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Mergers & Acquisitions Senior Support Manager
Competitive Salary + Benefits
Are you looking to take the next step on your journey? Do you want to be part of an international family whose vision is "To make their services smarter, more effective, and more personal every day"? If yes, then you could be our next investment! At Azets, you're in control of your career and with our support this will make us even stronger, together.
Our motto when it comes to career development is "Your Journey, Your Voice, Your Success".
Azets is an award-winning leading firm of Accountants and Business Advisers operating across the UK and the Nordics. We are a family of over 6,500 employees and work across over 80 offices in the UK alone. We have seen dramatic growth in recent years which has made us the 9th largest accountancy firm in the UK, and we are over the moon to have been awarded Accountancy Firm of the Year in the FD Excellence Survey 2020. As a result of this growth, we are now looking to invest in our skills set even further!
The role
The role is a supporting role to the Group M&A Regulation and Compliance Director.
This role requires the skills of technical regulatory awareness (UK) combined with commercial thinking and a compliant pragmatic approach to delivering solutions. It would suit an individual at a senior level in an accountancy/audit firm or advisor to such entities, ideally with operational experience of application of Accountancy Audit (and desirable, Insolvency) regulations.
This role is a senior role, likely to appeal to individuals working in Regulation and Compliance in the Accounting/Financial Services arena or to those providing advice and guidance to the Accountancy/Audit sector.
The successful candidate would need to have strong practical knowledge and experience in the areas of AML/Investment Business/ Audit/ Practice Assurance/ Client Money Regulations.
Key accountabilities
Under the guidance and direction of the Group M&A Regulation and Compliance Directo, the following areas of activity would be typical:
- To surface regulatory and compliance risk in target entities by the delivery of detailed due diligence
- Support in the delivery of, an implementation plan for post-acquisition of a business into the Group
- To add value in the continuous improvement to Firm’s DD process in Regulation and Compliance workstream
- To complete all required documentation and communications to the Regulators under guidance of the to effect the clearance and seamless acquisition, transition and support process for acquired entities, including ensuring all regulatory licences are in place to trade from day 1
- To provide ad hoc Advice and Guidance re compliance and regulations to M&A team
- To support operational implementation in order to achieve consistent Practice quality and regulatory compliance in newly acquired businesses
- To Closely work with UK Head of Risk and Compliance and the leadership of the M&A team in the delivery of operational implementation.
- To draft DD reports for the Regulatory and Compliance M&A workstream, to tight deadlines
Skills & experience
- 33 days annual leave (31 for Students with study package and 38 for Partners) inc. bank holidays
- Birthday Day off
- Lead Incentive Scheme (applicable to up to and including Associate Director level)
-We offer generous financial rewards for helping Azets to grow our new client portfolio. - Enhanced Parental + Family leave - We want Azets to be a place where you can combine both a career and a family so those going on Maternity Leave can expect 100% pay for 3 months and 50% pay for the next 3 months, those going on Paternity Leave can expect 100% pay for 2 weeks (both subject to eligibility) and our Adoption Leave policy follows the same arrangements.
- Flexible Working - Azets understand that as with any family, we all work in different ways and need flexibility within our working day and therefore we operate a flexible working policy.
- Life Assurance - 4 times salary
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Employee Benefits Portal
- Access to our YuLife wellbeing app – Includes EAP, 24/7 GP access, retail vouchers and discounts, free digital will writing, discounted gym memberships etc.
- Pension
- Paid sick leave
- Career Coaching
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee assistance program - For you and your family.
- Dress for your day
- Extensive Learning & Development Opportunities and Study Support
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Our values are at the heart of everything we do. We're looking for people who also believe in these drivers as we work together to achieve success for both our colleagues and our clients alike. As a business, we believe we are stronger together. We share knowledge, ask for help and empower each other to achieve more collectively. We are open-minded and value everyone’s contribution, embracing our differences and fostering a culture of trust and inclusion. We look for people who adapt quickly to change, finding smart ways to deliver the best results and remain one step ahead. Does this sound like you?
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The relationship that we have with our colleagues is of the upmost importance to us as a business. Your voice is important to us. Attracting and retaining the right people who will deliver the level of service that our clients expect is key to both our and your success.
We offer training and development opportunities to all employees and nurture talent from all backgrounds. This helps us to grow our own and bring out the very best in people.
