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title: 'Manager- Financial Due Diligence at Unity Advisory'
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# Manager- Financial Due Diligence at Unity Advisory

- **Company:** Unity Advisory
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-04
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/unity-advisory/e2a7d7ba-996f-4575-9360-6a4a31248412

## Job description

## About Unity Advisory

Unity Advisory is a pure-play, experience-led CFO advisory firm providing integrated finance, commercial, tax and deals support. We are free from audit conflicts and AI-enabled by design, combining deep technical expertise with automation, analytics and AI built into the delivery of every engagement. We are building an alternative to traditional advisory firms, focused on clarity over complexity, outcomes over hours, and practical advice delivered at pace for CFOs making high-consequence decisions.

Unity Advisory is a new kind of partner for the office of the CFO. Founded by senior leaders from the world's top advisory firms and backed by Warburg Pincus, we provide integrated finance, commercial, tax and deals support: expert advice, sharper execution, and delivery models built around how organisations operate today. CFOs need trusted advisers without legacy complexity, so we pair expert human judgement with proprietary AI workflows and smart automation, free from audit conflicts.

## The Role

We built our deals practice around the client's decision: whether to buy, whether to sell, at what price, on what terms. We work alongside our clients rather than at arm's length, in the room while the deal decision is being made, and our support carries on beyond signing: into the 100-day plan, the hold period and the eventual exit. And that support draws on the whole firm: our tax, finance and commercial specialists work as one team with the deals practice, so the advice a client gets after signing is as integrated as the diligence that came before it.

We're looking for a Manager to join our Financial Due Diligence team. You'll run buy-side and sell-side engagements day to day: getting into the numbers, managing the team on the ground, and making sure clients get clear, well-supported findings on time.

You'll bring solid FDD or transaction services experience from a Big 4 or top-tier advisory firm, and own an engagement from scoping through to final findings. You'll work alongside our Partners and Directors and directly with clients and target company management from day one. This is a hybrid role based in our Mayfair office.

## What You'll Do

- Manage buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence engagements from scoping through to completion.
- Analyse quality of earnings, net working capital, cash flow and other issues that decide a deal, and turn the findings into a clear, well-supported story for the client.
- Run the engagement team day to day: reviewing work, coaching junior staff, and keeping everyone (including the client) up to speed on progress.
- Interview target company management and build working relationships with clients, private equity investors, and other advisors on the deal.
- Draft and quality-check diligence deliverables so they're accurate, clear, and ready for Director or Partner sign-off.
- Work alongside Unity's data and AI specialists to make our analytics standard practice on every engagement.
- Take part in business development: proposals, pitches, and staying close to opportunities as they arise.

## What You'll Bring

- 5+ years' experience in Financial Due Diligence or Transaction Services from a Big 4 or top-tier advisory firm.
- Hands-on experience managing buy-side and sell-side FDD assignments from start to finish.
- Strong technical grounding in accounting and the deal issues that matter most: quality of earnings, working capital, and cash flow.
- A track record of being an excellent team player in multidisciplinary engagements.
- Clear and confident communication (both written and verbal) with clients and senior stakeholders.
- Curiosity and genuine interest in how technology and AI evolve financial due diligence practice and playing a key role in shaping it.
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).

## Nice to Have

- Experience with Private Equity clients or PE-backed portfolio companies.
- Exposure to cross-border or international transactions.
- Experience with data and analytics tools such as Power BI, Alteryx, or Databricks.
- Sector experience in areas like TMT, Consumer, Healthcare, Business Services and Industrials.

Additional Information

At Unity Advisory, we are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. In line with the Equality Act 2010, we will accommodate any suitable candidate requiring assistance to attend or conduct an interview. If you need any adjustments or support, please let us know when either scheduling your interview or in your application cover letter. We are dedicated to ensuring that everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed and are here to support you throughout the process.

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT WE DO NOT ACCEPT ANY UNSOLICITED CVS FROM THIRD PARTIES.

## About Unity Advisory

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Unity Advisory is a professional services firm built for the Office of the CFO, combining big‑firm expertise with AI‑enabled delivery to help CFOs and leadership teams make sharper decisions and move faster.
- **Entity Type**: Private (backed by Warburg Pincus)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom (with offices in Malaysia and India)
- **Founded**: 2025 (launched with Warburg Pincus backing)
- **Founders**: Marissa Thomas (CEO) and David Tapnack (Co‑founder, departed Jan 2026)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Professional Services (Finance, Tax, Deals & Advisory)
- **Target Customers**: CFOs and leadership teams of mid‑ to upper‑mid‑market businesses, including private equity‑backed companies; B2B / enterprise
- **Mission**: “Help CFOs and leadership teams make sharper decisions, and move faster with confidence – bringing clarity, challenge, and real‑world experience when it counts.”

## Products & Services
- **Tax Services**: Covering R&D Tax, VAT & Indirect Tax, Transfer Pricing, Corporate Tax, Employment Tax, Capital Allowances, Tax Managed Services, and Tax Compliance – all delivered with AI‑driven efficiency.
- **Deals & Value Capture**: Deals Analytics, Deals Tax & Structuring, Due Diligence, Carve‑out, Integration & Synergy Delivery, Deal Readiness Assessment, and Equity Story Craft.
- **Finance & Commercial Services**: Accounting Advisory & Technical Reporting, Financial Control, Performance Acceleration & Cost Optimisation, Process Optimisation, Data & Cloud Architecture, Risk & Control Frameworks, and Organisation Design.
- **Advisory & Transformation**: Rapid Function Diagnostics, Enterprise Architecture & Technology, and CFO‑focused strategic advice.

All services are delivered via a proprietary AI workflow platform that accelerates insights while keeping human expertise central.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Backed by a long‑term investment from Warburg Pincus (amount not publicly disclosed)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Warburg Pincus (sole institutional backer); strong relationships with corporate, private equity and sovereign clients; non‑exec chair is Steve Varley (former EY UK Chair & Global Vice‑Chair Sustainability).
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount surged from ~1 to 76 employees (+4700% YoY) within the first year; presence across UK, Malaysia, and India; actively hiring for 16 open positions; monthly headcount growth of +2.1%.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Experience + Agility**: Leadership includes former Managing Partner of PwC UK and partners from EY, Deloitte, KPMG, yet operates with startup speed and flat hierarchies.
- **AI Built‑In, Not Bolted‑On**: Proprietary AI workflows and cloud‑first architecture are embedded into every offering, delivering faster, smarter outcomes without replacing human judgment.
- **No Conflicts of Interest**: Free from the traditional conflicts that can arise in large firms, allowing truly client‑first advice.
- **Senior‑Led, Lean Teams**: Work is delivered by experienced partners and senior managers, not junior staff; high autonomy and true ownership for client outcomes.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling Rapidly**: Driven by strong client demand, Unity Advisory is expanding its team and service lines while maintaining a partner‑led, high‑performance culture.
- **Continuous Innovation**: Investing in data, cloud, and AI capabilities to keep delivery ahead of traditional consulting models.
- **Geographic Reach**: Growing its UK base while leveraging nearshore talent in Malaysia and India to serve global clients.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as “Straightforward, Intentionally Commercial, Open, Experimental, and Team‑First.” The firm is designed for high performers who value impact over politics.
- **Work Style**: Flat teams with high autonomy; every employee owns delivery for client outcomes. Remote/hybrid policy not specified, but roles appear to be UK‑based with some global presence.
- **Perks & Environment**: Modern tools, strong leadership support, and the chance to shape a fast‑growing firm from an early stage. Emphasis on “the right tools, culture, capital, and leadership to enable people to do their best work.”
- **Engineering Culture**: Technical roles (Data Engineer, Solution Architect) are embedded in a firm that treats AI as a core capability, offering engineers exposure to real‑world finance transformation.

## Sources
1. [unity-advisory.com](https://unity-advisory.com/)
2. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/unity-advisory](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/unity-advisory)
3. [linkedin.com/company/unity-advisory](https://www.linkedin.com/company/unity-advisory)
4. [unity-advisory.com/careers](https://unity-advisory.com/careers)
5. [unity-advisory.com/what-we-do](https://unity-advisory.com/what-we-do)

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