Transactions Finance Analyst

Sewell Wallis is currently working with a market-leading, PE backed business, based in Stockport, as they look to recruit a Transactions Analyst to join their high performing investment team in a newly created role. The role offers a unique opportunity to sit at the centre of the business's investment activity, collaborating closely across the business, with teams such as Finance, Asset Management, Capital Markets and FP&A.

This is a brilliant opportunity to join a modern, high growth business in a broad, dynamic role. The successful candidate will gain exposure across the full transaction lifecycle and play a key role in both acquisitions and disposals, contributing to deal execution whilst leading on the integration of newly acquired assets across the UK. In addition, there is a significant involvement in investment analysis, performance reporting and strategic initiatives.

What will you be doing?

• Act as a key point of liaison across the business, ensuring seamless coordination on all transactions between Investment and internal teams (AM, Finance, Capital Markets, FP&A)
• Manage and oversee the handover of acquired assets to internal management teams and panel legal firms, ensuring operational readiness
• Support engagement with external advisers throughout the transaction lifecycle, acting as a key point of contact for due diligence and execution
• Support execution of acquisitions and disposals, including analysis of asset and corporate transactions
• Partner closely with Group Finance to assess financial impacts and coordinate preparation of financial memos
• Assist with communications and materials for Investment and Asset Management teams
• Contribute to monthly internal reporting and quarterly shareholder presentations, tracking performance against KPIs
• Support onboarding performance tracking, including analysis and preparation of presentations for senior stakeholders
• Provide analytical support to senior leadership as required
• Evaluate portfolio performance and support asset grading based on specification and risk profile
• Maintain and enhance acquisitions/onboarding processes and documentation, driving efficiency and best practice
• Identify and implement process improvements aligned to strategic business objectives
• Work with the Development team to assess pipeline delivery and its operational and financial impact on the wider business

What skills are we looking for?

• Experience in a relevant analytical role, with demonstrable capability across the skills outlined below
• Strong proficiency across the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, with the ability to analyse, interpret, and clearly present complex datasets
• Experience or interest in more advanced data analysis techniques and AI applications would be advantageous
• Part Qualified ACA/CIMA/ACCA (not essential)
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and confidently with a range of stakeholders
• A proactive, self-starting individual who demonstrates initiative and problem-solving mindset

What's on offer?

• Hybrid working - 2 days from home
• Attractive bonus scheme
• Flexible start and finish times
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Study Support
• Private Healthcare
• Life Assurance
• On-site parking

Apply below or for more details, contact Lawrie Bacon.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.