VP- Mergers & Acquisition

Job Description

JOB PURPOSE: The role requires outstanding analytical and advisory skills, commercial thinking, corporate M&A skills, the ability to plan, manage and deliver projects independently, excellent communication/influencing skills and the ability to build and maintain strong relationships within the senior leadership team.ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Researching market conditions and developments
• Devising M&A strategies, identifying sectors and companies that might be viable business targets
• Conducting financial due diligences
• Carrying out financial modelling that support the assessment of M&A opportunities (investment, divestment)
• Presenting findings and pitching investment opportunities at Sr. Management level.
• Analysing, assessing and communicating high-level business impacts and risks.
• Involving the Legal department, ensuring all the regulatory aspects of a transaction have been considered,
• Leading the transaction process from A to Z, including operational due diligence, synergy review, day-one readiness assistance
• Building and maintaining productive relationships with our target companies and related network.
• Managing cross-functional teams through the transaction process.
• Direct outside advisors and consultants when required.

• Masters from leading business school (preferable)
• 8+ years strategy consulting experience either within a top tier strategy house or in a strategy capacity of leading multinational corporate (minimum 2 years consulting)
• Must have completed either or both commercial due diligence and client-based corporate strategy engagements
• M&A execution and valuation modelling experience gained in a corporate team
• Experience in M&A/management consultancy and/or the construction sector, but we will consider candidates from a wide range of professional backgrounds.
• Experience of working with and managing the expectations of a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Experience of working with PE/Hedge fund shareholders would be an advantage in this respect.

• Able to quickly understand the business, its key drivers and issues
• Comfortable with conducting both primary (interviews, surveys) and secondary (desk-based) market research
• Strong competencies in financial modelling, valuation, due diligence, post-merger integration is required, as well as a strong working knowledge of accounting.
• You will have excellent analytical skills, being able to digest large amounts of data (numerical and text), identify the key issues and present these in a concise and clear manner to non-subject matter experts
• Able to deliver client-ready (accurate, consistent, polished) output in powerpoint, excel and word format that clearly communicates key messages
• Strong problem solver
• Strong Team player
• Possess a high level of integrity
• Collaborative - able to lead deliverables and also collaborate across the team
• Independent ownership of projects and deliverables is a pre-requisite.
• Can adapt and fit into a supportive and team-oriented culture
• Possess outstanding interpersonal and communication skills and have the confidence to liaise with and time-manage executive management team.
• Implementation oriented: recommendations grounded in reality, willing to roll-up-sleeves and get hands dirty as required

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About Company

FAB, the UAE’s largest bank and one of the world’s largest financial institutions offers a an extensive range of tailor-made solutions, and products and services, to provide a customised banking experience. Through its strategic offerings, it looks to meet the banking needs of customers across the world via its market-leading Corporate and Investment Banking and Personal Banking franchises.
Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, in Khalifa Business Park, the bank’s international network spans over 19 countries, across the world, providing the global relationships, expertise and financial strength to support local, regional and international businesses seeking to do business at home and abroad. In line with its commitment to put customers first, to Grow Stronger, FAB will continually invest in people and technology to create the most customer-friendly banking experience and will support the growth ambitions of its stakeholders across the global network in which the bank operates.