Assistant Director, M&A Operations, Deal Value Maximisation, Transaction Services

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This is your opportunity to join Deloitte's market-leading M&A Operations team and work on the largest, most complex and high-profile deals in the UK and globally.

You will be working on high profile acquisitions, disposals and carve outs for prominent corporate businesses and private equity houses in the Consumer and/or Industrials sectors across a range of geographies and have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects within a highly commercial environment.

You will utilise your experience of M&A operational due diligence and operational performance improvement and develop an impressive range of operational consulting skills that will multiply your career options. Benefiting from significant client exposure and learning from some of the top practitioners in the field, you will be involved throughout the M&A deal lifecycle.

The fast-growing M&A Operations team focuses on operational aspects throughout the transaction lifecycle, including pre-deal operational due diligence, performance improvement evaluations, synergy and carve-out assessments, divestments, pre-deal full potential assessments and post-deal 100-day plans. The team comprises highly experienced practitioners with a background in operations management, transformation implementation and the operational elements of acquisitions and divestments and is a core part of Deloitte's market-leading M&A Transaction Services group. Collectively we are a group of over 600 professionals who provide M&A related expertise to corporate organisations, private equity houses and financial institutions. We are widely recognised as the most experienced, dedicated team in EMEA, supporting transactions across all industry sectors. We have worked on over 1,000 of the largest and most complex M&A transactions, divestments, joint venture creations and restructurings.

Our extensive experience, first hand insights and tried and tested methodologies give us a distinct advantage to serve a very diverse range of client needs. Our team of highly skilled business professionals with cross-border experience and diverse backgrounds is looking for candidates motivated to work on the headline-grabbing transactions of tomorrow.

We encourage consideration of flexible ways of working, both formal and informal arrangements that allow for the best outcomes for our people and our clients. If this opportunity is of interest to you with some flexibility, please do discuss with us.

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Your role will be to provide operational M&A expertise to businesses in the Consumer and/or Industrials sectors. You will deliver services ranging across carve-out assessments, performance improvement evaluations, operational due diligence, 100-day planning and synergy development and review assignments.

Specific responsibilities for the Assistant Director include:

• Providing Consumer and/or Industrials businesses with both buy- and sell-side transaction operational due diligence
• Assisting these businesses in understanding the true operational capability of potential acquisition targets as well as existing owned businesses, feeding into their overall investment theses
• Working with these businesses in the assessment and review of potential synergies, the impact and complexities of carve-outs on vendor and target organisations and the stand-alone performance improvement potential of buyouts and corporate divestments
• Working with colleagues from Transaction Services (Financial Due Diligence), Financial Advisory, Consulting and the broader Deloitte network, to provide our clients with end-to-end deal services with a coherent overview of the business operations, performance gaps and the potential for rapid improvement
• Managing the development and completion of the engagement scope and completion of client deliverables
• Leading the day-to-day delivery on engagements, reporting into the team of Directors and Partners
• Supporting management of client relationships and in most cases being a key client contact on engagements
• Supporting the development of service offerings and evolving propositions to drive practice growth
• Supporting training and developing team members in role
• Leading diverse teams of Managers and Assistant Managers within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution
• Participating in grade-appropriate training to further your personal development

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Essential:

• Experience of working in the M&A / deal lifecycle, specifically due diligence and / or operational performance improvement
• Experience in the Consumer and/or Industrials sectors, including direct experience from working in a related role in industry
• Experience from working in a related professional services role
• Excellent financial analysis skills
• Strong problem solving, business diagnostic and analytical skills including excellent Excel capabilities
• A strong understanding of business operations
• Experience of analysing and understanding financial statements particularly relating to operations and costs
• Good organisational and administrative skills with the ability to prioritise effectively
• A strong academic track record including excellent degree and A-level (or equivalent) results
• Experience of operating with senior level stakeholders in the corporate and/or private equity industry
• Ability to fluently communicate and present in both oral and written English
• Strong commercial acumen and project management capability with a track record of successful delivery
• Flexibility for international travel

Desirable:

• Experience across the full spectrum of M&A operations services (operational due diligence, operational performance improvement, carve-outs and synergies)
• Experience in business development, from opportunity identification to conversion into sales
• Experience in coaching, mentoring or counselling colleagues
• Experience in the Retail and/or Services sub-sectors
• Capabilities in one or more of the manufacturing, production, logistics, customer services or planning functions, and/or core operations skills across the value chain
• Advanced analytics e.g. PowerBI, complex modelling

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You'll be based in London with hybrid working. Our hybrid model enables our people to collaborate, connect and innovate in both a virtual and physical capacity. As well as remote working, you'll attend your local office, virtual collaboration spaces and client sites, depending on the requirements of the role.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That's why we'll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You'll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

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For this role we can offer coaching and support designed for returners to refresh your knowledge and skills, and help your transition back into the workplace after a career break of two years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application.

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