Job Description
Our client is a fast-growing, acquisitive UK scale-up at a pivotal stage of its journey.
The business is executing an ambitious buy-and-build and transformation strategy This role sits at the centre of that agenda, working directly with the CEO and CFO to turn strategy into execution.
We are looking for a high-calibre Business Operations Analyst with a consulting background, who wants to move from advising on change to owning outcomes inside a fast-moving, acquisitive business.
Key Responsibilities:
* Work with the CEO, CFO, and senior leadership to support group strategy development and execution
* Analyse the current-state operating model across people, process, systems, and data
* Design and help implement a future-state target operating model to support scale and acquisition growth
* Translate strategy into practical, executable plans with clear ownership and milestones
* Assess business operations, processes, systems, and technology across the group to identify inefficiencies, cost reduction opportunities and performance improvement levers
* Support standardisation of policy, KPIs, management reporting and performance tracking
* Support the end-to-end M&A lifecycle including:
* Target screening and strategic fit analysis
* Operational due diligence and risk assessment
* Integration planning and execution
* Delivery of post-acquisition value creation plans
* Acting as a bridge between deal rationale and operational reality post-close
* Produce clear, concise insight to support fast, high-quality decision-making
Ideally you will have 3–5 years’ experience in management consulting, strategy, operations or transformation within a Big 4 firm or reputable boutique consultancy.
You will have demonstrable experience analysing business operations, processes, systems and data, and be comfortable implementing technology-enabled change, including system selection and implementation.
Confident working with numbers, ambiguity, and imperfect data, you will be be degree educated (business, finance, technology, economics or similar preferred).