Senior FP&A Lead - M&A

Senior FP&A Lead - M&A

Location: Hybrid
Sector: International B2B Consumer Business

We are partnering with a leading, international B2B organisation within the Consumer space to appoint a highly experienced, FP&A Lead with strong M&A experience.

This is a high-visibility role supporting strategic growth initiatives, including acquisitions and post-deal value creation. The successful candidate will combine investigative financial analysis with forward-looking commercial planning, playing a key role in validating financial performance and translating findings into tangible value creation initiatives.

The Role

This position sits at the intersection of FP&A, M&A, and commercial strategy. You will support acquisition activity through detailed financial investigation while also driving performance improvement initiatives across the business.

The ideal candidate is comfortable operating in both transaction-mode and operational-mode able to scrutinise financial facts during diligence and then help execute the value creation road map post-acquisition.

Key Responsibilities

M&A Support

• Lead or support buy-side financial due diligence processes

• Conduct in-depth investigative analysis of financial statements

• Perform Quality of Earnings analysis, EBITDA normalisation, and working capital assessments

• Validate revenue, margin, and cost structures to identify financial risks and opportunities

• Challenge assumptions and identify areas of financial exposure

• Support deal modelling and investment committee materials

Value Creation & Post-Deal Performance

• Develop and implement value creation plans aligned with acquisition theses

• Identify margin improvement, cost optimisation, and operational efficiency opportunities

• Build financial models to quantify synergies and improvement initiatives

• Track and report on synergy realisation and performance improvements

• Partner with commercial and operational teams to ensure execution of value initiatives

FP&A & Commercial Finance

• Support budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modelling

• Provide profitability analysis across products, customers, and channels

• Deliver insight-driven analysis to senior stakeholders

• Build and enhance financial models to support strategic decision-making

• Translate complex financial findings into clear business recommendations

Candidate Profile

Experience

• 5-8 years' experience in FP&A, Transaction Services (FDD), Corporate Development, or similar

• Hands-on experience in Financial Due Diligence (buy-side preferred)

• Experience working on Quality of Earnings analysis and financial investigations

• Exposure to post-acquisition integration and value creation initiatives

• Background in a PE-backed, acquisitive, or international organisation is advantageous

Technical Skills

• Strong financial modelling and analytical capability

• Advanced Excel skills; experience with BI tools is a plus

• Deep understanding of financial statements, cash flow, working capital, and margin drivers

• Ability to connect transaction analysis to operational performance improvement

Personal Attributes

• Investigative and detail-oriented mindset

• Commercially astute with strong business acumen

• Comfortable challenging assumptions and senior stakeholders

• Structured thinker with the ability to move from analysis to execution

• Able to operate effectively in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment

Why This Role?

This is an opportunity to join a growing international business where M&A and value creation are central to the strategy. The role offers strong exposure to senior leadership and the chance to influence both deal execution and post-deal performance improvement.