M&A Operations -Financial Services Operations - Senior Manager

PwC; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm seeks a Senior Manager for its M&A Operations team in London. This pivotal role involves overseeing significant transactions, managing client relationships, and developing analytical strategies within the financial services sector. The firm offers a flexible work environment and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Private Medical Cover

Flexible Working Options

24/7 Access to a Virtual GP

Six Volunteering Days a Year

Qualifications

• Experience in financial services or M&A roles, ideally in Banking, Payments, Insurance, or Asset Management.
• Ability to manage projects and clients effectively.
• Strong analytical skills and experience working with financial information.

Responsibilities

• Leading high-profile M&A transaction engagements across various projects.
• Managing and delivering on client projects while mitigating risks.
• Training and supervising team members.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Quantitative Analysis

Financial Analysis

Problem Solving

Job description

M&A Operations -Financial Services Operations - Senior Manager, London

Client:

PwC

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

42c5a480430f

Job Views:

53

Posted:

24.06.2025

Expiry Date:

08.08.2025

Job Description:

the role

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.

We comprise both career-consultants and people from industry, and welcome diversity of experience in our hires.

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 transaction engagements, including carve-outs, separations, integrations, and operational 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 a role in financial services, or a role in the financial services industry, ideally Banking, Payments, Insurance or Asset and Wealth Management

OR

Experienced in M&A, cost-out and / or synergies, integration, carve-out and/or on change projects, restructuring or business improvement

In addition to:

Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage and communicate with senior business leaders

Strong quantitative and written skills, able to build analysis and 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

A healthy curiosity, coupled with a disciplined approach to understanding and solving problems

Ability to quickly understand large amounts of information and draw out hypotheses and key messages

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 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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Created on 24/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom