Assurance - Transaction Forensics - Sale & Purchase Agreements - Manager

Location:

London

Other locations:
Primary Location Only

Date:
Oct 12, 2026

Requisition

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UKI Assurance
- Transaction Forensics
- Sales & Purchase Agreements
- Manager

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

This is a high-profile role working with some of the world's largest companies and offers an exciting opportunity to gain exposure to the dynamic world of Transaction Forensics. Our team is highly ambitious and has significant growth aspirations over the next year.

EY's Forensic and Integrity Services – Sale and Purchase Agreements (SPA) team provides expert support to clients, investment banks, lawyers, and deal teams on Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) pricing mechanisms and the accounting aspects of SPAs, including support around any post-deal Completion Accounts. You will assist clients in their SPA negotiations and will interact with deal teams and clients across the transaction life cycle.

You will manage and deliver advice around the price adjustment mechanisms on M&A transactions, working closely with clients, their bankers and legal advisers, transaction diligence teams, and other SPA team members. This may include analysis of cash, debt and working capital adjustments, preparation of pricing schedules, reviewing and commenting on the financial aspects of the SPA, assisting the client with their preparation or review of Completion Accounts, and performing Leakage reviews.

• Managing and contributing to the delivery of Transaction Forensics engagements, per agreed timeline and budget
• Adhering to Quality and Risk Management (QRM) to ensure client work is delivered consistently and in compliance with EY's quality standards
• Supporting negotiations with clients throughout the transaction, agreeing detailed and compelling outputs
• Providing insightful, deal-relevant points of view and recommendations to the client by leveraging your technical and commercial expertise
• Building valued relationships with internal contacts and external clients to support development of the engagement pipeline
• People and performance management, coaching of junior colleagues throughout the performance year

Interpersonal skills and risk management are key as you will be working closely with due diligence teams to identify and mitigate risk for clients, as well as developing a strong internal and external network. For the right candidate, this opportunity will provide stimulation and challenge, and the prospect of career development in a key specialism within the firm.

• Fully qualified as a chartered accountant e.g. ACA / ACCA / CA / ICAS / ICAEW or international equivalent
• Experience coordinating M&A transactions in a managerial capacity
• Expertise in financial information analysis, including modelling, testing, documenting financial scenarios and anticipating challenges
• Project management and people management experience

• Commercial awareness and the desire to learn and share industry knowledge
• An application and solution-based approach to problem solving and a collaborative approach to…