Financial Modelling Manager

About Goodbody

Goodbody is a leading financial services firm, committed to serving and growing client relationships for 150 years. We are a full service, investment-led business offering wealth management, asset management, investment banking and private equity services. Our staff of over 400 work in offices across Dublin, London, Cork and Galway. We’re proud to offer prospective employees a professional, collegial work environment that encourages diversity of thought and background. Our reputation in the Irish market for putting customers first is as consistent as the company’s long-standing commitment to giving back to the communities that we work in.

About the Financial Modelling Manager role

Are you an ambitious, forward thinking high-achiever seeking continued growth and progression? Are you looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to work on high profile, multi-faceted corporate finance transactions across a well-established Corporate Advisory / Corporate Finance practice? Goodbody Corporate Finance has ambitious plans and can offer opportunities for progression, challenging projects, a market-leading L&D programme and a highly collaborative environment

A collaborative culture and a highly experienced team comprising 30 people with 10 Directors based in Dublin and London. Our team is highly collaborative and work on interesting market leading transactions. Clients stay because we put their needs first and in doing so, build lasting relationships.

Goodbody Corporate Finance assists clients in areas including strategic advice, buyside and sell-side assistance, debt and equity financing whether in private or public markets, refinancing and restructuring assistance. We also assist our clients with capital markets transactions including initial public offerings, class 1 transactions, reverse takeovers and fundraisings.

We work on project-type engagements lasting from several weeks to several months, working extensively with significant corporates, domestic and international banks, other financial institutions, private equity and other investment funds offering team members the widest exposure to acquisition and financing related activity. We also work closely with growth stage private companies, owner-managed businesses assisting them with value maximisation and growth capital.

Financial Modelling Manager Accountabilities include:

• Development and review of detailed financial Microsoft Excel models for use in transactions
• Lead the review of financing arrangements, business plans/projections and financial statements
• Review and prepare complex reports and presentations to clients.
• Client-facing interaction with senior decision-making executives on a day to day basis
• Mentor and develop intern and analysts at the firm.
• Contribute to the development of fee-generating opportunities

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree; MBA degree in finance or accounting or ACA/ACCA/CIMA is preferred.
• 3+ years of transaction experience in a corporate development, corporate finance or lending environment
• Demonstrate superior numerical and financial skills and a strong understanding of financial statements. 

Ideal Characteristics

• Excellent commercial awareness and project management skills
• Ability to operate independently in an environment of rapidly changing priorities.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the market with a strong eye for business development.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, drive and enthusiasm are a pre-requisite for this role

Goodbody is focused on helping our employees thrive, and we do this by bringing to life our Employee Value Proposition (EVP) ‘Together we prosper’. Our firm’s purpose is to create long-term prosperity, and we cannot execute on our purpose without the right talent at Goodbody. To make sure we attract and retain industry-leading, passionate and inspiring talent, we’ve built a vibrant culture based on inclusion, opportunities to grow and a commitment to ‘do the right thing’, one of our core values. We live this by offering:

• Regular employee events through our universal inclusion programme fostering a sense of belonging and celebrating differences. And an ‘always on’ approach to social, financial, mental and physical wellbeing. 
• A benefits package that includes a generous pension scheme, educational sponsorship and health insurance, along with a hybrid working model to promote better work/life balance
• Opportunities to give back through sustainability initiatives, volunteering and on-site and online meetings with our charity partners

Goodbody is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace which values and benefits from the diversity of our workforce. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process. Should you have a reasonable accommodation request please include a note in your application or email us directly at HR@Goodbody.ie

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Appointment to this role is subject to the candidate's eligibility to work in Ireland. Where agency assistance is required, our Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Goodbody by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this role. Goodbody operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the HR team will engage directly with our recruitment partners. 

Goodbody Stockbrokers UC, trading as Goodbody, is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. In the UK, Goodbody is also subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority. Goodbody is a member of Euronext Dublin and the London