Corporate Finance Manager

Salary and benefits: Up to £64k plus bonus, profit share and benefits

Our client is seeking a hands‑on Corporate Finance Manager to join their Deal Delivery team to lead key work streams on mid‑market M&A and funding mandates (£5m–£100m). You’ll bring corporate finance experience, owning the day‑to‑day of transactions with light supervision and acting as a trusted client lead throughout the deal cycle.

• Own and deliver transaction work streams – IM drafting, financial modelling, buyer/investor engagement, data room build and diligence coordination
• Drive deal momentum – maintain clear plans, anticipate issues, coordinate advisers and keep stakeholders aligned
• Produce high‑quality outputs – ensuring all deliverables are accurate, consistent and compelling
• Lead outreach – run structured buyer/investor/lender approaches and manage Q&A professionally
• Support negotiations – provide analysis and options that inform valuation, structure and key terms
• Be the day‑to‑day client lead – set agendas, manage expectations and build trusted relationships
• Manage quality & risk – maintain template standards, protect confidentiality and ensure robust audit trails
• Lead people & improve processes – delegate effectively, coach junior team members and enhance playbooks, templates and tools
• Build market presence – support networking, events and content activity aligned to priority sectors

• Corporate finance experience (excluding TS) within a professional services environment
• Experience in mid‑market transactions and managing discrete work streams
• ACA/ACCA/CFA (or equivalent), strong modelling/valuation skills and excellent written communication
• Proven client‑management capability and experience developing junior staff
• Strong project‑management skills, commercial judgement and exceptional attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and comfort adopting new technology, including AI tools
• High ethical standards and commitment to confidentiality
• Buy‑side and sell‑side experience, data‑room/diligence familiarity, CRM/deal‑tool proficiency, sector experience and an existing market network.

Please apply to find out more.

• Seniority level:
  Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Finance
• Industries:
  Financial Services;
  Business Consulting and Services
• Location:
  
  Manchester Area, United Kingdom