Financial Advisory Senior

The role

Our client, a leading professional services firm, are looking for a qualified accountant to assist in the delivery of commercial and high quality advisory services. The successful candidate will be part of a growing and energetic  team, with the role suiting somebody already working in an Advisory capacity or a professional who trained in Audit and also is looking to further enhance their experience in a commercial and dynamic environment.

Key responsibilities

• Support and assist in Advisory assignments, with a view to leading assignments in time

• Interact directly with clients and target businesses in the delivery of independent business reviews and other assignments

• Manage and nurture relationships with clients and other business contacts

• Preparation of detailed reports for clients and attendance at client meetings

• Ability to undertake detailed analysis of financial performance and the underlying financial position of a business, highlighting the key risks and issues pertaining to the business.

• Ability to quickly come to terms with / research the characteristics of different business sectors.

• Preparation and interrogation of financial models including integrated profit and loss, balance sheet and cashflow projections.

• Experience in challenging financial and non-financial aspects of target businesses.

Ideal candidate

• Recently qualified accountant with experience in a practice environment

• A motivated, enthusiastic individual with strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Excellent organisational and time management skills

• Ability to multi-task, work to deadlines and deliver under pressure

• Ability to assimilate facts and make decisions based on same

• Fluent English with good report writing and written communication skills

• Excellent technical skills with a drive to succeed, advance and deliver to the highest standard