Assistant Manager - Financial Advisory

About FRP

At FRP, we are a leading national business advisory firm based in the UK. With over 853 team members, including 103 Partners, we specialise in Corporate Finance, Debt Advisory, Forensic Services, Financial Advisory and Restructuring Advisory. Operating from 31 offices across the UK and 1 in Cyprus, we are dedicated to helping clients navigate complex and difficult situations to create, preserve, and recover value.

Our approach is known for being honest, clear, and considered. We provide strategic solutions that cater to a broad range of businesses, from multinational organisations to small enterprises. Our commitment is to deliver expert advice and support, ensuring our clients can make informed decisions and achieve their goals.

Job Description

• Job Title: Assistant Manager – Financial Advisory
• Location: London
• Job Type: Permanent – Full Time – Onsite/Hybrid

Role overview

The experienced, dynamic and growing Financial Advisory team in London is looking for a Chartered Accountant to join their team from either an audit, advisory or transaction services background.

The successful candidate will work on a wide range of assignments spanning transaction services, pre-lending reviews and independent business reviews. These assignments include working with investors, management teams and lenders to undertake financial and commercial analysis on businesses in the lower mid-market across the corporate life cycle.

Key Responsibilities

Transaction Services / Financial Due Diligence:

• Assist in the preparation of buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence reports, as well as pre-lending reviews for lender clients.
• Lead the analysis and reporting on management accounts, key financial information and the business environment.
• Identify and comment on unusual trends or variances and suggest potential causes.
• Actively participate in commercial discussions with senior team members and clients on issues identified.

Independent Business Reviews (IBR):

• Conduct thorough assessments of clients’ business operations, financial health, and strategic positioning.
• Sensitise financial forecasts for key business risks, with reference to potential mitigants.
• Develop detailed IBR reports outlining findings, risks, and recommendations.
• Present IBR findings to stakeholders, including lenders, management teams and investors, to support informed decision-making.
• Collaborate with clients to implement recommended actions and monitor progress.

Client Relationship Management:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, understanding their needs and objectives.
• Provide high-quality, tailored advice and support throughout the transaction process.

Team Collaboration:

• Work alongside the existing team to deliver integrated solutions.
• Promote continuous learning and professional development within the team.
• Work closely with Partners on engagements.

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant (ACA or equivalent qualified), with post-qualified experience.
• Strong professional exam performance, with strong first-time pass grades in most modules, including the core accounting and financial analysis modules of your relevant qualifying body.
• Proficiency with Excel, strong core maths skills.
• Awareness of capital structures and bank facilities used in the lower mid-market in the UK.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal abilities.

Personal Attributes

• Clear understanding of how operational issues can impact finances, and vice-versa, such as how operational issues can impact profit and loss and cash flow differently, and how working capital fluctuations impact cash.
• Ability to develop and analyse sometimes incomplete financial information.
• Strong communicator with attention to detail.
• Adaptable and resilient, with a proactive approach to challenges.
• Committed to delivering exceptional client service and achieving operational excellence.

Our Values

• Straightforward: We provide clear, no-nonsense advice.
• Confident: Our guidance is backed by expertise and evidence.
• Pragmatic: We focus on practical solutions and tangible outcomes.
• Real: We are professional yet approachable, understanding the challenges our clients face.

Our Commitment to You and the Environment

At FRP, sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on building and maintaining meaningful, long-term relationships with all our stakeholders – including our employees, clients, and local communities – while also reducing our impact on the natural environment.

We are always striving to improve in all areas – whether it’s our people, our clients, our planet or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and diverse culture for our people.

Our learning and development programmes enable us to invest in growing our employees’ careers. We aim to empower our team members to each achieve their potential.

We are committed to growing long-term relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients’ sustainability and success lead to our sustainability and success. We are emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.