Senior M&A Transaction Manager

BPP Education Group; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

BPP Education Group is seeking a Senior M&A Transaction Manager to support corporate development and execute M&A deals. The ideal candidate will have strong financial analysis skills, project management experience, and a background in M&A or consulting. You'll be working in a dynamic environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Free courses for staff

Generous annual leave entitlement (30 days)

Retail discounts

Group Personal Pension Plan

Private healthcare and dental plans

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with M&A advisory or transaction consulting experience.
• Strong in project management and market research.
• Experience in or understanding of the education sector is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Develop the inorganic growth strategy for education markets.
• Lead execution of M&A deals from discussions to close.
• Manage due diligence processes across multiple workstreams.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Financial Modelling

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)

Job description

Here at BPP we are going through a busy period of growth and expansion and are looking to add to our very successful mergers and acquisitions team.

As a Senior M&A Transaction Manager focusing on the buy-side of a transaction, you will support the Director of Corporate Development to lead transactions end-to-end, conducting financial analysis, and partnering closely with the leadership team to shape and execute the company’s growth strategy.

What if you read the description and don't meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway - we value diverse backgrounds and are committed to inclusivity!

Why work for BPP?

It is a great time to join BPP as we have enjoyed a sustained period of growth, offering a wealth of opportunities to our staff, students and clients. There are many more great reasons to join BPP such as:

• Brilliantly, you can study any of BPP’s courses for free – be it a professional qualification or full degree.
• With hybrid working available, you’ll be able to split your time between one of our centres and wherever you choose to call home.
• We also provide a generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days, and there’s a rewards package that includes retail discounts and much more.
• Other key benefits include our Group Personal Pension Plan, dedicated private healthcare and dental plans that offer additional assurance to look after you and your family.

What you’ll be doing

In this role you will report into the Director of Corporate Development and will undertake, amongst others, the following responsibilities:

• Partner with senior leadership to develop the inorganic growth strategy across core and emerging education markets.
• Identify, evaluate, and prioritise acquisition and partnership targets.
• Lead execution of M&A and partnership deals, from preliminary discussions through to close.
• Manage due diligence processes across financial, commercial, legal, and operational workstreams.
• Assess commercial risks, upside scenarios, and investment cases and synergies.
• Work cross-functionally with internal teams and manage third-party advisors.
• Communicate effectively with Executive stakeholders and external partners.

What experience you’ll need

To be successful in this role the following experience is essential:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)
• M & A advisory, transaction consulting or strategy consulting experience.
• Strong Project Management and Stakeholder Management experience.
• Horizon scanning/market research experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Self-starter with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• Experience of financial modelling and calculation of KPIs
• Experience in or understanding of the education sector preferable.

Please be advised that the successful candidate will be required to undergo a professional qualifications and credit check.

BPP are a Disability Confident employer so if you need any reasonable adjustments for the interview process, please just let us know!

BPP Education Group reserves the right to amend or withdraw this advertisement at any time prior to the closing date, should we receive a high volume of applications or if business needs change.

BPP actively promotes equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates. BPP will select candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience. Please note that for those posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS check in addition to BPP undertaking any necessary online searches. This is deemed appropriate and necessary from a safeguarding perspective, and in line with BPP’s safer recruitment practices.

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