Head of Due Diligence - Remote at Accountancy Placements

• Our US client is seeking an experienced, hands-on Head of Due Diligence to join their team remotely.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end buy-side due diligence process, managing timelines, workstreams, advisors, and key decision deadlines
• Coordinate technical, environmental, regulatory, legal, commercial, tax, HR, and IT diligence
• Lead financial due diligence, including quality of earnings, working capital, net debt, capex, and normalized EBITDA
• Build and maintain transaction valuation models covering DCF, EV/EBITDA, NAV, and comparable transactions
• Integrate operational and technical assumptions, including production, costs, reserves/resources, and capex, into financial models
• Identify and escalate key risks, red flags, and valuation impacts and translate findings into clear investment recommendations
• Prepare Investment Committee, board, lender, and co-investor materials
• Work with legal counsel on transaction documents, warranties, indemnities, and conditions precedent
• Manage the transaction process through signing and completion, including data room and stakeholder coordination

Requirements

• Experience in Big 4 Transaction Services/M&A, investment banking, corporate finance, or investment advisory
• Proven experience managing buy-side or sell-side transactions from due diligence through completion
• Strong hands-on financial modelling and valuation experience, including DCF and comparable company/transaction analysis
• Strong understanding of mining-specific due diligence, including reserves/resources, life-of-mine planning, capex, permitting, and ESG considerations
• Experience coordinating technical, legal, environmental, tax, and other transaction advisors
• CA/ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA, or equivalent qualification
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work independently and engage confidently with senior stakeholders
• Relevant mining, engineering, or geoscience experience is advantageous