Job Description & Summary Job Description & SummaryAs Deals Manager you will manage and deliver buy-side and sell-side Financial Due Diligence engagements, ensuring the analysis is completed to scope and translated into clear transaction conclusions and recommendations for partners and clients.In addition, for Senior Manager: You will provide oversight over multiple complex engagements end-to-end, shaping diligence strategy and conclusions, advising senior stakeholders on transaction and SPA implications (pricing / structure / risk mitigation), and supervising delivery across teams and geographies.Role ResponsibilitiesAs a Financial Due Diligence Manager, you will:Own day-to-day engagement management: plan workstreams, coordinate information requests, manage multiple responsibilities, and keep stakeholders aligned; oversee databook workflow and guide junior team members to ensure analysis meets scope requirements.Lead review of target performance and deal metrics: quality of earnings, working capital and cash flow considerations, net debt analysis, and issues impacting purchase price and deal structuring; analyse financial / operational results through records review and management interviews; identify GAAP/IFRS issues relevant to financial statements.Communicate effectively to all levels of engagement management; present findings and recommendations to senior managers/directors, partners and clients; manage expectations and maintain momentum under tight timelines while balancing multiple engagements.Review and comment on databooks; guide team members to ensure your analysis addresses scope; write, review, and present reports including diligence findings and recommendations from an M&A / financial due diligence perspective.Manage engagement risks and execute required mitigation actions; prepare internal documentation / working papers and engagement acceptance procedures; ensure analyses are consistent with scope, evidence, and quality standards.Participate in business development activities; contribute to proposals / pitches and help convert follow-on work through strong delivery and relationships.In addition, for Senior Manager:Set and defend the deal narrative: break down historical performance, growth/profitability drivers, consistency of earnings/cash flows, working capital cycles, projections, contractual commitments, accounting policies, and control environment; translate findings into decision-ready implications (e.g., Transaction price adjustments, SPA defence mechanisms, carve-out/separation considerations, remediation priorities).Establish and maintain senior stakeholder alignment; run executive-level conversations on key diligence issues, trade-offs, and mitigation; communicate complex conclusions crisply and credibly, and steer difficult discussions (e.g., aggressive add-backs, data gaps, control weaknesses, covenant/funding concerns).Drive a proactive risk-management approach across complex engagements: anticipate scope creep and data limitations, set review standards, enforce consistent documentation, protect quality across multiple teams, and manage delivery profitability by optimizing scope, staffing, and timelines.Requirements5+ years of overall experience (7+ years for Senior Manager) in corporate finance / advisory / transactions / M&A with 2+ of those years in a managerial or equivalent capacity (4+ years for Senior Manager)Strong advantage: track record of leading complex deals, supervising execution across multiple teams and geographies, advising senior stakeholders, and driving conclusions under ambiguityCompleted degree in Finance / Accounting / Economics / Mathematics (or related). Professional designation (ACCA/CPA/CFA or equivalent) is an advantage.Strong credibility in technical discussions (accounting policies, GAAP/IFRS issues affecting valuation, pro forma considerations, sector-specific knowledge) and ability to defend conclusions with senior stakeholders and partners.Advanced Excel and databook-based analysis; ability to synthesize large datasets into structured conclusions and clear reporting; exposure to analytics/visualization tooling (e.g., Power BI/Alteryx) is often beneficial.Ability to drive scalable delivery: set templates and quality approach across teams, supervise databook and reporting standards, and use analytics-enabled methods to accelerate insight generation and consistency across engagements and offices.Examples of expected performanceDelivery excellence: analysis and reports directly address scope and are delivered on time under compressed deal timelines.Clear conclusions: crisp, well-supported findings and recommendations that partners/clients can act on.Risk discipline: management of engagement risks and quality despite data constraints.Team uplift: coaching improves junior output quality and speed; review notes are constructive and repeatable.In addition, for Senior Manager:Executive-grade outcomes: reports and presentations stand up in senior forums and influence negotiation/decision-making.Practice impact: simultaneous maintenance of quality and economics across multiple engagements and contribution to growth via opportunity shaping and cross-service integration.
