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Mergers and Acquisitions Manager
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M&A Integration Manager
Manchester | £90,000–£100,000 + Benefits
We're partnering with a fast-growing, private equity-backed professional services business to recruit an experienced M&A Integration Manager. This is a newly created position that will play a pivotal role in supporting the company's ambitious acquisition strategy.
Working closely with senior leadership, you'll be responsible for the successful integration of acquisitions, ensuring people, processes, systems, and clients transition seamlessly into the Group. This is a highly visible role where you'll help maximise deal value, deliver operational synergies, and establish best-in-class integration processes to support future growth.
The Role:
As the M&A Integration Manager, you'll play a key role in ensuring acquisitions are successfully integrated into the business while delivering value from day one.
Responsibilities:
- Managing the end-to-end integration of multiple acquisitions simultaneously.
- Designing and implementing Day 1, Day 30, and Day 100 integration plans.
- Partnering with Finance, HR, Technology, Operations, and Compliance teams to ensure a smooth transition across all business functions.
- Supporting organisational change and fostering successful cultural integration.
- Identifying integration risks and implementing effective mitigation strategies.
- Monitoring synergy delivery and providing regular updates to senior leadership.
- Developing scalable integration frameworks and best practice processes to support the Group's ongoing acquisition strategy.
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Qualifications & Experience:
- ACA or ACCA qualified accountant.
- A minimum of 5 years' experience in an M&A integration, corporate development, or similar role.
- Previous experience within a private equity-backed business, with a strong understanding of acquisitive, high-growth environments.
- A proven track record of leading post-merger integrations and delivering successful integration programmes.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen with the ability to identify and deliver value creation opportunities.
- Excellent project management, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
- Experience within a professional services or multi-site business would be advantageous.
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What's on Offer
- Base Salary £90,000–£100,000.
- The opportunity to join a fast-growing, PE-backed organisation at a key stage of its growth journey.
- A high-profile position with regular exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision-making.
- The chance to shape the Group's integration strategy and play a key role in the success of future acquisitions.
- A collaborative, ambitious, and commercially driven working environment with genuine opportunities for long-term career progression.
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