The Monitoring Trustee team is a dynamic consultancy team providing companies and regulatory authorities with advice on devising and monitoring the implementation of competition remedies in merger, anti-trust, and state aid cases. Principally, this involves conducting extensive financial and legal analysis on complex M&A transactions including the structuring of divestments and reporting on the operational health and strategy of international businesses.

The team works with a multinational, blue chip client base. Mazars is regularly appointed as Monitoring Trustee in relation to the world’s largest M&A transactions and is a well renowned market leader in the field, working with the European Commission, UK Competition and Markets Authority, and other competition authorities in North and South America as well as in Asia. The team also advise clients engaged in M&A processes involving remedy requirements with respect to remedy design and implementation The Monitoring Trustee team has experienced 100%+ growth over the last 3 years and is looking for talented finance, business, and legal professionals to join our highly competent and diverse team located in London, UK.

Job Role

An opportunity has arisen for an individual with excellent financial analyst skills and experience of M&A transactions to work on a number of projects with our existing team of economists and lawyers.

The role will be based in London, involving some travel to meet our international clients across Europe and beyond.

As an Associate Director, you will be required to:

· Monitor compliance of parties with commitments offered to competition authorities in the UK, EU and globally (North and South America, Asia)

· Manage projects or work streams of larger projects (e.g., monitoring of divestiture processes, viability monitoring of divestment businesses and hold-separate/ring-fencing obligations)

· Assess potential purchasers of divestment businesses (e.g., review of business plans, financial resources etc.)

· Monitor behavioural commitments (e.g., prices, bundling etc.)

· Identify business development opportunities and support in pitches in order to contribute to meeting the Consulting team’s sales budget. 

· Assist in/lead the development of training, engagement procedures and methodologies

· Mentor, coach and develop more junior staff

Person Specification

· Extensive practical experience in transaction advisory services, valuations or monitoring trustee services

· Strong academic background with financial qualifications (exam qualified) such as ACA, ACCA or CFA (or equivalent) 

· Strong analytical skills including the ability to interpret data with a critical eye, generate insights and construct solutions are required

· Excellent drafting skills and communication skills both oral and written

· Communicates team goals with clarity, sets clear objectives for more junior team members, providing timely feedback and support as necessary

· Experience of being in a client-facing role with an ability to build and develop relationships with all key stakeholders

· Strong English skills

· Strong IT skills (Excel, PowerPoint and Word)

· Promotes the firm’s values and beliefs, demonstrating integrity and maintaining an ethical stance, using flexibility and tact to express views as necessary

Diversity and Inclusion at Mazars

At Mazars diversity and inclusion are central to our values. We also recognise that being a diverse and inclusive organisation makes us stronger as a business. 

We seek to attract and recruit people who reflect the diverse nature of our clients and communities, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, nationality, faith or belief, social background, age and disability. Mazars selects candidates based on skills, qualifications and experience. 

We are open to having conversations about flexible working. Our client-facing professionals can often be required to travel regularly or may be based at client sites, but our approach to agile working can help achieve a lifestyle balance without compromising on client service.

We welcome applications from those returning to employment after a break from their careers.