Onsite Corporate Finance Associate Director

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About the role

  • Associate Director in Corporate Finance Advisory managing M&A transactions and driving growth in Birmingham and Nottingham. Leading deal management and client relationships while coaching junior members.

Responsibilities

  • 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.

Requirements

  • 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.

Benefits

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

Job title

Corporate Finance Associate Director

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

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