Job Description:

M&A Manager

Full time, permanent

London (Angel Court, EC2R 7HJ  ) or Leeds (Kirkstall Forge, LS5 3BF )

Hybrid working (3 days per week in the office)

Competitive Salary + fantastic Bupa Benefits

Advert closes Thursday 20th February 2025

We make health happen

Working in our UK support functions you'll play a key part in helping our customer facing colleagues deliver exceptional standards of customer service and patient care. No matter your role, you'll have an opportunity to do work that matters. Making a difference to the lives of our customers each and every day.

As M&A Manager, you will play a key role in the team through the identification and assessment of potential M&A opportunities, ranging from acquisition, divestments, joint ventures and strategic partnerships.  This will include support on valuation models, undertaking financial due diligence and leading on smaller scale transactions (<£1m).

How you'll help us make health happen

• Support the team in the development and implementation of an ongoing programme of acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures and strategic partnerships.

• Support transactions including appraisal of opportunity, financial due diligence and commercial assessment.

• Assess the key metrics on transactions on the business unit and market unit such as ROCE/profitability/capital requirements etc

• Support on valuation workstreams for larger transactions and lead for smaller transactions, which includes the development and ownership of the valuation model and partnering with finance teams across the MU

• Conduct financial due diligence with support from M&A Senior Manager or Head of M&A

• For smaller transactions, you will be leading/managing the process on a day-to-day basis, including any discussions around pre agreed commercial terms during the SPA/APA negotiation period in conjunction with the appointed external legal firm with the support of the Head of M&A.

• Leading on projects and delivering high quality, relevant and timely reporting and financial appraisals in a way that enables the MU approval body to understand suitability

• Contribute to papers, briefings and advice regarding valuation, risks and opportunities for the MU so that appropriate management decisions can be taken.

• Support in preparation of business cases for MU approval and for Corporate Centre governance

• Carrying out Post Acquisition and Investment reviews

Key Skills/Qualifications needed for this role

• Educated to degree level or equivalent

• Professional qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) or equivalent from practice

• Relevant post qualification commercial experience, including M&A ideally in healthcare provision and insurance

• Experienced in financial due diligence, including determining QofE, Net Debt and adjusted working capital adjustments and considerations  

• Ability to carry out financial appraisals and modelling

• Skilled in problem solving, interpreting complex information and ability to translate their impact on transactions in a clear and logical way

• Strong analytical and financial evaluation skills, with the ability to search out relevant information, insights, financial risk and opportunity and any other financial implications on the transaction

• Skilled in managing large datasets, organising these in a way which can be easily digested by the business

• Good influencing and communication skills, both verbal and written

• A good relationship builder, who can support and challenge colleagues at all levels of seniority including executive management from different functions in a constructive and effective manner.

• Ability to manage numerous tasks/projects and work under pressure and adapting to changing and ambiguous situations

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell

• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind

• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance

• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available

• Various other benefits and online discounts

Why Bupa?

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: careers@bupa.com

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