Interim Group M&A Associate Director

Overview

Interim M&A Associate Director
Location: Remote
Contract: 9 month FTC
£100k

Pearse Portfolio is supporting a PE-backed business in looking for an experienced M&A Associate Director to join on a fixed term basis and support the execution of acquisitions across the group. This is a hands-on role sitting at the heart of the deal team, managing transactions from offer stage through to completion while coaching and developing junior members of the team.

Role

• Support the execution of financial due diligence, including coaching junior team members and reviewing analysis, forecasts and FDD reports
• Manage deal timelines, liaising with internal teams and vendors to ensure milestones are met
• Support delivery of valuations, offer letters and heads of terms across live transactions
• Act as a key point of contact for vendors during due diligence, managing expectations and keeping them informed
• Provide clear, constructive feedback to junior team members to support their technical development

Experience

• Significant experience leading or reviewing financial due diligence as part of M&A transactions
• Ideally background in or exposure to Financial or professional Services businesses
• Strong coaching and mentoring capability with experience reviewing and developing junior team members
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage multiple workstreams in a remote environment
• Advanced Excel skills with experience reviewing complex financial models and spreadsheets