Deal Advisory Manager

BDO Christchurch is seeking a Manager or Senior Manager to join our Deal Advisory team. This role offers the opportunity to lead and deliver high‑quality advisory engagements across financial due diligence, financial modelling, and valuations, while supporting the development of our people and client relationships.

Based in Christchurch, the role combines exposure to complex and interesting work to support transactions across a range of industries and deal sizes, with a location and culture that supports flexibility, balance, and lifestyle.

The opportunity

As a Manager / Senior Manager in Deal Advisory, you will work closely with Partners and the wider team to lead engagements, provide commercially focused advice, and build trusted client relationships. You will take ownership of end‑to‑end delivery while contributing to the development of our people, capability, and market presence.

• Financial due diligence (buy‑side and sell‑side)
• Share and Business valuations
• Financial modelling and forecasting
• Mergers and acquisitions support
• Financing and capital raising engagements
• Ongoing advisory and post‑transaction support

Key responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Lead and manage financial due diligence and valuation engagements, including scoping, analysis, review, and reporting
• Oversee the preparation and review of financial models, ensuring outputs are robust, fit‑for‑purpose, and clearly communicated
• Manage client relationships, acting as a key point of contact throughout engagements
• Identify and clearly articulate key commercial, financial, and risk issues to clients and stakeholders
• Support Partners with proposals, engagement planning, and business development activities
• Review reports and deliverables to ensure quality, consistency, and alignment with BDO standards
• Coach, mentor, and develop Analysts and Senior Analysts within the team
• Contribute to the ongoing development of Deal Advisory methodologies, templates, and internal processes

At Senior Manager level, you will also play a broader role in shaping team capability, supporting business development and practice growth.

About you

You will ideally have:

• 6–10+ years’ experience in Deal Advisory, Corporate Finance, Transaction Services, or a related advisory environment
• Demonstrated experience leading financial due diligence, valuation, and transaction engagements
• Strong understanding of financial modelling, with the ability to review and challenge outputs
• Well‑developed commercial judgement and the ability to identify and communicate key issues
• Proven experience managing client relationships and engagement teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A relevant professional qualification (CA, CFA, or equivalent)

This role will suit someone who enjoys leading complex work, developing people, and making a genuine impact for clients and within the firm.

Why BDO Christchurch?

BDO Christchurch combines the scale and capability to deliver complex, high‑profile advisory engagements with a local culture that values collaboration, accessibility, and balance. You will work closely with experienced Partners, have genuine influence over your work, and be supported to grow your career in a way that is sustainable and rewarding.
  
We recognise that your career with us is just one aspect of your life, and people perform at their best when they have balance. Christchurch offers an outstanding lifestyle, short commute times, and access to outdoor and family‑friendly opportunities, and we actively support flexible working arrangements wherever possible.

What we offer

• A leadership role within a well‑established Deal Advisory team
• Exposure to a diverse range of transactions and advisory engagements
• Supportive, collaborative team culture with direct access to experienced Partners
• Ongoing learning and professional development opportunities
• Flexible working arrangements and a focus on wellbeing
• Subsidised Health Insurance, access to OCP, and a subsidised gym membership