Manager, Corporate Finance

Reporting to: Corporate Finance Director and Partner

Base: Hybrid (40 Mespil Road, Dublin 4)

Contract type: Full-time permanent

Job purpose

Crowe Ireland is a leading accountancy and business advisory firm. We have developed an unrivalled understanding of the Irish business environment and built a national reputation in audit, tax, corporate finance, and business consultancy. We provide a comprehensive service to various clients, from owner-managed firms to multinational organisations and some of Ireland’s leading national companies. Crowe Ireland is part of the Crowe Global network.

Our dynamic team has 13 partners and c. 170 employees, including qualified accountants, taxation practitioners, management consultants, trainees, and administrative support staff.

At Crowe, our culture is one of our most valuable assets. It has been a driving force since our inception in 1941, shaping our firm and approach to work. Our culture thrives on fostering open collaboration and encouraging active engagement. We hold high expectations from our employees and provide the support to enable them to achieve their goals and fulfil their potential.

Guided by our values, we have cultivated a vibrant company culture that prioritises enduring, fruitful relationships – within the firm and with our clients – resulting in great, impactful work.

About the role

The Corporate Finance Manager will be responsible for managing the completion of corporate finance engagements/projects including M&A transaction support (buy-side and sell-side), debt advisory, corporate structuring and business valuations.

As a manager, you will have a team of newly qualified and part-qualified professionals reporting to you. This requires strong leadership and people management skills. You will report to the Corporate Finance Director and will play an integral role across a broad range of engagements.

Crowe Ireland is a leading business advisory and accountancy firm, ranking in the top 10 in Ireland. Our Corporate Finance team works on a broad range of projects across different industries and scales, ranging from indigenous Irish owner-managed SMEs to large multinationals. We offer a dynamic environment that enables our people unleash their full potential within a progressive career framework.

Key result areas

• Manage the completion of Corporate Finance engagements.
• Lead and manage relevant project teams and workflow plans, delivering high-quality client service within tight timelines.
• Preparation and review of detailed financial analysis on a range of trading businesses across multiple industries.
• Provision of thorough reports and outputs for delivery to clients.
• Attend and present at client meetings, serving as the primary point of contact for clients and counterparties.
• Participate in transaction and contract negotiation, proactively advising clients and Partners.
• Supervision and mentoring of junior staff on a day-to-day basis.
• Managing on-the-job training and mentoring of team, leading Performance Management initiatives.
• Proactively manage WIP / Debtor Ledger in keeping with the firm’s policies.
• Be fully conversant and understand the authority levels of this role and those of all relevant stakeholders to ensure full compliance with the Firm’s policies, procedures and regulations.
• Work alongside Partners to originate new business opportunities. Proactively develop new and existing client portfolios and manage relationships with key intermediaries.

Person specification

Essential knowledge & skills:

• ACA, ACCA or equivalent professional qualification (0-5 years PQE)
• deally, you will have experience in a corporate finance role in either practice or industry (outstanding candidates with an audit background will be considered).
• Highly skilled at financial modelling and analysis.
• Commercially astute with an analytical mindset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven Project Management skills and experience.
• Particularly adept in MS Excel and MS PowerPoint.
• Must enjoy managing a wide range of multiple tasks/projects at any one time.

Essential competencies:

• People Leadership: Proven ability to listen, build rapport, influence, and build relationships & keen to develop career into a more senior management role. Proven experience in supervising trainee accountants.
• Practice Management: Proven ability to focus on performance, meeting deadlines and producing results. A proven decision maker, evidence of sound judgement and common sense
• Client Leadership: Displays confidentiality, confidence, agility and affinity with client and sector specialisms.
• Business Development: A strategic thinker takes ownership of learning, empathy with client needs, seeks way to improve client portfolios. Evidence of enthusiasm and keeps abreast of developments in this sector.

To apply

Please send your CV with covering email to [email protected].

Applications received will be stored on our system and may be considered for similar positions that may arise within the next year. By applying for this position, you hereby agree to the personal data contained in your application, and provided by you to Crowe, being retained by us for a period of up to one year from the date of receipt of your application. If you are applying for a position and you do not wish for your details to be stored by us, please notify us by emailing [email protected] and we will ensure that such information is not stored other than for the purposes of this application.

Agency policy

Crowe Ireland endeavours to recruit and fill vacancies directly. However, at times when we do need to engage with recruitment agencies, we operate within a preferred supplier list (PSL). We only work and partner with recruitment suppliers where our agreed contractual terms fully in place. If unsolicited CVs are received from any agency not on our PSL, then we will not be liable for payment of introduction fees.