions
• undertaking business, company and shareholder valuations
• undertaking financial due diligence assignments
• conducting research for transactions, writing reports
• preparation of Information Memorandums, business plans, report writing etc
• preparation of cash flow and financial forecasts for a range of clients and scenarios
• assist Partners and Director in advising clients through the raising of finance
• supporting the Company Secretarial assistant in the preparation of statutory paperwork for transactions
• undertaking client management and business development tasks
• actively assisting in the promotion of the firms networking activities
• building & maintaining good relationships with clients
• any other duties commensurate with this level of post

About you

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:

Technical skills required:

• ACA, ACCA or CF qualified
• previous corporate finance experience including knowledge of undertaking valuations and Due Diligence would be ideal
• strong report writing skills
• strong IT skills, particularly Excel
• strong research skills, ability to utilise database resources and the internet as a source of information gathering
• excellent presentation skills
• strong analytical skills and ability to deal with complex information
• familiarity with financial statements and the ability to perform financial analysis is a strong advantage

Behavioural skills required:

• effective written & oral communication
• demonstrate strong project management, planning and organisational skills
• ability to work under own initiative
• strong interpersonal skills
• team player with a positive team ethos
• ability to grasp new tasks, methodologies and practices quickly
• good attention to detail
• ability to follow systems and procedures
• passion for supporting SME owner managed businesses

Full benefits available for the Corporate Finance Manager

• pension scheme
• group life assurance 4 x salary
• healthcare cash plan (eligibility after successful completion of probation period)
• payment of professional subscriptions
• car parking
• hybrid working (following successful completion of probation period)
• opportunity to purchase additional holiday days
• social functions and events
• access to our employee benefits portal - cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases
• employee Referral Bonus - we're always looking for talented individuals to join our team
• employee Assistance Programme
• regular training and development - continuous development and support not only for your professional qualifications but also for your personal goals and aspirations

About us

TC Group is growing and changing at quite a pace! We're an ambitious group of people with the same aim - to create a consistent, high-quality experience for our clients. Like us, our client list is growing - we're supporting more and more of the UK's ambitious business owners, SME's and large Corporations and it's a real team effort. We're helping them make courageous decisions to grow their businesses.

We always seek the best talent, looking for individuals who are technically brilliant, solution-focused and continually strive to be the best in class. Each member of our team plays an integral part in creating the unique feel and culture of our business, which in turn helps us continue to grow, develop and evolve. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are based in the UK and unfortunately we are unable to provide Sponsorship.