Corporate Finance M&a Analyst - Cambridge, United Kingdom - Chris Hayes Associates

Chris Hayes Associates

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Corporate Finance M&A Analyst

We are recruiting an Analyst for a Corporate Finance M&A team within a large software group, which is a division of a huge international listed software group.

The business are part of a global organisation that acquires, manages and builds software companiesin various markets.

As a key member of the team, you will have an opportunity to add value through the entire M&A cycle, working with a driven, high-energy M&A team and senior leaders within the organisation.

This role is a hybrid role so our client is flexible on your locationbut being somewhere Cambridgeshire based would be a preference but by no means a pre-requisite as there are various offices around the country including Cambridge.

Responsibilities:

Engaging with acquisition targets' shareholders, executives and financial advisors
Evaluating the quality of prospective verticalmarket software acquisitions
Organizing, analysing and presenting preliminary information received from potential acquisition targets
Building valuation models to determine price and structure of potential offers
Conducting financial and operational due diligence, with varying levels of involvement across due diligence activities of cross functional teams, including specialists in human resources, research and development, tax and legal departments
Preparing investment memorandums, discussing the investment rationale and strategy for the business postclosing; and
Assist in the integration of newly acquired businesses and the tracking of postclosing performance.

Job Qualifications:

Experience at a toptier accounting firm (ACA/ACCA qualified), consulting firm, investment banking, with preference given to those with an accounting/finance degree and/or audit experience.
Excellent academic performance in an undergraduate degree and strong performance at your current employer.
Strong Excel skills, proficient in building complex models and highly quality decision making and problem solving.
Capable of translating raw / imperfect data into thoughtful analysis that will be delivered to senior executives
Strong time management skills, detailoriented and able to grasp new concept quickly while dealing with initial ambiguity and imperfect data.
Able to work variable hours with high career ambitions to grow in the M&A group, and wider organisation as a leader of tomorrow.
Advanced verbal and written communication skills with the confidence and polish to speak with Senior Executives, prospects, lawyers, accountants and investment bankers.
A strong understanding (or interest/curiosity) in the technology and the software industry is an asset.