Finance Business Partner – M&A Acquisitions Support

Job Description

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The Tone:
This is a full-time role within a rapidly growing food manufacturing group that is actively pursuing an aggressive acquisition strategy. This is not a traditional Finance Business Partner position; instead, it offers a unique and direct opportunity to influence the commercial strategy and highest-profile investment decisions of the business. The role is central to a highly acquisitive environment, providing hands-on involvement in M&A activity from the initial evaluation through due diligence, financial modelling, acquisition approval, and critical post-acquisition integration. This is an ideal move for ambitious professionals from Big Four firms seeking to transition into an industry role with significant strategic impact.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Mission: Drive the company’s ambitious acquisition strategy by supporting M&A activity from initial evaluation to successful integration, partnering with senior leadership on high-profile investment decisions.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Acquisition Due Diligence: Lead and support comprehensive financial due diligence and thorough evaluation of potential acquisition opportunities specifically across the North American market.
• Investment Modelling: Develop and construct detailed investment models, robust business cases, and in-depth valuation analysis to provide critical insights and data for executive and Board investment decisions.
• Value Creation Partnership: Proactively partner with cross-functional teams, including Operations, Commercial, and Corporate Development, to identify and realize value creation opportunities both before and after an acquisition is completed.
• Integration & Performance Tracking: Develop comprehensive synergy models, manage detailed integration reporting processes, and meticulously track the financial performance of newly acquired businesses to ensure successful transitions and ongoing success.
• Strategic Decision Support: Challenge commercial assumptions, proactively identify potential financial risks, and provide essential analytical support for strategic decision-making concerning critical capital deployment and overarching business growth initiatives.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Hold a CPA or an equivalent professional qualification in finance.
• Experience: Possess strong financial modelling and analytical capabilities. Demonstrated experience supporting transactions, due diligence, audit, or corporate finance projects, ideally gained within a Big Four firm, showcasing readiness to move into an industry role with direct influence.
• Skills: The confidence and ability to effectively challenge senior stakeholders and proactively influence critical business decisions. Strong analytical acumen to identify financial risks and inform strategic direction.
• Bonus: A genuine, demonstrable interest in acquisitions, the manufacturing sector, and broader commercial strategy.