Role Description The Transaction Advisory Services Manager leads and manages transaction advisory engagements, including due diligence, valuations, M&A support, and restructuring. The role ensures high-quality delivery of client projects, oversees engagement teams, and maintains strong client relationships. In addition, the role supports business development, reviews financial analyses and transaction deliverables, and ensures all work is completed in line with professional standards and timelines.
Key Responsibilities Lead and manage transaction advisory engagements including financial due diligence, valuations, feasibility studies, M&A support, restructuring, and strategic financial advisory assignments. Lead engagement planning, including staffing requirements, scheduling, resource allocation, and assignment of responsibilities. Oversee multiple engagements simultaneously and ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and in line with quality standards. Serve as the primary point of contact for key clients, ensuring high-quality service delivery and client satisfaction. Review engagement deliverables, financial analyses, valuation models, reports, and transaction-related documentation, and provide professional recommendations. Monitor engagement progress and discuss critical findings, financial risks, regulatory matters, and firm policies with engagement partners where required. Develop and maintain productive working relationships with clients, investors, banks, stakeholders, and internal departments. Support continuous learning and professional development initiatives within the team. Delegate duties effectively and ensure compliance with workplace policies, procedures, and professional standards. Identify and pursue new business opportunities within transaction advisory and corporate finance services. Assist in practice development initiatives, including preparation of proposals, engagement letters, presentations, and participation in client meetings and bidding processes. Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective clients, banks, investors, and other stakeholders. Support engagement budgeting, billing, collections, and overall client account management activities. Apply advanced knowledge of financial analysis, financial modeling, valuation techniques, market research, and transaction structuring. Conduct and review financial due diligence, investment analysis, scenario analysis, and business performance assessments. Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, internal methodologies, and professional standards. Lead the preparation and review of reports, schedules, presentations, and client deliverables. Contribute to internal knowledge-sharing, thought leadership, and continuous improvement initiatives. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field. Professional certification such as CPA, ACCA, CFA, CA, CMA, or equivalent is preferred. Minimum of 6–8 years of relevant experience in Transaction Advisory Services, Corporate Finance, Financial Consulting, Investment Banking, or a related field. Strong experience in financial due diligence, financial modeling, valuations, M&A transactions, feasibility studies, and restructuring engagements. Proven experience in managing client engagements and leading teams within a professional services or consulting environment. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial analysis skills. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power Point, and financial modeling tools. Knowledge of IFRS, financial reporting standards, and relevant regulatory frameworks. Business development and client relationship management experience is considered an advantage. Proficiency in English and Arabic is highly valued.