M&A and Strategy – Manager (3
Being in a very strong financial position, our client are looking to make a number of significant strategic acquisitions. The acquisitions will be predominately insurance focused but will also include asset management deals. The team are therefore looking to hire a manager with 3-5 years of relevant experience to assist in the evaluation and analysis of proposals for acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and strategic alliances.
Key Accountabilities
(1) Transaction Origination and Execution
• Produce valuations using various valuation techniques, assumptions and sensitivities
• Transaction Management - actively assist in the management, negotiation and execution of corporate acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures from origination/inception to completion, including input to the negotiation of price and structure to optimise the financial aspects of transactions and insight to the negotiation of legal documentation in conjunction with in-house and third party legal advisers
• Monitor procedures and controls for transactions
• Assist in the preparation of strategic reviews, participating actively in making recommendations to divest, hold or acquire businesses
(2) Governance
• Assist in developing, maintaining and ensuring consistent implementation of BCD policy
(3) Relationship Management
• Develop and maintain close links with the Group businesses and with external advisers
Person Specifications
• Strong numeracy skills
• Ability to build a valuation model and value story, analyse valuation outputs and due diligence findings
• Clear and logical thought processes allowing effective communication both orally and in writing
• Presentational skills (both preparation and delivery)
• Project management skills, including ability to multi task
• Ability to work to tight deadlines in a pressurised environment, and organise self to execute activities and tasks to plan
Essential
• 3-5 years post qualified ACA/CFA or other relevant experience
• Investment Banking, Accountancy or Strategy experience
Preferred
• Accounting qualification, or CFA, or MBA
• Corporate Finance transaction services and/or execution experience
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