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Corporate Development Ventures & Acquisitions-Consultant/Specialist

Corporate Development Team Lead/Consultant | Mid-Level | Full time
Job No. R00336031 | London
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Position: Corporate Development Ventures & Acquisitions -Consultant/ Specialist Level

Location: London

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As a Corporate Development Ventures & Acquisition at Consultant / Specialist level you will:

  • Enjoy a fantastic opportunity to gain transaction experience in one of the world’s most acquisitive firms in our sector by transaction volume. You will get a full view of inorganic strategy and activities across the transaction lifestyle from origination to integration typical of a corporate development role, but with a global transaction volume of 20-45 per annum only usually typical in an external advisory role experienced for more limited point phases of the transaction lifecycle. Unique in the sector.

  • Support the origination, evaluation, execution and negotiation of Accenture strategic acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, and divestitures, across Europe; main weighting of activity for this role is the deal execution phase

  • Analyse market landscape to find appropriate targets according to inorganic strategy objectives and specified target criteria

  • Evaluate acquisition opportunities and target companies, including develop target evaluation criteria, collaborating with sponsoring business strategy teams

  • Business and financial analysis of potential merger and acquisition targets to judge viability and “fit”

  • Develop financial models which demonstrate impact of M&A on Accenture economics

  • Prepare target company valuations

  • Perform appropriate due diligence exercises (including interaction with specialist teams), and coordinate across multi-disciplined workstreams

  • Support negotiation of key transaction documents

  • Prepare reports for senior Accenture executive team and Board review and approval

  • Communicate professionally, confidently and competently with target management/owners and their advisors

  • Work with operational and integration teams post acquisition to drive success

  • Train other Corporate Development team members and share knowledge and techniques

In our team you will learn:

  • Corporate Development and Corporate Finance techniques and experience from a highly active M&A programme and an experienced team

  • Relationships and credibility with a broad range of stakeholders across the external M&A advisory and investment community, and with internal Accenture business sponsors, content experts, deal and operational roles

  • Professional communication and relationship-building

  • By access to a structured knowledge and experience base building on many closed transactions globally in recent years, and from international experts and external advisors

  • Due diligence, both financial and operational

  • Advanced programme management

  • Deal execution, including operational problem-solving, judgement, legal agreements and negotiation skills

Job Qualifications - we are looking for the following experience:

  • Up to 5 years of experience gained in Big Four (or comparable) Corporate Finance or Transaction Services, or in other Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory or in a Corporate Development department, preferably with demonstrable experience in M&A transactions and corporate finance techniques

  • University degree in finance, and/or ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA qualified

  • Strong programme management and commercial skills

  • Excellent analytical (including advanced Excel modelling skills), writing, and verbal skills

  • Experience using AI tools

  • Professional maturity and personal integrity

  • Robust communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills

  • Strong work ethic and ambition

  • Proficiency in English. Other European languages will be an advantage

Application Deadline: ongoing

Accenture reserves the right to close the role once a suitable candidate is found.

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