Acquisitions Manager

Quilter plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays (26 days)

Pension scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance: 4x salary

Income Protection: 75% of salary

Job summary

Quilter plc in London is recruiting to fill the Practice Buy-Out Manager role, part of Mergers & Acquisitions. You will own end-to-end processes for practice acquisitions, MBOs and succession planning across our network of firms and Partners.

The role involves overseeing transactions, developing a centralised approach with internal and external stakeholders, producing management information, and ensuring compliance with risk and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Experience within a regulated financial services or distribution environment would be advantageous.
• Understanding of Appointed Representative firms and value drivers in their businesses.
• Strong commercial awareness including contracts, business economics, and acquisitions or succession considerations.
• Knowledge of FCA customer outcomes and how to monitor them.
• Proven ability to develop robust processes, controls and risk management.
• Experience leading and developing teams and managing information delivery.
• Excellent negotiation, communication and influencing skills with sound commercial judgement.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop end-to-end processes for practice acquisitions, MBOs and succession planning.
• Oversee acquisitions and transactions from documentation to completion.
• Develop a centralised approach to acquisitions with internal and external stakeholders.
• Create materials and communications to support acquisition propositions.
• Promote acquisition and succession planning to firms and Partners with guidance.
• Build relationships across the business to meet legal, regulatory and operational requirements.
• Produce management information on customer outcomes, financials and performance.
• Ensure activity complies with Risk and Control Framework and manages risks.

Skills

Regulated finance experience

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Communication

Organisational skills

Job description

About the Business

Quilter plc is a leading wealth management business, helping to enable brighter financial futures for every generation. Quilter oversees £157.4 billion in customer investments (as of August 2026). It has an adviser and customer offering spanning financial advice, investment platforms, multi-asset investment solutions, and discretionary fund management. The business is comprised of two segments: Affluent and High Net Worth. Affluent encompasses the financial planning business, Quilter Financial Planning, the Quilter Investment Platform and Quilter Investors, the multi-asset investment solutions business. High Net Worth includes the discretionary fund management business, Quilter Cheviot, together with Quilter Cheviot Financial Planning – offering a highly personalised service to private clients, charities, trustees, and professional partners. Quilter Cheviot has presence throughout the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands. At Quilter we never stand still. Our foundations are rooted in our extraordinary expertise, which is trusted by hundreds of thousands of customers, but we have great ambitions to stay one step ahead and make an even greater difference to the people and communities we serve, including our colleagues. Our business is transforming, continually modernising, and becoming even more customer centric. So, if you want to be bold in the pursuit of your ambitions, bring new ideas, and challenge and evolve what we do, it’s the perfect time to join us!

About the Role

Level - 4 Department- Mergers & Acquisitions Location - London Contract - Permanent Please note: this role is known internally as Practice Buy Out Manager. As Acquisitions Manager, you’ll play a key role in managing and developing our approach to practice acquisitions, management buy-outs and succession planning across our network of firms and Partners.

Key responsibilities

• Own and continually develop the end-to-end processes and controls for practice acquisitions, management buy-outs and succession planning.
• Oversee acquisitions and transactions, ensuring they are accurately documented, recorded, monitored and progressed through to completion.
• Develop and manage a centralised approach to acquisitions, working with specialist internal and external stakeholders to support effective delivery.
• Develop and maintain acquisition and succession planning processes, proposition materials and supporting communications.
• Promote the acquisition and succession planning proposition to new and existing firms and Partners, providing guidance throughout the process.
• Build strong relationships across the business to ensure transactions meet legal, commercial, regulatory and operational requirements.
• Produce and present management information to track customer outcomes, financial measures, quality and overall performance.
• Ensure all activity operates within the organisation’s Risk and Control Framework, identifying, reviewing and managing risks within the function.

About You

• Experience working within a regulated financial services or distribution environment would be advantageous.
• A strong understanding of how Appointed Representative firms operate and the commercial drivers that create value within their businesses.
• Good commercial awareness, including an understanding of contractual arrangements, business economics and acquisition or succession considerations.
• An understanding of FCA customer outcome requirements and how good customer outcomes can be monitored and evidenced.
• Experience of developing and managing robust processes, controls and risks.
• Proven experience of building, leading and developing teams, with the ability to establish effective operational processes and management information.
• Strong relationship management skills, with the confidence to work with a broad range of stakeholders, including senior leaders, Appointed Representatives, third parties and legal advisers.
• Excellent negotiation, communication and influencing skills, combined with sound commercial judgement.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities while remaining calm and focused under pressure.
• An adaptable and solutions-focused approach, with the confidence to challenge existing ways of working and identify opportunities for improvement.
• The flexibility to travel as required to meet with stakeholders and firms to discuss acquisitions and succession plans.

Inclusion & Diversity

We value diversity and strive to promote inclusivity in all aspects of our culture. We believe in equal opportunities for all, ensuring that no applicant encounters less favourable treatment based on anything but their skills, qualifications, experience, and potential. We celebrate the unique contributions of a diverse workforce and create a respectful, nurturing environment where every colleague can thrive.

Values

• Do the right thing: We act with integrity and are proudly committed to going above and beyond in service of our clients and the support we provide our communities.
• Always curious: We continuously seek new ideas and knowledge so we’re one step ahead of our clients’ needs.
• Embrace challenge: We aim high to transform our potential into meaningful outcomes.
• Stronger together: Combining our diverse talents, we accomplish more collectively than we ever could do alone.
• We speak openly, actively listen, and support each other, and constructively challenge and embrace new ideas.
• We seek empowerment and demonstrate ownership and trust, with the confidence to make impactful decisions.

Core Benefits

• Holiday: 182 hours (26 days)
• Quilter Incentive Scheme: All employees are eligible to participate in incentive scheme, to incentivise business performance and their contribution.
• Pension Scheme: A non-contributory company pension scheme that can be boosted through personal contributions.
• Private Medical Insurance: Single cover as standard with options to increase cover to include your partner or children.
• Life Assurance: 4x your salary.
• Income Protection: 75% of salary, less state benefits, payable after 26 weeks of absence.
• Healthcare Cash Plan: Jersey employees only

We are committed to treating all our job applicants fairly and with respect. Our people come from all kinds of backgrounds and have a wide range of expertise, so we welcome your application regardless of your beliefs, culture, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation and or disability.