About this role
Dexters is seeking a high-calibre graduate to join its fast-growing Finance and M&A team. This role is ideal for an ambitious university leaver eager to gain hands-on experience in mergers and acquisitions, financial planning, and board-level reporting within a dynamic private business. The position offers meaningful responsibility, close collaboration with senior leadership, and a clear pathway to a long-term career in Finance.
Location: Mayfair/ Clapham/ Teddington
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am – 6:30 pm (Office-based only)
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 (subject to experience)
Key Responsibilities
M&A (c. 30–40%)
- Support live acquisition transactions from early-stage analysis through to completion
- Build and maintain Excel-based financial models to assess target businesses
- Assist with financial due diligence, KPI analysis and data room reviews
- Support review of transaction documentation (SPAs, completion accounts)
- Assist with post-acquisition integration and financial reporting
FP&A and Financial Reporting (c. 60–70%)
- Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and multi-year financial plans
- Support monthly forecasting of P&L, cash flow and balance sheet
- Help prepare board packs and senior management reporting
- Analyse KPIs and business performance trends across divisions
- Support month-end reporting and audit processes
- Ad-hoc financial analysis projects across the Group
Skills & Requirements
- Minimum 2:1 degree from a leading university (any discipline)
- Prior internship experience at an Investment Bank or equivalent
- Strong interest in both M&A and financial planning/analysis
- Strong Excel skills, or clear aptitude and desire to develop advanced modelling capability
- Analytical, detail-oriented, and commercially curious
- Confident working with senior stakeholders
- Eagerness to assume responsibility and ownership from the outset