Corporate Finance Manager/Associate Director

- Job Title: Corporate Finance Manager/Associate Director - Location: Newcastle - Job Type: Permanent – Full Time – Onsite Our Corporate Finance team are located across 11 of our offices and is made up of 20 Partners and 86 members of staff.   FRP Corporate Finance are one of the most active advisors in the UK market and had another strong year in 2024, completing 101 transactions with a combined value of £1.8 billion, and raising £750 million in debt to support our clients.  We are also proud to have won Corporate Finance House of the Year at the Real Deals Private Equity Awards 2025, having also won the award back in 2023.  Role overview An opportunity to become a significant member of a growing corporate finance team within a leading and highly successful national advisory firm, supporting senior team members in all aspects of corporate finance activity, whilst progressing your career with significant deal and client exposure. Key Responsibilities Lead discrete parts and support the team across the breadth of corporate finance engagement activities, including: - Project managing all aspects of a transaction - Assisting in the preparation of pitch materials and proposals in support of new business opportunities - Supporting preparation of marketing materials (e.g., information memorandum); the co-ordination of NDAs; buyer Q&A; management presentations; and general process management in regard to live mandates - Preparing or reviewing other key transactional documents( e.g., business plans, Heads of Terms, financial models, funds flow, completion mechanics) - Conducting buyer or target research in support of M&A transactions, and participate in approaching parties - Conducting research, benchmarking, and analysis to the support the valuation of companies, assets, and investments for a variety of purposes - Researching and summarising rationale for buyers for disposal mandates and targets for buyside mandates - Supporting the team in relation to client take-on and compliance - Supporting team members on deals, whilst seeking development guidance from more senior members of the team to drive your own development - Manage your own workload and that of more junior members of the team whilst keeping senior team members informed of progress - Take an active role in business development activities and networking alongside other team members - Experience in a corporate finance and/or transaction services (financial due diligence) environment; sell-side, buy-side, strategic advisory, minority/structured investments and MBO transactions, and including private equity experience. - ACA/ACCA qualified with several years of experience. - Ideally degree level educated or equivalent school leaver programme.