Manager - Financial Diligence - Financial Services

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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 work streams 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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