Acquisitions Finance Manager

Marks Sattin (UK) Ltd; Worthing; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Acquisitions Finance Manager to lead financial due diligence and manage a talented finance team. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on acquisitions ranging from £500,000 to multi-million-pound deals, ensuring thorough due diligence and vendor management. The ideal candidate will be a fully qualified finance professional with M&A experience, capable of presenting financial insights to internal and external stakeholders. This remote role requires initial on-site training in Worthing, followed by travel across the UK to visit potential acquisition sites. Join a dynamic team and make a significant impact in a growing property services group!

Qualifications

• Fully qualified ACCA, ACA, or CIMA with experience in financial mergers and acquisitions.
• Strong project management and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial due diligence and manage the finance acquisition team.
• Prepare forecasts and liaise with vendors during the acquisition process.

Skills

Financial Mergers and Acquisitions

Corporate Finance

Project Management

Presentation Skills

Communication Skills

Education

ACCA

ACA

CIMA

Job description

Acquisitions Finance Manager - Remote - £70,000 to £80,000

Although this role is offered on a remote basis, the team is based in Worthing, BN11. For the first month or so, you would be expected on-site to get up to speed with systems, processes, and so on.

After this time, the role will involve travel across the UK to visit possible acquisition sites.

Replacing the existing Acquisitions Finance Manager due to promotion in this PE backed £300m turnover property services group, you'll ideally be Audit trained in practice and have some M&A experience from the "buying side".

You'll be managing two fully qualified members of the team and reporting into the Assistant M&A Finance Director.

You'll be working on due diligence of acquisitions ranging in size from £500,000 through the multi millions, ensuring the team carries out the correct due diligence, ensuring the numbers are correct.

You'll be at the forefront of vendor management, attending company sites that the group intends to acquire, working with the sellers in setting up their data house, building a relationship of trust between yourself and the current business owners—a very interesting job!

We will consider individuals with experience in industry whose skill sets align, but also people looking to make their first move out of practice; realistically, you'll need to be a "senior" with many years post-qualified experience.

A bit more about the role....

• Leading acquisition forecasting, due diligence, pre-completion process, and post-completion monitoring.
• Management and support of the finance acquisition team.
• Preparation of interim summary three-year forecasts for assessing potential acquisitions.
• Financial due diligence to assess potential acquisitions.
• Liaising and support of vendors both throughout the financial due diligence process and post-completion.
• Financial due diligence report for presentation to the internal board and external investors.
• Preparation of monthly three-year post-completion budget.
• Agree final budget with Regional Directors/Managing Directors/Department Heads responsible for acquisition.
• Working with the Acquisition Integration Director who is responsible for the Commercial Due Diligence undertaken.
• Liaising with the client accounts team to ensure a smooth transition post-completion.
• Coordinate with all central departments ahead of completion to ensure budget and financial due diligence reflects all operational needs.
• Agree completion accounts with vendor/vendors accountants.
• Agree final statutory accounts/tax returns with internal finance team/external accountants.
• The transition of the acquisition into the finance department.
• Agreement and monitoring of deferred consideration for each acquisition.
• Support the Group Mergers and Acquisitions Director where necessary.

A bit more about....

• Fully ACCA, ACA, or CIMA qualified.
• Financial mergers and acquisitions experience.
• Corporate finance experience and understanding.
• Credible and confident communicator.
• First-class presentation skills.
• Commercially astute and customer-focused.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Hands-on approach, with a 'can-do' attitude.