Get to Know the Role:
The role will look after the post merger integration efforts in various stages of the deal cycle, as part of a larger team in Corporate Finance.
The Day-to-Day:
- Quickly developing an understanding of the target company and the drivers for integration
- Interpretation and analysis of information memoranda, business plans, historical financial information and publicly available information
- Review of organisational structures and business operating models
- Working across the whole deal lifecycle, from pre-deal synergy reviews and the development of integration strategies to day 1 planning and post-deal implementation programme delivery
- Engaging with senior managers and executives on programme priorities and issues
- Evaluation of potential synergies and identification of risk or price affecting matters
- Reporting to senior executives, facilitating large workshops, benefits tracking, risk and issue management, change control and stakeholder management.
- Developing strong long-term relationships with the target company and become recognised as a trusted business advisor
- Support the delivery of major projects and programmes including running a PMO. This will involve assisting with the design and development of programme or project initiatives for the target company and assisting teams to deliver against objectives
- Lead on specific programme or project management disciplines e.g. scoping and planning, business case development, benefit and milestone tracking, issue/risk management
- Assessing and developing current and target operating models either for particular functions or the business as a whole
- Supporting the development of key documents for a transaction e.g. transitional service schedules, synergy cases, reports or papers addressing certain strategic issues
The Must Haves:
- Experience of assisting with the design, development and delivery of numerous programmes or project initiatives
- Analysis of business models and development of target operating models
- Experience of change management and transformation initiatives e.g. Technological or business process changes
- Strong financial analysis skills
- Experience of operating with senior level stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for the purposes of clearly communicating to clients, stakeholders and teams
- Good problem solving and analytical skills.
