Account Manager/Senior Account Manager – Financial Communications, London

Hanson Search; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Are you looking for a step up, more autonomy, new challenges, new clients, and a new team to learn from?

We have partnered with a leading B Corp financial communications consultancy to find an Account Manager/Senior Account Manager to join their unique and fast-growing practice. Specialising in maintaining reputations within capital markets and financial media, as well as engaging with a range of public policy issues, this consultancy has won best workplace awards two years in a row!

Looking for a candidate ready to develop and enhance their own skills and style, whilst jumping onto ad hoc projects to help with M&A's, IPOs, and crisis communications. The successful candidate will handle main client accounts, while ensuring the team runs smoothly.

An exciting opportunity to be a part of shaping the future of the business as a sector agnostic organisation with a heavy focus on ESG, who strive to be at the forefront of what they do.

Key Responsibilities - Financial Communications:

• Day to day management of a portfolio of client accounts ensuring the team is running well to deliver a seamless client experience at all times.
• Build, maintain and own strong relationships within client teams at the appropriate level and act as secondary advisor to ensure the smooth running of accounts.
• Prepare documents such as press releases, Q&A, presentations etc. for review by the consultant team ahead of submission/delivery to the client.
• Handle all media relations in relation to your accounts and develop full media handling skills whilst establishing a broad personal network to include sell-side analysts, journalists and other advisors to improve your understanding of the market.
• Proactively manage the clients' financial calendar to ensure that events such as results days etc. are properly planned and executed by our in-house teams.

Key Requirements - Financial Communications:

• First class interpersonal skills with the ability to manage a team to deliver results.
• Ability to act under own initiative and comfortable working in ambiguous situations.
• Able to manage time and prioritise effectively.
• High standard of written work and strong analytical skills.
• Solid financial acumen and a genuine interest in and knowledge of the media/markets.

If you have the relevant experience and this opportunity sounds interesting to you, please get in touch with our team including a copy of your CV as soon as possible via the form below.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. You can access our Diversity and Inclusion Policy here.

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