A PE-backed organisation seeks a qualified accountant as Finance Strategy & Investments Manager. Your new company Our client is a highly successful, PE-backed consultancy business based in South Oxfordshire. Your new role Reporting to the Head of Finance Investments and Planning, this newly created role will join a team where the c ore responsibility is to manage the company's Sweet Equity incentive scheme (new joiners and leavers), provide strategic and financial modelling input on overall organic and inorganic growth initiatives, support deal execution on liquidity events and any potential buy-side opportunities, and project manage strategic growth focussed initiatives across the business. This role is a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of influencing strategic decision-making through the lens of commercial finance, interacting with founders, management leaders, external debt providers, and private equity investors. What you'll need to succeed The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with modelling p roficiency. You will be comfortable building scalable growth financial models with scenario planning functionality and be aware of how AI tools can be used to enhance finance model outputs. You will have experience as either an adviser in practice on sell-side or buy-side transactions, or have worked within industry in acquisitive businesses. An understanding of due diligence, different valuation models and key deal statements, including Quality of Earnings, Net Working Capital and Net Debt, are all required, as well as a basic understanding of portfolio company capital structures in a private equity environment, e.g. Loan Notes versus Sweet Equity. What you'll get in return This is an exceptional opportunity to join a business that seeks to maximise the potential of all their people and can offer excellent career and personal development. It is a high energy environment coupled with support including from stretching projects, on-the-job feedback and developmental guidance from senior directors and partners. A competitive salary a generous benefits package includes 29 days holiday, profit share and equity schemes. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. 4801949