Corporate Finance Manager (Healthcare)

Grant Thornton UK LLP; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job description

More than you expected

The UK member firms of Grant Thornton are part of a global network of independent audit, tax and advisory firms, made up of some 76,000 in over 150 countries. We're a team of independent thinkers who put quality, inclusion, and integrity first. All around the world we bring a different experience to our clients. A better experience. One that delivers the expertise they need in a way that goes beyond. Personal, proactive, and agile. That's Grant Thornton.

Job Description:

NEW GROUND WON'T BREAK ITSELF.

Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals.

We are an award-winning and growing Corporate Finance Advisory team who provide advice to a wide range of clients, including large and mid-sized companies, shareholders, management teams and private equity on a variety of transactions including, selling and buying businesses, through to raising debt and equity capital for growth.

We operate in a highly dynamic and fast-moving environment, managing multiple live transactions but also developing relationships with new business opportunities for both us and the broader firm.

Our Healthcare sector team is an established and successful team covering Social Care, Medical Devices, Specialist Care, Multi-site Retail Healthcare, NHS Outsourced Services and Pharma Services. The team works closely with both corporates and private equity providers active in the market.

We are seeking self-motivated candidates with a view to supporting their career development within this exciting service line embedded in a strong team culture.

We're happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, we'll support you to balance your work and life.

A look into the role

As a Manager within our Corporate Finance Advisory team you will:

1. The work that you will do has a major impact on our clients and our firm. We pride ourselves on the high-level standards we have for the work that we do.
2. As a Manager, you will be a key member of a deal team, supporting and reviewing the drafting of sales documents (information memorandum, teaser), responsibility for projects and supporting on business development initiatives, such as pitches and research. You will support projects with financial analysis, reviewing data and helping to gain a commercial understanding and indicative valuation of a company. A day-in-the-life of a corporate finance adviser is varied, so you will be responsible for managing your workload, managing a project on a day-to-day basis and prioritising in line with demands of each project you are working on.
3. You will be part of a tight-knit team with strong team spirit and an attitude of getting things done. The Scotland Corporate Finance team is collaborative, with ideas always welcome and in return you will have support from all members of the team. It is an exciting time to be joining the Scotland Corporate Finance team, with a strong pipeline and a growing team, you will have significant opportunities to take on responsibility and develop.
4. You will be responsible for delivering well-presented documents in house style, researching and gaining a better understanding of businesses (e.g. potential buyers for sell-side mandates, acquisition targets for buy-side mandates, and target research for business development), and carrying out illustrative financial modelling, analysis and valuations of companies. You will have the opportunity to delegate work to, and manage, more junior colleagues, helping them with their own personal development.
5. Collaboration with other stakeholders is vital in the corporate finance role, and you will be encouraged to build your own brand with internal colleagues across audit, tax and advisory as well as externally with key intermediary contacts within law firms, banks and private equity.

Knowing you're right for us

Joining us as a Manager, the minimum criteria you'll need is to have:

1. Applicants should be professionally qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIPFA or equivalent).
2. All applicants must have relevant deal experience in a big 4, mid-tier accounting firm, investment bank or CF boutique.

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.

1. Communication and relationship building skills with clients, targets and colleagues.
2. Analytical skills and the ability to commercially analyse financial data to develop an understanding of a company.
3. Strong Excel and Power Point skills to carry out financial analysis and prepare client and target documentation (e.g. IM, teaser, pitch decks etc.).
4. Demonstrable practical experience of managing multiple deliverables, showing prioritisation skills and meeting deadlines within an expected timeframe.
5. An interest in mergers and acquisitions and a particular sector are preferable.

Knowing we're right for you

The culture at Grant Thornton is what sets us apart, we're known for our inclusive culture and creating environments where all our people can flourish. The things that set you apart, we value them, and this helps us all to perform at our best.

Our values are the unwavering principles that shape our daily behaviours and decisions, alongside our drive to do the right thing. We're looking for people who align with our values and are purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind. You can learn more about our values in practice here.

It's not just about our culture and values, in addition to a competitive salary and reward package, you'll also get:

1. Tailored development programmes and access to coaching.
2. Flexible bank holidays - allowing you to celebrate the days that are important to you.
3. Benefits including pension, life assurance and private medical, additional holiday purchasing and health benefits.
4. Any benefits giving you access to shopping discounts, gym memberships, financial advice.

And more. Visit our benefits section to read more.

How we work

We have a trust-based way of working, driven by responsible people who have the best interests of our firm and our clients at heart. 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. That is how it should be.

We're looking for people who can help drive the business forward, who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. People who want to be able to proudly do what's right, for the firm, our clients, our people and themselves. It's how it should be.

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