Make your career count

At Price Bailey, we provide exciting opportunities for training, personal growth and career engagement. We believe in fostering happiness and fulfilment in your work, whilst supporting and inspiring you to grow. We understand that your life extends beyond the workplace, which is why our Smart Working culture promotes flexibility, allowing you to choose when and where you work, whilst still providing excellent client care.

A well-established firm of chartered accountants and business advisors, we offer a wide range of services, including auditing, accounting, tax and corporate finance. We proudly serve a diverse client base across the UK and internationally, with a strong focus on entrepreneurial owner-managed businesses that share our passion for innovation.

What do the team do?

The Strategic Corporate Finance team provides powerful, insight-led strategies to ambitious organisations, supporting them through every stage of their business lifecycle. The team has significant cross-sector knowledge and provides advisory services including; financial modelling and due diligence, growth through M&A, business owner exit strategies, and company valuations to name just a few.

Award winning team

Price Bailey's Strategic Corporate Finance team was thrilled to celebrate securing three prestigious awards at the Central and East of England Insider Awards on November 7, 2024. This highly anticipated event celebrates the top acquisitions, buyouts, and funding deals of the past year, and the people that made them happen.

In recognition of the team's success, Price Bailey were awarded Transaction Services Team of the Year. Corporate Finance Partner Phil Sharpe was awarded Dealmaker of the Year, and Corporate Finance Manager Eleanor Lothian was celebrated as Emerging Dealmaker of the Year. These awards are a true testament to the team's commitment and hard work.

What will I be doing?

As a Corporate Finance Manager you will ideally be based out of Cambridge or Norwich offices (although we will consider those based in London too) and will have ownership of the following tasks:

• Project managing M&A lead advisory jobs from proposal to completion stage.
• Leading client meetings and acting as their main point of contact throughout the transaction.
• Working closely with partners and overseeing the work of project teams on their behalf.
• Ensuring that high quality transaction documentation is prepared and requires minimal partner input.
• Developing junior team members and providing the necessary training to ensure optimium output.
• Undertaking business development activities and starting to grow your own network of intermediaries.

What experience do I need?

Whilst having the following experience is advantageous, we value passion and potential. If you meet the minimum criteria listed below and are eager to develop yourself, we would love to hear from you:

• ACA qualified or CFA qualification (minimum criteria).
• Prior corporate finance experience in a practice environment (minimum criteria).
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and teams simaltaneously.
• Experience working with SME / owner-managed businesses and an understanding of the factors impacting their operations.
• Excellent attention to detail and takes responsibility for the accuracy and high quality of work.
• Strong stakeholder management skills including an ability to communicate complex information to a non-specialist audience.

What's on offer?

In addition to your salary, we also offer the following benefits:

• 25 days annual leave (with the option to buy/sell up to 5 days holiday)
• Private medical
• Contributory pension scheme
• 4x life assurance
• All employee share scheme
• Company car and fuel card via salary sacrifice 
• Family friendly policies e.g. paid time off for dependants 
• 2 days paid for volunteering
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including shopping discount

Price Bailey aspires to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people, regardless of their social background, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We are an equal opportunities employer and place inclusion at the heart of what we do. Our workplace is one where diversity is embraced and where everyone is empowered to be their authentic selves.

A polite note to recruitment agencies

Price Bailey will only accept CV's from recruitment agencies who have been briefed on specific roles by our Resourcing team and where contractual agreement exists already. We do not accept speculative CV's and agency fees will not be owed in these instances. Should you wish to be considered for our approved supplier list please contact recruitment@pricebailey.co.uk