Financial Advisory & Transactions - London, London, City of (Hybrid)

Location: SEC Newgate (UK) – Central London
Start date: July 2025
Salary: Competitive

We are SEC Newgate UK

An insights and research-driven global strategic communications and advocacy group. We have over 1,400 people worldwide, working across 60 offices in 29 different countries. We work at the nexus of business, politics, communities, markets and media to deliver positive outcomes.

There are many things we feel passionately about but one that links them all together is respect. Respect for each other, ourselves, our clients, our suppliers, the environment we work in, the communities we operate in, and respect for everyone that are impacted by our actions.

Our opportunity:

We are looking for an Account Director to join our Communications Practice in London, sitting within the Financial Advisory and Transactions team. We offer a compelling opportunity to advise both private and listed companies although applicants will need solid experience of financial situations advisory from traditional calendar management to more complex transactions including M&A deals, shareholder activism, fundraisings, IPOs, restructuring or defence takeovers.

Ideal for someone who thrives on strategic problem solving, driving activity forward and building a strong rapport with clients and colleagues alike. We are flexible in terms of sector experience, our core sectors are Financial Services, Real Estate, Consumer Industries, Energy, Transport & Infrastructure and TMT.

What you’ll be doing:

You will use your skills and experience of advising listed and private companies to:

Advise at a c-suite level on a range of different workstream and scenarios
Take ownership of specific accounts or projects, leading day-to- day client communications and managing client relationships to ensure deliverables are met
Work alongside colleagues across our Advocacy, Crisis, Digital, Research and Design to develop and deliver industry leading corporate affairs programmes
Execute high quality work profitably across your client portfolio to deliver agreed strategic outcomes
Support less experienced team members to deliver high quality work
Contribute to revenue growth within existing client portfolio and through pitch preparation and pitch execution
Mentoring junior colleagues to drive confidence and excellence

Ideal for you if you:

Are proactive and accountable
Are comfortable leading teams and managing both up and down
Have a corporate affairs outlook
Have a proven ability to think strategically, to manage projects and workstreams and to deliver client-ready documents and events
Seek opportunities to build your knowledge and skills and drive the development of yourself and others around you.
Are a strong writer, have good presentation skills and an appetite for new business
Have good relationships with the business media at a national level
Have exceptional organisational and time management skills
Enjoy working in a fast-paced organisation, with a close-knit team
Are someone with integrity

More reasons to apply:

Our people are at the heart of everything we do and their experience at SEC Newgate is so important to us. Our ambition is to create a working environment where everyone can thrive. We meet the ambition and drive of our people with the opportunities and support to build a successful career.

We are incredibly proud of the culture we have built and have recently been listed in The Sunday Times best places to work in 2024 for the second year in a row.

And if that’s not enough, here is a taster of what else is included:

Hybrid working (60% in the office).
Flexible working hours, with core hours from 10am -4pm.
30 days annual leave with the option to buy some, plus an additional day off for your birthday and an additional charity day off.
Access to Oliva, our mental health support platform and up to ten therapy or coaching session as years.
Private medical insurance and employee assistance programme from day one.
The ability to work remotely for up to four weeks in one year.
Training and internal mentorship programme.

To apply, please click on Apply. Applications close 9th May 2025 but we may appoint before then.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or disability.

Applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK.

Account Director