Assistant Director, M&A, Financial Due Diligence – Consumer

Overview

In this role you drive value in high-profile M&A transactions for Deloitte’s private equity team. You’ll lead engagements, manage diverse workstreams, and build cross-market relationships to support decision-making on targets. You’ll interpret information materials, assess financial data, and draft due diligence outputs that shape client advice. The role combines leadership, technical diligence, and business development within a collaborative, client-focused environment.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• flexible working policy
• return-to-work support
• wellbeing focus
• development and learning opportunities
• inclusive culture

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day on engagements and manage project progress
• Build and coordinate diverse workstreams with internal and external stakeholders
• Develop understanding of target business drivers
• Analyze information memoranda, business plans, and public data
• Review historical financials, projections, and working capital facilities
• Identify key risk or value considerations and report to client
• Lead preparation and drafting of due diligence reports
• Review sale and purchase agreement and correlate with due diligence findings
• Evaluate financial structures and credit agreements
• Develop service offerings and contribute to practice growth
• Lead and develop team members and manage diverse, inclusive teams

Key requirements

• ACA or equivalent qualification
• Strong academic background or equivalent experience
• Experience in financial due diligence and transaction services
• Experience in corporate and private equity transactions
• Proven ability to write and review concise reports with clear communication of complex financial information
• Advanced Excel skills including Power Pivot for large data analysis
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience working with senior stakeholders
• Experience in business development and client relationship management
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills
• Full travel mobility and flexibility for international travel

• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Client relationship management
• Leadership and mentoring abilities
• Advanced Excel (Power Pivot)
• Financial due diligence
• Risk management principles

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