Assistant Director, M&A, Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA)

Overview

In this role you will support high-profile M&A deals within Deloitte’s SPA team, advising on contractual and financial issues identified through due diligence. You work closely with deal teams, clients, and lawyers to shape robust completion accounts policies, pricing mechanics, and warranties. You’ll manage projects, deliver quality outputs on time, and help drive client recommendations and deal momentum. This role offers fast-paced, cross-border exposure and a clear path for progression in a market-leading practice.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Coaching and support for returners
• Career development opportunities
• Wellbeing focus
• Flexibility to work in office, client sites, or remotely
• Supportive, diverse culture

Responsibilities

• Project management of assignments including client interface, risk and cost monitoring
• Produce high-quality deliverables within agreed timescales and brief senior leaders
• Contribute to marketing and practice development activities for client engagement
• Collaborate with due diligence teams to identify risk areas and inform recommendations
• Review transaction documentation to assess pricing mechanisms, completion accounts, and warranties
• Develop client-facing recommendations with Partner/Director and deliver key issue reporting
• Serve as a primary contact for clients and M&A lawyers to drive transaction progress

Key requirements

• ACA qualification or equivalent
• Attention to detail
• Flexible working style and adaptability
• Strong writing and reviewing skills with risk management focus
• Broad commercial acumen and ability to operate under deal pressure
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to challenge, negotiate, and interact with senior stakeholders
• Client-focused mentality and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Interpersonal effectiveness
• Negotiation and influencing
• Adaptability under pressure
• Understanding of pricing mechanisms (e.g., locked box, completion accounts, earn-out)
• Knowledge of completion accounts-based mechanisms
• Robust accounting policy development for deal mechanics

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