Associate Director – Corporate Finance

I have been instructed by a brilliant advisory firm on a hire within the Corporate Finance Advisory team. The role will involved advising clients through the transaction process and provide the successful candidate with exposure to a range of sectors across mid-market deals.

The main responsibilities include:

• Take responsibility for the day-to-day project management of transactions of varying types, including selling to trade and private equity, and driving them to a successful conclusion
• Lead the preparation of key marketing materials including teasers, information memorandums and management presentations
• Oversee or perform financial analysis, including high‑level modelling, valuation work, and private equity returns modelling
• Provide technical insight and identify key business issues, helping clients navigate complex commercial, financial, or strategic challenges
• Contribute to deal structuring considerations and provide strategic input to clients throughout the process.
• Coordinate and manage all stakeholders involved in a transaction (clients, investors, legal advisors, lenders, and other intermediaries), resolving issues as they arise.
• Identify and evaluate risk management issues, mitigating risk appropriately.
• Support and contribute to business development activity, including attending networking events, building relationships with prospective clients, and converting new opportunities.
• Participate in and help prepare pitches, proposals, and wider marketing initiatives.
• Take on broader departmental responsibilities such as recruitment, mentoring, people management, and developing junior team members.
• Help strengthen internal relationships across the firm to support cross‑service collaboration and internal deal origination.
• Coach junior team members and support their development.

To be considered for the role, the ideal candidate will have:

• Demonstrable experience across all stages of an M&A transaction within a corporate finance, investment banking, or private equity environment.
• A recognised professional qualification (ACA, ICAS, ACCA or equivalent) is preferred but not essential where you can demonstrate depth of transaction experience.
• Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills, both internally and externally.
• Strong analytical capabilities, with the ability to interpret financial data and form a clear commercial view of a business.
• Strong Excel and Power Point skills to carry out financial analysis and prepare client and target documentation (e.g. IM, teaser, pitch decks etc.)
• Demonstrable practical experience of managing multiple deliverables, showing prioritisation skills and meeting deadlines within an expected timeframe
• A network of intermediaries across the regional M&A market.

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