Associate Director – Corporate Finance (STR029)

Affinia is a leading, UK Top 50 Accountancy firm. Through successful acquisitions and organic growth, the firm has seen significant development within the last 18 months. Last October we launched our new brand ‘Affinia’ (www.affinia.co.uk) which saw the coming together of LB Group and six other likeminded firms across the East & South East of England to form a combined challenger accounting, tax and business advisory firm.

With a combined heritage spanning over 300 years, we have more than 400 accountancy professionals based in Stratford, Colchester, Chelmsford, Ipswich, Halstead, Harlow, Orpington, Sidcup and Sutton. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across seven principal practice groups: Accountancy & Advisory, Tax and Planning, Audit Services, Corporate Finance, Digital Solutions, Payroll and Financial Planning.

We have invested continuously in technology and gained in-depth knowledge across a broad range of markets, growing through acquisitions and private investment. We offer an exceptional service to our clients, with access to our sector experts to develop the strategy that will help them reach their goals. We keep a finger on the industry pulse, so our clients receive the best short to medium and long-term advice.

Purpose of the role:
Affinia is currently seeking a high calibre, dynamic and energetic individual to join the firm as Associate Director within our Corporate Finance team, delivering a combination of service and project support to external clients and to senior internal stakeholders, including the group C-suite and the Corporate Development team. This is an exciting opportunity which offers the chance to make a real impact on the future of the Affinia group as we continue our growth journey. The role will involve working closely in a strong team on a range of external clients and exciting projects, collaborating with different teams and locations across the firm to drive forward business growth.

Accountabilities:
You will be required to own and manage a varied set of deliverables across external client assignments and business development including: 

• Managing multiple sector agnostic SME deals, generally £5m-50m EV mandates acting in sell side, buy side and capital raising capacity, for clients comprising owner manager businesses and Private Equity funds
• Project managing transactions and managing junior team members to ensure deal processes and transaction documents are fulfilled, including drafting marketing materials (Investment Memorandum, Management Presentations etc), detailed research on companies, identifying potential investors/buyers 
• Ability to own completion deliverables including Locked Box, Completion Accounts, Funds Flow
• Strong financial modelling skills (financial forecasts, DCFs, LBOs)
• Lead discussions with external and internal stakeholders in respect of overall transaction and workstream status, action tracking, risks, issues, dependencies and budget reporting
• Co-ordination of diligence, data room and information requests and project managing transactions

Being active in the market to generate business development opportunities with potential clients and network.

Skills/Qualifications: 

The ideal individual will be experienced and accomplished in M&A transactions, deal execution, integration and other aspect of Corporate Finance, Deal Advisory and M&A work. They will  possess strong interpersonal and communication skills with a genuine desire to contribute to the strategic direction and success of the Affinia group. They must also possess:

• A strong deal sheet, with successful closed projects over 5+ years
• Experience of working in, and being a key contributor for a high preforming team in Big 4, IB or CF Boutique
• An industry relevant qualification e.g. ACA. However, exceptions can be made for candidates with solid experience

Use the ‘Apply Now’ link to view the role and benefits package.