<p><strong>Location:</strong> Birmingham, Derby, Nottingham </p><p>Are you an experienced Transaction Services professional looking to elevate your career in a role which allows you to truly influence decision-making and be part of an exciting growth phase within a driven, forward thinking, and innovative firm? PKF Smith Cooper are looking for a Transaction Services Senior Manager / Director to join our award-winning team based in any of our Midlands offices – Birmingham, Derby or Nottingham.</p><p>This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to help develop and grow our existing Transaction Services offering, providing specialised deal and related services to a wide range of corporate and private equity clients.</p><p>Our advisory team is made up of experts with professional backgrounds ranging from banking and corporate finance to recovery and insolvency, which means whether a business is experiencing sunshine or showers, there’s rarely a situation outside of our knowledge. Formally recognised by professional bodies on a number of occasions, our business advisory services team have won Midlands SME Advisory Team of the Year four times since 2016, Corporate Finance Advisory Team of the Year 2019, and Regional Insolvency Team of the Year 2018.</p><h3><strong>Your key focus will be:</strong></h3><ul> <li>Leading and project managing FDD and TS assignments, reporting initially to the service line partner lead</li> <li>Helping to grow and develop a team of Transaction Services experts</li> <li>Representing the firm regionally to increase awareness and use of our TS offering </li> <li>Be the firm’s liaison with the PKF International network for TS opportunities</li> <li>Seek to scale the offering</li></ul><h3>The skills and experience you will bring:<br></h3><ul><li>ACA, ACCA, FCCA qualified or qualified by experience</li><li>Strong technical skills and experience in Transaction Advisory Services and Financial Due Diligence</li><li>Proven track record in business development and building long-term relationships with clients and connectors</li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with clients and colleagues at all levels</li><li>Strong leadership and mentoring skills with the ability to lead and manage a team</li><li>Commercial awareness and the ability to identify opportunities for the firm to grow and develop its services</li><li>A good network of Private Equity, Corporate and Banking professionals in the Midlands region</li></ul><h2>Why PKF Smith Cooper?</h2><ul><li>Our company culture, built on our values – Engage, Empower and Excel – encourages initiative, personal growth, and collaboration. Every team member is appreciated and celebrated; a notion embodied in our Kudos Reward Scheme</li><li>The firm’s Partners, who remain actively invested in the development of employees, will both support and champion your professional development and progression</li><li>We work with ambitious businesses of different sizes across a variety of sectors, so no two jobs are the same</li><li>We are multi-award-winning accountants and business advisors, ranked the 12th biggest firm by UK fee income in the Accountancy Age Top 50+50</li></ul><h2>What's in it for you?</h2><p>Our benefits package has been designed around our people and shaped by our values. As part of Team PKF Smith Cooper, here are some of the things you can expect:</p><ul><li>A working environment that empowers you to perform at your best, through our flexible working policy and dress for your diary scheme</li><li>Time to do what matters to you – 25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays, the option to reduce annual hours for additional annual leave, and your birthday off, on us. Long-serving employees can also request a sabbatical, giving you the chance to make truly unforgettable memories</li><li>Rewards for those who actively embrace and embody our values and culture through our Kudos Reward Scheme</li><li>Regular social events and annual, company-wide away days, giving you the opportunity to engage with colleagues across your division and office, as well as the wider firm</li><li>Bonus referral schemes for introducing new talent or clients so that when we benefit, you do too</li><li>Life doesn’t stop at the end of the working day and neither do our benefits. We also offer life assurance, discounts on a huge variety of retailers through the PKF Smith Cooper Rewards Scheme, and cashback on healthcare (including dental visits, physiotherapy etc) through Healthshield</li></ul><figure style="width:264px;max-width:264px;float:left;margin-left:10px;margin-right:10px;"><a href="https://smithcooper.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/Marketing/EaXfjnf_r9RNiAmhR9wE36kBDnl6dWpaVD0YOqPjo0YpwA?e=J92gR2" target="_blank"><img src="https://images.teamtailor-cdn.com/images/s3/teamtailor-production/gallery_picture-v6/image_uploads/5bbe4349-20cd-4d38-92ba-02dafb611581/original.png" alt="Life at PKFSC.PNG" width="264" height="185" style="width:264px;max-width:264px;height:185px;"></a></figure><h3><br></h3><p>Want to find out more about life at PKF Smith Cooper? Click the link <a href="https://smithcooper.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/Marketing/EaXfjnf_r9RNiAmhR9wE36kBDnl6dWpaVD0YOqPjo0YpwA?e=J92gR2">here</a>.</p><p><strong><br></strong></p><h3><strong><br></strong></h3><h3><br></h3><h2>PKF International</h2><p>As an active member of PKF International, we are part of a large global network of legally independent accounting firms.</p><p>Located in the 5 fastest growing global markets, we have ground presence in 150 countries and span across many jurisdictions.</p><p>An ambitious, future-focused network, PKF provides a comprehensive range of services. Operating in unison with member firms across the world, we are able to share our ideas, expertise, and specialist resources to better serve our clients, delivering highly-personalised services and global connectivity through our client-centric culture. </p><h2>How to apply?</h2><p>Apply now if you believe you have what we are looking for! Even if you do not tick 100% of the boxes, we would encourage you to apply. To do so, please upload a copy of your CV and a covering letter to our job portal. <br></p><p>Should you have any questions, please contact a member of the HR team - email recruitment@pkfsmithcooper.com or call 01332 332021. </p><p>Please note that whilst we welcome and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply for our vacancies, we are unfortunately unable to accept applications from candidates requiring a visa to work in the UK.</p><p>Please no agencies unless we have contacted you directly.</p> •
Last updated on Sep 29, 2023