Transaction Services Manager

About The Role...
Following eleven transformative acquisitions and more on the horizon, Cooper Parry has more than doubled in size over the past 2 years, and we are keeping the momentum going.

At CP, we have a fully integrated Deals business comprising of Corporate Finance, Transaction Services and Transactions Tax & Legal. We have over 65 Deals professionals nationally, with hubs in London, the Midlands, Thames Valley and Manchester, who go to market together serving owner managers, private equity owners and corporates in all aspects of transactions.

We work with clients to make the buying or selling of businesses feel straightforward and to maximise the value achieved from the process. Bringing refreshingly clear advice that's backed by insightful financial analysis to a complicated process.

Our financial due diligence process checks each key financial aspect of a transaction important to our clients. Identifying the key value drivers of performance and profitability, potential value adjustments, provide input to the sale & purchase agreement ('SPA'), mitigate risks and challenge assumptions about future performance.

The Reading based TS team are expanding, looking for a
Manager
to join and help build out our ambitious growth plan. We are looking for someone who is great at…

• Co-developing our approach, scope and objectives with the client, understanding key business performance drivers, and providing value through insights and commercial advice
• Gathering, verifying and assessing information, formulating views and conclusions
• Planning, preparing and reviewing outputs from our work, including written reports and presentations/meetings with the client, ensuring insightful data analysis and presentation
• Planning and monitoring the progress of live projects, including sharing of potential key issues, such as identification of risk for our client or items impacting price
• Establishing yourself as a key client contact
• Project managing and working together with team members
• Sharing your technical and wider knowledge with the team and providing coaching to others
• Understanding the wider capabilities of Cooper Parry and look for opportunities to broaden the services provided to our clients
• Playing a leading role in the Transaction Services team and business opportunity initiatives

About You...
We are looking for someone who is confident and has a bit of gravitas when dealing with and supporting clients. You will be working to deadlines, so being able to keep calm and use your project management skills to get things done is essential…

• Have an ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification
• Have at least 3 years of financial due diligence experience (ideally both buy side & sell side due diligence, completion accounts, locked box and SPA experience) and strong commercial acumen
• Ideally having already worked with lower mid-market Private Equity houses
• Ideally have sector experience in one or more of the Technology, Healthcare or Business Services sectors
• Have excellent communication and project management skills
• Have accomplished report writing experience and strong Excel skills

Above all, you will love working in a team, supporting and nurturing more junior members so they can maximise their potential.

About Us...
We're straight-talking and put people and relationships before products and services. This is what's made us the fastest growing firm of accountants in the UK... and our vision is to continue.

Over the last couple years alone, we have achieved some fantastic feats:

• Ranked No.1 in the Accountancy Age Mid-Tier Power Index
• Achieved 6 awards at the Inspiring Workplaces – Best in Class for Wellbeing, Employee Voice, Culture & Purpose and Employee Experience, as well as Best Company/Most Inspiring Place to Work For - No.1 in Large Companies category and No.3 in Top 50 overall list
• B Corp certified Measuring and improving our impact beyond business for a brighter tomorrow
• Best Companies No.1 Accountancy Firm to work for in the UK & No.30 Best Large Company to work for 2023