Join EY in Edinburgh as a Manager - Financial Due Diligence within the Financial Services sector. You will lead high-profile transaction engagements, providing expert financial analysis and commercial insights to corporate and private equity clients.
Requirements
Professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA or equivalent required.
Experience in Financial Due Diligence, Transaction Services or a related advisory environment.
Financial Services sector experience, ideally within Banking & Capital Markets, Insurance or Asset Management.
Strong commercial awareness and understanding of transaction processes.
Desirable: Previous experience managing workstreams and project teams, and exposure to buy-side and sell-side transactions.
Skills & Responsibilities
Financial Analysis: Gather, assess, and interpret financial information to identify key findings, risks, and opportunities for clients.
Project Management: Lead day-to-day execution of financial due diligence projects, managing deliverables and timelines across multiple engagements.
Client Advisory: Prepare and review high-quality client deliverables and provide commercially focused recommendations.
Team Development: Coach and develop junior team members, providing regular feedback and on-the-job support.
Potential transition routes: People from corporate finance, audit, or valuation roles may bring strong financial analysis and advisory skills, alongside meeting professional qualification requirements.
Job description
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Manager – Financial Due Diligence (Financial Services) – Edinburgh
The Opportunity
EY's UK Financial Services Financial Due Diligence team advises corporate, private equity and financial services clients on some of the market's most significant transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, refinancing and IPOs.
Working across the Banking & Capital Markets, Insurance and Asset Management sectors, you will support clients through complex transactions by providing financial due diligence, financial analysis and commercial insight. You will work within integrated, multidisciplinary teams and gain exposure to a broad range of high profile engagements.
Key Responsibilities
As a Manager within Financial Due Diligence, you will play a leading role in the delivery of financial due diligence engagements, supporting clients in assessing opportunities, risks and value drivers throughout the transaction process.
You will:
Lead day to day execution of financial due diligence projects
Manage project plans, deliverables and timelines across multiple engagements
Analyse financial and operational information to identify key findings, risks and opportunities
Prepare and review high quality client deliverables, including reports, presentations and stakeholder discussions
Support clients in understanding transaction implications and provide commercially focused recommendations
Build strong working relationships with clients and become a trusted point of contact throughout engagements
Collaborate with colleagues across Strategy and Transactions, Tax, Valuations and other service lines
Coach and develop junior team members, providing regular feedback and on the job support
Contribute to business development initiatives, client relationships and recruitment activities
Skills and Experience
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:
Strong analytical and problem solving capabilities
Experience gathering, assessing and interpreting financial information to support decision making
The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high quality work under tight deadlines
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Proven experience reviewing and presenting findings to both internal and external audiences
A collaborative approach and commitment to supporting team development
Requirements
ACA, ACCA or equivalent professional qualification
Experience in Financial Due Diligence, Transaction Services or a related advisory environment
Financial Services sector experience, ideally within Banking & Capital Markets, Insurance or Asset Management
Strong commercial awareness and understanding of transaction processes
A commitment to delivering exceptional client service
Desirable Experience
Previous experience managing workstreams and project teams
Exposure to buy side and sell side transactions
Business development and networking experience
Coaching and mentoring experience
What We Look For
We're looking for individuals who are curious, commercially minded and thrive in a fast paced environment. You'll be a strong team player with the confidence to challenge assumptions, communicate effectively with stakeholders and help deliver outstanding outcomes for clients.
This version should align well with the Senior Manager Financial Due Diligence JD you created earlier while maintaining a clear progression between Manager and Senior Manager levels.
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