Strategic Finance Senior Manager

Michael Page Finance; Guiseley; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work patterns

Bonus scheme

Job summary

Michael Page Finance is seeking a Strategic Finance Senior Manager to drive acquisition evaluation, including financial modelling and due diligence, and to coordinate finance workstreams through the deal lifecycle. You will work with senior finance and business leaders to assess opportunities and deliver value from acquisitions.

The role involves building valuation models, preparing analyses for boards and investors, and supporting post-acquisition integration and reporting.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent.
• Experience supporting acquisitions, transaction workstreams, due diligence or integration.
• Experience in private equity backed, acquisitive or fast-paced commercial environment.
• Strong financial modelling, valuation and investment appraisal skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support acquisition evaluation including financial analysis, forecasting and modelling.
• Coordinate finance due diligence workstreams and data requests.
• Assist integration planning and value creation and post-deal reporting.
• Review transaction terms, completion accounts and purchase price adjustments.
• Collaborate with treasury, tax, legal and advisers through the transaction lifecycle.

Skills

Financial modelling

Valuation

Investment appraisal

Communication skills

Business partnering

Education

Accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Job description

The Strategic Finance Senior Manager will play a key role in supporting the assessment (including financial modelling and due diligence) execution and integration of acquisitions across the Group.

Working closely with senior finance and business leaders, the role will help evaluate opportunities, coordinate finance workstreams through the transaction lifecycle and support delivery of value from completed acquisitions.

Client Details

Join a rapidly growing and acquisitive business with Private Equity backing, within the FMCG industry.

Description

Acquisition Evaluation and Deal Support

• Support the financial evaluation of acquisition opportunities, including analysis of historic performance, forecast assumptions, cash generation and key value drivers.
• Build and maintain robust valuation, investment return and acquisition models. Leverage latest forecasting approaches include AI as appropriate.
• Prepare clear, concise financial analysis and presentation materials for senior management, Board and investor audiences.
• Assess strategic fit, synergy opportunities and value creation potential across target businesses.
• Perform scenario analysis, sensitivity testing and downside risk assessment to support investment decisions.
• Coordinate finance due diligence workstreams and manage data and analysis requests with internal teams and external advisers.
• Review quality of earnings, working capital, cash flow, debt and key balance sheet risks as part of transaction assessment.
• Evaluate the quality of financial reporting, controls and underlying business performance of target companies.
• Identify key transaction risks, issues and mitigation actions.
• Support assessment of reporting and accounting considerations where relevant including supporting post-acquisition purchase price accounting.
• Support execution activity, including review of transaction terms, completion accounts and purchase price adjustment mechanisms.
• Work with treasury and wider finance teams to assess funding, liquidity and foreign exchange considerations associated with transactions.
• Support integration planning to ensure finance deliverables are identified early and implemented effectively.

Transaction Execution

• Support the assessment of financial terms during transaction negotiations and help evaluate their commercial implications.
• Review financial elements of transaction documentation, including completion accounts and purchase price adjustment mechanisms.
• Coordinate finance deliverables through the transaction process, ensuring outputs are timely, accurate and decision useful.
• Work closely with legal, tax, treasury, banking and due diligence advisers through to completion.
• Identify, track and mitigate executional risks

Integration and Value Creation

• Support finance integration planning and execution for completed acquisitions.
• Help establish reporting, forecasting, treasury and governance processes for acquired businesses where required.
• Monitor acquisition performance against investment cases and highlight key variances, risks and delivery issues.
• Track synergy delivery and support post-deal value creation initiatives.
• Partner with management teams to support operational improvement and EBITDA growth opportunities.
• Monitor post-acquisition earnout conditions and production of earn out statements

Stakeholder Management and Reporting

• Support preparation of acquisition evaluations, investment papers and performance updates for senior leadership, Board and investor audiences.
• Provide financial analysis for lender presentations and acquisition-related financing activities where required.
• Build strong working relationships across finance, operations and adviser teams to support efficient execution and integration.
• Contribute to wider integration and value creation initiatives as acquisition activity evolves.

Profile

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).

Proven experience supporting acquisitions, transaction workstreams, due diligence and/or integration activity.

Experience in a private equity-backed, acquisitive or fast-paced commercial environment would be beneficial.

Strong financial modelling, valuation and investment appraisal skills.

Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present clear and concise analysis to senior stakeholders.

Strong commercial judgement and business partnering capability.

Experience working with external advisers, including due diligence providers, is desirable.

Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, acquisitive environment.

Experience in Transaction Services, Corporate Finance, FP&A or a similar commercially focused finance role.

Job Offer

Highly competitive salary and bonus scheme on offer.

Hybrid and flexible work patterns available.