Mergers and Acquisitions Executive

Key Responsibilities

You will support in the execution of transactions across the client portfolio, preparing client reports and key documentation for fund-raising, acquisitions and disposals. You will also be responsible for the following:

• Identifying opportunities, opening and leveraging relationships
• Meeting the transaction timetable, ensuring quality on client deliverables, as well as engaging with counterparties and other advisers to ensure transaction milestones are met
• Understanding the key business drivers as well as identifying, and managing key issues and risks through insights, factual conclusions and advice
• Counsel junior colleagues, share knowledge, and take an active role in the growth and development of the whole team
  

Skills And Attributes For Success

Experience of corporate finance in an investment bank, professional services firm or boutique with a track record of working on both the buy-side and sell-side, as well as finance raising. The role would require strong numerical, financial and modelling skills based on a well-developed understanding of financial statements. You will have sound commercial judgment and an ability to generate creative solutions to problems.

To qualify you must have

• As a minimum, a Bachelor’s degree ideally in a finance related topic or similar from a reputable University
• At least 2 to 4 years’ experience in a M&A environment
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Ability to produce high quality and impactful professional documents for clients and internal use
• Flexibility to travel (approx. 25 to 75%).
  

Ideally, you will also have

• MBA or Master’s degree in finance (or related field) from a reputable University
• CFA qualification or working towards it
• Transactions Advisory experience
• GCC experience or working in one of the mature markets
• Arabic language skills would be an asset