CharteredPartners is seeking an experienced mergers and acquisitions professional to join our client in London at Director level. The successful candidate will lead execution of mid-market sell-side and buy-side mandates while building an origination footprint, supporting partners on the most complex transactions and carrying responsibility for deal delivery. Specific qualifications, regulatory fluency and technical breadth are detailed in the sections that follow.

Confidential Client. Applying to this position means that you are interested to have an initial confidential discussion about how we can help you to identify and join a new accounting-firm practice. With your authorisation we will exclusively run the entire application and recruitment process for you, keeping you apprised at every step. With over 30 years' combined experience of helping the most talented accounting, audit, tax and advisory professionals to make safe, well-judged moves into rewarding new roles, we have the experience, network and ability to help you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end execution of UK mid-market M&A mandates, from preparation and marketing through to negotiation and completion.
• Manage day-to-day client relationships and act as the senior point of contact for vendors, acquirers and their advisers.
• Direct deal teams, reviewing valuations, information memoranda and financial models for accuracy and commercial sense.
• Build an origination footprint across corporates, the broad UK private equity market and professional intermediaries.
• Advise on deal structure, SPA mechanics, completion accounts and earn-outs in concert with legal and tax advisers.
• Navigate public-market situations under the UK Takeover Code, working with the Panel where transactions involve listed companies.
• Mentor managers and analysts and contribute to the development of the corporate finance practice.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• ICAEW (ACA), ACCA or CFA, with a strong academic background in finance, accounting or economics.
• Eight or more years in M&A advisory, investment banking or corporate finance, including time at Director or senior Manager level.
• Proven execution record across UK mid-market transactions through to completion.
• Fluency in the LSE and AIM environment and the role of the sponsor and Nomad in public transactions.
• Working knowledge of the UK Takeover Code and the FCA regulatory perimeter relevant to corporate finance.
• Authoritative command of valuation under DCF, comparables and LBO frameworks.
• Strong grasp of SPA mechanics, net debt, working capital and completion accounts.
• Established relationships across the UK private equity and intermediary community.
• Excellent written and spoken English, with the credibility to lead negotiations.
• A track record of developing junior advisory talent.

Preferred Experience:

• An emerging personal pipeline of origination opportunities.
• Sector specialisation in technology, business services, consumer, healthcare or industrials.
• Experience of cross-border transactions connecting the UK with Europe, North America or Asia.
• Exposure to public-to-private and AIM takeover situations.
• Prior experience within a recognised global accounting-firm deals practice.
• Familiarity with debt advisory and the structuring of acquisition finance.

Compensation:

Competitive package commensurate with seniority and experience, including base, performance-based bonus, long-term incentives and (where applicable) partner-track participation.

Next Steps:

This opportunity is open to candidates with the right to work in the United Kingdom who match the above criteria. Please apply to receive prompt contact from an experienced and specialist accounting-firm recruitment consultant.

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