M&A Operations -Financial Services IT - Senior Manager

PwC UK

London

On-site

GBP 70,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

Flexible working arrangement

Volunteering days

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in London is seeking a Senior Manager for M&A Operations in Financial Services. The role includes leading technology engagements in M&A transactions, managing projects, and training staff. Ideal candidates should have experience in financial services IT roles and excellent stakeholder management skills. The position offers a supportive work environment with flexible arrangements and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

Experience in IT role in financial services or related IT experience is essential.
Ability to engage with senior business leaders on technology.
Excellent analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

Lead high-profile M&A transactions technology engagements.
Manage and deliver large and small projects, assessing risks.
Train, coach, and supervise staff.
Develop strategies for complex technical challenges.

Skills

Experience in IT role in financial services

Stakeholder management skills

Comfort with financial analysis

Excellent quantitative skills

Job description

Overview

M&A Operations -Financial Services IT - Senior Manager

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The Financial Services team within S& M&A Operations is a successful, growing and supportive team that specialises in helping clients pre transaction by assessing FS companies’ operations and technology, and identifying value creation opportunities - as well as helping clients post deal with fast-paced transformation programmes - including planning operational separations and mergers. We routinely collaborate with PwC’s wider practice (e.g. Transaction Services, Strategy & Consulting) as part of our go to market approach.

The job will require some degree of travel, though our clients are more and more accustomed to working offsite. As a team we are committed to working collaboratively at least 3 days per week alongside some flexibility, which is built on two-way trust.

What Your Days Will Look Like As a Senior Manager, your responsibilities will include:

Leading high-profile M&A transactions technology engagements, including IT separations, IT integrations and technology due diligence projects - to meet and exceed the expectations of our clients and our own quality criteria
Managing and delivering large and small projects by developing the project team, assessing engagement risks throughout, driving conclusions, and reviewing / challenging the output produced by the team
Developing strategies to solve complex technical challenges
Proactively assisting in the management of a portfolio of clients
Training, coaching, and supervising staff
Being responsible for the financial management of clients
Leading business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients
Contributing to the development of your own and the team's technical skills

The Skills & Experience We're Looking For

Either
Experience of working in an IT role in financial services, or an IT role in the financial services industry, ideally Banking, Payments, Insurance or Asset and Wealth Management
OR
Experienced in IT separation, IT integration and/or technology due diligence

In Addition To

Awareness of common IT application systems in one or more financial services sub-sectors, and awareness of common IT infrastructure
Ability to understand the impact of IT on commercial, financial and operational aspects of a business, ideally in the context of a transaction
Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage and communicate with senior business leaders on technology matters
Excellent quantitative and written skills, able to build analysis or an evidence base to support a position, often in situations with imperfect or incomplete information
Comfortable under pressure and managing through ambiguity to deliver tasks in an environment where there are many unknowns
Comfort around financial analysis and understanding of the drivers of financial information

What You’ll Receive From Us

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions. We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.

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