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Our client is a leading edge, Private Equity backed SaaS business with a proven , scalable platform. They are poised for significant international growth both organically and by a series of planned acquisitions. The newly appointed CFO has an outstanding track record in growth, Tech companies with significant exit and Private Equity experience. They are seeking a talented Corporate Finance professional to oversee the corporate development and support the CFO, Board and Investors. You will lead and manage the pipeline of acquisitions, both in the UK and overseas to subsequent integrations. You will be pivotal to the buy and build strategy and will work closely the investors, potential vendors, internal and external stakeholders alongside the group's executive and operational leadership. Whilst the finance function is based in Sheffield, the business has a truly agile approach and thus the new role can be based in any location across the UK provided that there is a commitment to maintaining a presence across the business and travel a few times a month. The leadership team often work/meet in London and the new role will work closely with London based investors also. Responsibilities include: Manage all aspects of the M&A transactions following origination through to integrations Build strong relationships with key potential targets, leading the deal lifecycle Leading detailed analysis and diligence of target companies Building financial models for valuations and deal structuring Term sheet negotiations Managing external due diligence consultants Managing legal advisers towards preparing final transaction documents Preparing periodic portfolio reports for the investment team Building ad hoc models as required Key requirements for the role: You will have a graduate level education and a professional accountancy qualification A proven track record within Corporate Finance/Transaction Services Prior experience gained of buy side deals Strong strategic thinking and commercially driven, not only well versed in execution, but has vision to align to strategic growth plans Highly organised and able to multi-task and project manage an ambitious pipeline Engaging and confident, able to build and maintain relationships with external advisors, and the leadership team Excellent IT and modelling skills We know that diverse recruitment practices start with us. We encourage and celebrate applicants regardless of race (including colour, nationality and ethnic or national origin), age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, sex, gender reassignment, disability, marital status, pregnancy and maternity or socioeconomic background. We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace by ensuring a diverse pool of talent, eliminating unlawful discrimination and recruiting the best person for each role. We review our practices on equality and diversity regularly. If you choose to email us in response to this advert please keep the data you send us to a minimum, i.e. your CV (in Word), your email address and your contact number. We will store your data for a period of 3 months and will not send it to anyone else without your explicit consent. If we have not contacted you within 3 months (an estimate of the time period that it is likely to take to fill the advertised role) we will delete your data. Here's a link to our privacy policy. In this policy, you will find information about our compliance with Data Protection Laws. You can find how to send us a request to access your data, request a deletion of your data, correct any inaccuracies or restrict our processing of your data. You have the right to lodge a complaint about the way we handle your data with the Information Commissioner's Office or you can contact Sarah Hunt for more information or concerns.
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world.We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high-growth businesses that fuel the economy and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them.We'll broaden your horizons The Quality and Risk Management Team (QRM) provides leadership, guidance, and tools to help partners and staff manage quality and risk matters. The team is comprised of an Advisory and Compliance Team, a Chief Information Security Office Team, an Economic Crime Team, a Legal Team including a Commercial & Contracts Team, plus the Quality Monitoring Team. The team works closely with the firm's Technical Standards Group, Ethics Team, and the firm's leadership.We'll help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.You'll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO's partners to help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. OverviewBDO's Legal Team is looking for an Associate Legal Counsel Commercial to join the team to support supplier contracting activity with a focus on digital products and services. The role will involve reviewing, drafting and negotiating supplier legal contracts with the objective of managing the firm's risk exposure. The role will also support more senior lawyers in the team on complex contracts and legal issues where appropriate.Responsibilities Review, draft and negotiate supplier and reseller contracts (SaaS, professional services etc.): Ownership of less complex contracts or components of complex contracts, ensuring legal, commercial and regulatory risks are identified and mitigated or escalated as appropriate.Contract management: advise and support stakeholders with contract management activity, including variations, terminations and vendor management.Build relationships with key stakeholders: Become a trusted adviser to relevant stakeholders, in particular with the other Quality & Risk sub-teams, plus the firm's Digital business, IT and Procurement.Provide guidance and training: Keep the Legal Team's guidance and playbooks updated to contracting self-service. Provide guidance to Procurement on legal matters within their procurement categories.Improve efficiency: Identify opportunities to accelerate and/or improve the contracting process and seek innovative solutions to new problems.External Legal Counsel: Communicate effectively with external counsel, including providing instructions on matters that require external review, whilst managing timescales and fees.Projects: support the senior commercial lawyers in the delivery of strategic projects and initiatives.Knowledge: Keep abreast of the latest industry standards and regulations, share knowledge with the team. Requirements Essential: law degree;qualified to practice law in England and Wales or equivalent experience practising the laws of England and Wales;experience of advising on/negotiating/drafting commercial contracts and transactional documentation;working knowledge of commercial law;strong written and oral communication skills;ability to interact at a senior level;ability to prioritise and manage own workload; andgood attention to detail. Desirable: experience of commercial contracting in a professional services firm and/or regulated business;understanding of data protection law (UK and EU GDPR), intellectual property law and experience delivering related legal advice;experience of technology contracting (SaaS, PaaS etc.). You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to our business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task at hand.At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.We're in it togetherMutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.We know that collaboration is the key to creating value and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO.We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions.We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.#RD-LM1#TJ-LM1#LI-LM1