The Curve Group
Corporate Finance Manager
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Corporate Finance Manager, Bristol
£70,000 - £90,000 base + performance bonus
You’re doing the work. But are you getting close enough to the deal?
You can model. You can support a process. You can keep a transaction moving.
But if most of your role still sits behind the scenes, this could be a stronger next step.
Not another year of process-heavy execution.
Not another title change with no real change in exposure.
Not another role where someone else owns the client, the judgement calls and the commercial conversation.
A growing UK advisory firm is looking to appoint a Corporate Finance Manager in Bristol. This is for someone who wants to move closer to the deal, the client and the advisory work that actually develops you.
The Bristol team has an established base and genuine room for the right person to grow. You will be joining a wider Corporate Finance platform with national relationships, internal referral routes and proper infrastructure around origination, research, marketing and private equity coverage.
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The work sits firmly in the lower mid-market.
The firm completes nearly 100 deals a year, with aggregate deal value running into the billions. Average transaction size is typically around £20m to £25m EV, with the core market broadly sitting between £5m and £50m EV.
This is founder-led, shareholder-owned and privately backed business work.
Real clients. Real judgement. Real advisory.
Not large-cap banking. Not endless process. Not modelling for the sake of modelling.
What stands out:
- Quality lower mid-market M&A exposure
- Strong Bristol opportunity with national advisory backing
- More client contact than many larger platforms
- Internal referral routes and wider advisory relationships
- Dedicated origination, research, marketing and PE coverage
- Clear route towards Director level
This will suit someone who:
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- Is a Corporate Finance Manager, or experienced Executive ready to step up
- Has solid M&A execution experience
- Wants more client exposure
- Wants to build commercial confidence, not just technical ability
- Enjoys founder-led and privately owned business work
- Wants a clearer route forward in Bristol
Likely background you’ll come from:
- Corporate Finance
- M&A advisory
- Lead Advisory
- Deals advisory
- Mid-market accountancy firm
- Boutique M&A advisory firm
- Specialist Corporate Finance team
This probably won’t suit someone who:
- Wants a narrow modelling-only role
- Is looking for transaction services rather than M&A advisory
- Wants large-cap investment banking work
- Prefers to stay behind the scenes
- Does not want more client contact
- Wants technical progression without commercial responsibility
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