Mergers & Acquisitions Finance Manager
Blisworth, Northampton
Hybrid role with minimum of 3 days a week in the office
Competitive salary & benefits

This is an amazing opportunity to help make a difference and save the planet by making a positive impact in a ground-breaking business who truly put safety at the heart of everything we do and have big plans for the future.

Olleco is on a mission to help protect the planet, working together with thousands of foodservice businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by hundreds and thousands of tonnes. We are now looking for a Mergers & Acquisitions Finance Manager to join our team and help us to continue to do things the right way for customers, colleagues and the planet.

With over 1,000 colleagues in multiple sites nationwide delivering excellence performance, we supply premium cooking oils, and collect organic waste, which is then converted into bio-methane, electricity, heat and organic fertiliser. We offer the human touch with local, community-based depots which seek to give back to those communities every chance we get.

Within a diverse and inclusive environment, you will have the chance to contribute to our culture of ambitious growth and help us maintain our reputation for operational excellence.

As the Mergers & Acquisition Finance Manager, you will be a fundamental part of our team, enabling us to continue with our mission to serve the planet, a purpose we care strongly about and are committed to.

Why join us?

- You’ll have the opportunity to make a difference, help us to become more successful and deliver more benefits to the environment
- We’re growing and so will you be able to develop your own career
- We provide opportunities for you to develop your career, we encourage continuous learning and pride ourselves on promoting from within
- Help us achieve even more amazing things

What do we expect of each other?

- That each of us act like owners of this growing business
- We collaborate to enable us to be the best we can be – especially when it comes to safety and wellbeing!
- We are committed to making food sustainable and ensuring that nothing is wasted so we encourage our colleagues to come forward with their ideas
- Focus on the things that matter and approach every situation proactively and with agility

A little bit more about the role:

This is a stand-alone, varied and project-based role supporting the CFO with strategic activities to drive Olleco’s growth ambitions. Solutions focused with the ability to work through a wide range of challenges and competing priorities. This role will provide the opportunity to take the lead on M&A activity, growing your experience across Europe whilst getting involved in a number of other projects in a hands-on capacity.

With experience of working on small or medium scale acquisitions, the right candidate will be someone who thrives on the challenge of finding solutions and seeing a project through from end to end and would enjoy the opportunity to work on a wide range of other projects.

- Responsible for undertaking financial reviews, investment appraisals, putting business proposals together and providing recommendations.
- Management of share and asset purchase agreement activity ensuring best value for Olleco.
- Undertake financial due diligence on acquisition targets and other projects. Including the gathering and presentation from and to target companies and internal management (and on their behalf) of data including the management of data rooms, due diligence and for the wider sale processes.
- Liaise with legal and tax advisors, taking the lead to ensure advise is followed and interpreted appropriately.
- Liaise with JV partners on Statutory filing requirements in the UK and EU to ensure all requirements are met on time and in full in an efficient and appropriate manner.
- Manage records and data appropriately in line with Company policy and ensure that appropriate legal processes are followed including use of NDA’s etc during all legal processes.
- Undertake data analysis and manipulation to create reports and deliver these appropriately. Work closely with Financial Controllers throughout the organisation to interrogate the data ensuring accuracy and identify areas of potential improvement.
- Undertake review and approval of large CAPEX projects to support business strategy.
- Support the CFO with AD hoc projects.

Interested? We are looking for:

- ACA or ACCA qualified.
- Someone who is flexible with willingness to ‘get stuck in’.
- Willing to take on full ownership & responsibility for own performance and results.
- Experience working within a big audit company, undertaking small to medium M&A activity.
- Experience of UK and European business acquisitions.
- Fully IT literate with advanced Excel skills.
- Demonstrable experience of undertaking due diligence activity from a legal and financial perspective.
- Fluency in Spanish would be desirable but not essential.
- Excellent data analysis and interrogation skills and experience.
- Able to build strong internal and external relationships.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Very high accuracy and attention to detail.
- Disciplined with the ability to manage workloads and prioritise to meet flexing and tight deadlines.