Our client, a well-known professional services business, is seeking a dedicated Mergers and Acquisitions Analyst to join their business on a permanent basis. This high-profile role offers the opportunity to work closely with senior leaders within the business, including the CEO, CFO, and CCO. The successful candidate will have the chance to perform due diligence, financial modelling, and investment appraisal to support the company's business acquisitions and investment strategy.
What you'll do:
As their new Mergers and Acquisitions Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our client's future growth. You will be responsible for conducting thorough due diligence, creating robust financial models, and appraising potential investments. Your insights will directly influence strategic decisions at the highest level of the organisation. In addition to this, you will have an active role in managing transactions, preparing key documents, presenting findings to senior leaders, and tracking post-acquisition synergies.
Perform investment appraisal, including financial modelling and investment return analysis to support the assessment of buy-side M&A opportunities
- Analyse and model large volumes of market data to identify potential acquisition targets
- Work closely with internal and external advisory partners on pipeline development and live acquisition targets
- Conduct competitor, financial and market analysis to support and guide organizational decision making processes
- Prepare key documents and reports to forecast and support acquisitions
- Analyse, present findings and pitch acquisition opportunities to senior leaders in the business
- Monitor and track the progress of acquisition targets along the project pipeline
- Attend synergy steering committees and sub-forum committees, working closely with key stakeholders to record and update on the status of the acquisition against plans
- Prepare relevant synergy reporting performance presentations for executive committees
What you bring:
The ideal Mergers and Acquisitions Analyst brings a wealth of experience in mergers & acquisitions or deals advisory. Your analytical and financial modelling skills are second to none, and you are adept at using Excel and PowerPoint. You should have excellent communication and presentation skills, with a knack for influencing others.
- Candidates with experience within Mergers & Acquisitions, Deals Advisory, Transaction Services or Private Equity
- Experience in pre and post deal acquisition activities in a PE environment
- Excellent analytical and financial modelling skills
- Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Strong communication, presentation and influencing skills
- Clear thinker with the ability to present simple analysis from complex data
What's next:
Apply today by clicking on the link!
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates