Corporate Finance Placement Student

About the role...:
Are you looking to start your placement year in the of Summer 2025? Do you want to pursue a career in deals? Are you genuinely interested in business and want to learn what makes a business attractive to buyers?

If you’re looking for a placement year, as part of your undergraduate degree, a year with our Corporate Finance could be the place for you

So, we look for people who...
- Can demonstrate an interest in business and M&A
- Are articulate and can write written pieces clearly and concisely.
- Have excellent research and analytical skills
- Are creative, proactive, enthusiastic, full of ideas and a great team player
- Want to stretch themselves and go above and beyond the norm
- Play all in to support the wider team
- Are adaptable and organised

You will be based in our East Midlands office during your placement year.

The start date for this role will be 15 September 2025.

Please note we will be conducting interviews for this role during w/c 21st October 2024

About you...:
Here at Cooper Parry, we’re **in it together**. All we ask of our people is that they **play all in**, continuously strive to **keep learning** - whether they are a trainee or a Partner - and **be brave**, willing to step out of their comfort zone and tackle new challenges. And above all of that, **be nice**

You will need to be committed and have amazing project management skills to balance the day job. You need to be curious about companies and see our work as part of their success.About the day to day
- Working mainly within the Deal Origination Team, which builds a pipeline of deals for the wider Corporate Finance team
- Using research tools to find interesting businesses for the Corporate Finance team, creating target lists and highlighting key businesses we should get to know
- Researching markets that are attractive for M&A, using webinars, industry experts’ publications etc
- Creating insight pieces and market analysis, using knowledge from the wider Corporate Finance team and original research, to help build relationships with new and existing targets
- Working to deadlines and multi-tasking to support other members of the wider Corporate Finance team
- Taking responsibility for Cooper Parry Corporate Finance’s social media presence - posting on LinkedIn to attract the right audience and monitoring our reach Click here to learn more about the Deals

About us...:
We’re no ordinary firm of accountants and business advisers. And this means we don’t give ordinary advice.

We’re straight-talking, we put people and relationships before products and services, and deliver a streamlined, client-focused service free from unnecessary red tape.

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** in 2022
- Were **Best Companies** **No.1 Accountancy Firm & No.30 Best Large Company** to work for in the UK in 2023
- Became **B Corp** **certified** in 2023 Measuring and improving our impact beyond business for a brighter tomorrow

**What's in it for you...**

We put our people at the heart of our culture. If our people love working here then they do amazing work, that’s why we offer things like:

- A **flexible approach** to work
- A generous **holiday** entitlement
- ** No dress code** - just “wear something”
- An **amazing wellbeing offering** to support your physical, mental, spiritual, and financial health
- ** Volunteering** opportunities to work closer with local communities and charities
- Cooper Parry social/sports clubs

We know everyone performs their best when they feel welcomed and supported to bring their whole selves to work. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we will work with you to ensure you have all you need to achieve your best.

**Interested?**

If you’d like to be considered for this role, please click apply, upload your CV and follow next steps, you can find out more about our process, please check out our “What to expect section”