Account Director, Financial Practice

Brunswick Group

London, United Kingdom

On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward professionals with financial advisory experience comfortable with managing complex client communications and stakeholder interactions.

Best fit for

Candidates with 3–6 years of financial advisory or consulting experience, particularly in listed companies or capital markets.
— “3 – 6 years of relevant experience either working in an advisory role within financial practice”
Individuals who can bridge financial expertise with media and stakeholder engagement, especially in high-stakes scenarios.
— “Manage complex media and financial stakeholder interactions, using advanced knowledge of media and other stakeholder landscapes.”

Things to consider

The role demands a balance of creative and analytical thinking, which may be challenging for purely technical candidates.
— “A balance of creative and analytical thinking, bringing rigor, accuracy, and attention to detail.”
The position involves significant client-facing responsibilities, including pitch meetings and new business proposals.
— “Play an active role in drafting new business proposals and letters of engagement, including participating in pitch meetings.”

How to stand out

Highlight experience in managing media during major financial announcements or capital markets days.
— “Knowledge of the financial media landscape, with experience in media-handling, major announcements, earnings calls and capital markets days”
Demonstrate your ability to mentor and manage junior team members with specific examples from your past experience.
— “Play a key role in team management and dynamics, including supporting smooth team transitions, and serving as a day-to-day mentor to junior team members.”
Showcase your understanding of complex financial issues like M&A, IPOs, and shareholder activism in your resume and interview responses.
— “Understand complex sector issues e.g. M&A, IPO, shareholder activism, crisis communications and the attitude of media, the financial community, politicians/regulators, NGOs and other stakeholder groups.”
Emphasize your ability to build and maintain relationships with analysts, advisors, and media stakeholders.
— “Foster a network of analyst, advisors, journalist and media stakeholder contacts and relationships, proactively building a network to identify new business prospects and media contacts.”
Demonstrate your strategic thinking and how it translates into sustained client impact.
— “A strong sense of corporate positioning, and how to develop strategies that can translate into programs with real sustained impact.”

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

high quality advisory documents
client account management
network development

Typical background

3-6 years of relevant experience in financial practice

Skills & requirements

Required

Advisory Documents ProductionClient AdviceMedia HandlingTeam ManagementNetwork BuildingNew Business Proposals

Preferred

Understanding Of M&A, IPO, Shareholder ActivismMedia Landscape Knowledge

Stack & domain

Advisory DocumentsClient Account ManagementPress ReleasesInvestor PresentationsQ&asMedia And Financial Stakeholder InteractionsTeam ManagementNew Business ProposalsPitch MeetingsMedia-handlingMajor AnnouncementsEarnings CallsCapital Markets DaysAdvisory VoiceNetwork BuildingTeam DynamicsMentorshipCommunicationPresentation StyleGlobal PerspectiveTeam-workingCreative And Analytical ThinkingFinancial PracticeCorporate Communications

About the role

Original posting from Brunswick Group via Greenhouse

Opportunity
Account Directors produce high quality advisory documents demonstrating a deep understanding of clients and issues. You will be regularly providing advice and analysis to clients, and developing an advisory voice informed by research, experience and awareness of market trends and events. You will manage some key workstreams as well as guiding executives and assistants on the account.
As an Account Director, you will also begin to develop a network and build relationships with clients, media, advisers, Brunswick colleagues and other stakeholders. You will work to develop your media-handling skills and have a good understanding of Brunswick’s different sectors and specialist offers and how to connect them with clients as part of our one firm offering.
About the Role
Drive execution on client accounts within the Financial Practice team, managing workflow and key elements e.g. including press releases, investor presentations, shareholder, employee and customer communications, Q&As and other materials
Advise our listed clients across a range of issues and communications disciplines, with the support of Directors/Partners, and drawing on independent experience and insights.
Understand complex sector issues e.g. M&A, IPO, shareholder activism, crisis communications and the attitude of media, the financial community, politicians/regulators, NGOs and other stakeholder groups.
Manage complex media and financial stakeholder interactions, using advanced knowledge of media and other stakeholder landscapes.
Play a key role in team management and dynamics, including supporting smooth team transitions, and serving as a day-to-day mentor to junior team members.
Play an active role in drafting new business proposals and letters of engagement, including participating in pitch meetings.
Foster a network of analyst, advisors, journalist and media stakeholder contacts and relationships, proactively building a network to identify new business prospects and media contacts.
Together with Partners and Directors, proactively drive the strategic growth of Brunswick’s Financial Practice offer to clients.
What We’re Looking For
3 – 6 years of relevant experience either working in an advisory role within financial practice, or consulting experience advising clients with a financial focus
An understanding of the interplay between corporates, the financial community, the regulatory arena and social stakeholders.
An understanding of the disclosure obligations of listed companies, as well as M&A and IPO processes and workstreams, a plus
A strong sense of corporate positioning, and how to develop strategies that can translate into programs with real sustained impact.
Knowledge of the financial media landscape, with experience in media-handling, major announcements, earnings calls and capital markets days
Ability to operate effectively in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment.
A strong verbal and written communicator with high EQ levels and an engaging presentation style.
A global perspective and able to thrive in an international businesses or organizations.
Credible and compelling with senior business leaders.
A balance of creative and analytical thinking, bringing rigor, accuracy, and attention to detail.
Proven project and/or program management experience.
A natural team-worker who prefers to work in a collegiate way.
Why Join Us
Whether you are joining a client facing team, a core services team, or starting out on your professional career journey, joining Brunswick unlocks a range of employee benefits to support your financial future, health and wellness, family and community and continuous professional development.
About Brunswick
Brunswick is a global advisory firm. We help companies tackle high-stakes issues, navigate complex stakeholder relationships, and deliver high-impact outcomes.
Our clients value our ability to anticipate, shape, and respond to the key players and forces in the financial and investment arena, regulatory and geopolitical universe, NGO community, workforce and beyond. They rely on us for deep experience, fresh perspectives and original thinking. So, in Brunswick you will find an exceptional range of experience and talent with a rich mix of backgrounds. From the beginning, we have prioritized attracting, developing, and retaining the best professionals in the industry, united by a culture of inclusivity, excellence, and intellectual curiosity.
Founded in 1987 in London, the firm has organically grown to 27 offices in 18 countries across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia. We operate as a “one-firm firm” with no individual profit centers. This allows us to assemble fully integrated, bespoke teams for each client, able to draw on the full resources of Brunswick anywhere in the world.
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Source: Brunswick Group careers (Greenhouse)