Group Acquisitions Finance Manager

Overview

In this role you will oversee financial due diligence and tax considerations across the surgery acquisition process, partnering with the Acquisition Finance team to ensure high-quality, compliant deals. You will balance financial discipline with deal pace, coordinating with external providers, lawyers, and the Group CFO. This position combines financial governance with deal execution in a fast-paced, international environment. You will contribute to the company’s mission of Healthy Animals, Happy Owners by enabling strategic acquisitions that sustain growth.

Pay / Benefits

• Work-life balance
• 26 days annual leave
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
• Pension
• Discretionary Bonus

Responsibilities

• Manage outsourced Financial Due Diligence (FDD) to meet IVCE timelines and capacity
• Guard and validate financials to maintain disciplined acquisition finances
• Review Tax Due Diligence (TDD) and communicate tax issues to lawyers and Group Head of Tax
• Collaborate with lawyers to understand legal structures; mitigate due diligence risks
• Recommend FDD and investment proposals to Group CFO with high-quality outputs
• Ensure acquisitions comply with Investor and Banking agreements; escalate non-compliant cases
• Review disclosure letters and LDD for financial/tax concerns and adjust investment cases
• Sign off on funds flows and proforma completion accounts
• Transfer diligence data and completion documents into systems post-completion
• Hand off investment cases to main Finance team and communicate outcomes
• Prepare reviews of post-acquisition trading performance
• Engage in other projects as directed by senior Acquisition Finance leadership

Key requirements

• Degree level education and professional accounting qualification (ACA or equivalent)
• In-house M&A experience or corporate finance/transaction services background
• Understanding of completion accounts vs locked-box mechanisms
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments
• Strong ability to challenge lawyers and tax advisors across jurisdictions
• Good gravitas and communication skills for cross-jurisdictional discussions
• Meticulous attention to detail and ability to deliver accurate results quickly
• Strong workload management and deadline focus
• Self-motivated, independent, proactive about CPD and accounting standard changes
• Willingness for occasional international travel
• Comfort working in a clinical environment with compassionate approach

• gravitas
• attention to detail
• proactive CPD
• financial due diligence (FDD)
• tax due diligence (TDD)
• LDD review

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