Manager Financial Due Diligence

Manager Financial Due Diligence at Svalner Atlas Advisors

Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience
• In financial due diligence
• Within a Big Four or leading mid-tier advisory firm, ideally with private equity clients
• Strong accounting skills and a solid understanding of valuation and transaction fundamentals
• Proven ability to manage projects end-to-end, including scope, timelines, budgets, and risks
• Experience in coaching, delegating, and developing junior colleagues
• Strong client-facing, relationship-building, and communication skills
• Hands-on, pragmatic, and execution-driven mindset

Svalner Atlas Advisors is launching its Financial Due Diligence (FDD) practice in the Netherlands to strengthen the M&A offering for its corporate and private equity clients. The Manager will be a core member of this entrepreneurial team, leading workstreams, coaching consultants, and delivering analyses that form the foundation of complex due diligence projects.

About Svalner Atlas Advisors

Recognized as the premier independent advisory group in Northern Europe, Svalner Atlas Advisors was formed in 2024 through the merger of the Dutch firm Atlas and Swedish Svalner. Today, more than three hundred and fifty professionals operate across offices in Stockholm, Amsterdam, Helsinki, Oslo, Gothenburg, Copenhagen, and Turku, providing clients with top-tier advice in tax, transaction services, and related areas.

Svalner Atlas Advisors combines the energy of a scale-up with the depth and stability of an established firm. The founders are seasoned professionals with Big Four backgrounds who aimed to create an alternative practice: a lean and smart firm where top-tier talent can thrive through providing partner-led advice to clients with true commercial value. Working with ambitious companies, funds, and entrepreneurs, the firm delivers solutions that are both sophisticated and down-to-earth. Whether advising on a cross-border M&A deal or designing a tailored tax structure, Svalner Atlas Advisors delivers practical expertise with impact. The group is scaling fast, launching new practices, entering new markets, and investing in technology, people, and long-term client relationships.

Vacancy: Manager Financial Due Diligence

Svalner Atlas Advisors is launching its Financial Due Diligence (FDD) practice in the Netherlands to meet growing client demand and expand its transaction services offering. The ambition is to scale the practice to between fifteen and twenty professionals within two years, delivering consistent recurring revenue, and establishing Atlas as the leading independent alternative to the Dutch private equity mid-market. This is a rare opportunity to join a dynamic team of experienced professionals, where top talent thrives and careers accelerate.

The Manager will play an integral role in this newly formed team, taking ownership of projects from kick-off to closing. They will manage client relationships as the primary point of contact, building trust, aligning expectations, and ensuring deliverables consistently meet professional and client standards. Working closely with the FDD Partner and Director, the Manager will plan and deliver assignments by defining scope, timelines, resources, and risks, while maintaining oversight of budgets, costs, and profitability.

Typical assignments span the full spectrum of financial due diligence, from reviewing historical performance and assessing working capital trends to building equity bridges and evaluating risks and opportunities in financial statements. Balancing detail with the bigger picture, the Manager not only demonstrates a strong technical understanding of due diligence and valuation but also the underlying rationale behind the analyses. Leading cross-functional teams, the Manager drives projects forward, thereby coaching and challenging junior colleagues while ensuring high-quality delivery. They play an active role in shaping the practice, representing Svalner Atlas Advisors in client meetings, spotting opportunities for growth, and building a strong presence in the Dutch mid-market. Pragmatic and collaborative, they strengthen the team by sharing feedback and driving a culture of continuous improvement.

"This rapidly developing boutique offers a unique opportunity for talent to gain direct access to the professional experience of senior leaders and clients."
– Michiel Koopmanschap, FDD Partner

At Svalner Atlas Advisors, every contribution counts. Initiative is rewarded with ownership and accelerated progression. Based in the heart of Amsterdam, this role offers ambitious professionals a unique chance to help build a new practice, gain broad exposure, and accelerate their career with a clear path toward a future Director role.

Interested?

Svalner Atlas Advisors is working with Top of Minds to fill this vacancy.