Qualified Accountant – First Time Mover to Corporate Finance

Qualified Accountant – First Time Mover to Corporate Finance

The Role

Barber McLelland is working as an exclusive recruitment partner for a leading Corporate Financier, who, due to continued growth and a strong pipeline of new project work, is looking to recruit a newly or recently qualified ACA or ACCA accounting professional for the position of Corporate Finance Executive.

Duties and Responsibilities

As Corporate Finance Executive, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Corporate Finance Director and Managers within a wide range of Corporate Finance duties; these will include:

• Involvement in Due Diligence assignments for both new and existing clients
• Assisting in various lead advisory assignments
• Creation of business plans and financial models across a wide range of Corporate Finance projects which will include mergers and acquisitions, fundraising, management buy-outs and disposals
• Researching and preparing for new deal opportunity pitches
• Producing financial forecast, business plans and information memorandums
• Researching and marketing for potential buyers/sellers for client
• Assist in dealing with client queries
• Participation in various networking events, building own network of professional services contacts

Skills and Qualities

The successful candidate will be ACA or ACCA qualified and will have gained a minimum of 4 year’s experience working within the accountancy profession and looking to make a career move into a commercial environment.

Individuals will have developed experience within a general accounting environment which will include statutory accounting, audit (not essential) and taxation.

Applicants must have a strong desire to work in Corporate Finance and will possess the natural attributes needed to successfully develop a career within a corporate finance arena.

These attributes will include a high level of commercial acumen, strong personal attributes and excellent negotiation and influencing skills, key for the business is also to recruit an individual that is a team player and happy to contribute at all levels within a corporate finance capacity.

Salary Package

• Base Salary – £38,000 – £40,000
• Significant Bonus
• Excellent Benefits Package

This position represents an excellent opportunity for an individual to train and develop experience across all areas of corporate finance whilst working within a highly progressive Corporate Finance Specialist.

Barber McLelland are a dedicated and niche recruitment consultancy service for the Accountancy Profession. Our area of expertise covers recruitment from part qualified accountants through to Partners and Directors within Big 4, National Accountancy Firms, through to Independent Accountants and Specialist Boutiques across the Yorkshire and East Midlands Region.