Manager – Financial Diligence – Financial Services, London

Overview

In this role you shape and deliver financial due diligence for a range of high-profile IPOs and transactions within EY’s UK Financial Services Transaction Diligence team. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to assess target finances, identify risks and opportunities, and present actionable insights to clients and banks. You’ll lead project workstreams, mentor junior staff, and expand client relationships as a trusted adviser. This role offers exposure to diverse sectors (Insurance, Banking & Capital Markets, Asset Management) and potential international collaboration, with travel as needed.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working
• Total Rewards package
• career development
• health and well-being
• insurance
• savings and discounts

Responsibilities

• Understand key business drivers and co-develop client approach and value measurements
• Project manage teams and coordinate multi-disciplinary collaboration across EY networks
• Gather, verify and assess information to form views; plan and review deliverables (reports, presentations, discussions)
• Share knowledge with the team and develop internal/external networks
• Identify opportunities to sell additional services to clients
• Contribute to business plan initiatives and act as a true client advisor
• Commit to personal learning, coach others, and provide upward feedback

Key requirements

• ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification
• Strong commercial or transaction experience, including financial due diligence
• Financial services exposure across Insurance, Banking & Capital Markets and Asset Management
• Passion for high-quality client service

• excellent communication (oral and written)
• team player with relationship-building abilities
• calm under pressure and time management
• financial due diligence
• planning and delivering client-ready reports/presentations
• project management

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