Mergers & Acquisitions Graduate

targetjobs UK • Full-time • Milton Keynes, GB • 2d ago

Job Description

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Business Graduate to join our Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) team. This role is ideal for someone who completed a placement year during their degree or who graduated in the last 12–18 months and has experience in a large organisation.

The ideal candidate will bring strong database and administration skills, confidence working with data and document management, and a keen interest in building a career within M&A that embraces both financial and legal aspects. Proficiency with Excel is essential to support accurate record keeping and progression tracking, document management, and data comparisons to ensure timely commission payments.

Key Responsibilities

Project coordination: Assist the M&A team to track progress, meet deadlines, and manage deal documentation.
Due diligence support: Coordinate the due diligence process, support information gathering, alert team members as information becomes available, request reports, and ensure required data is collected from all relevant departments (e.g., finance, legal, operations).
Communication: Act as a liaison between internal teams and external stakeholders, arranging meetings, taking minutes, and circulating action points. Ensure key project details are clearly communicated and understood by relevant parties.
Document management: Organise and maintain project documentation within agreed parameters to ensure it is readily accessible to M&A team members.
Timeline management: Track multiple project timelines, ensuring milestones are met and alerting the M&A team to potential conflicts and delays.
Reporting: Track key transaction milestones and maintain accurate records of progress using internal CRM or project management systems.
Integration planning: Support post-acquisition onboarding activities, including data migration, systems access, and communications.
Payments: Support timely and accurate payments in line with contractual obligations.

Ideal Candidate

Some experience in a business administration support role or a placement year.
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
Strong skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact across diverse teams and stakeholders.
High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and strong problem-solving skills.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.

Benefits

Benefits are available; details will be provided during the hiring process.

Equal Opportunities

Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Diversity & Inclusion

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies show that some candidates are less likely to apply unless they meet every qualification. At Connells Group we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we encourage you to apply—you may be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

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