Finance Strategy & Planning - Business Development Senior Manager

Britvic is the name behind iconic and market-leading brands such as Robinsons, Pepsi, Fruit Shoot, Tango, Squash’d, J2O, R.Whites, Gatorade, 7UP and Lipton – and we are on a journey to become the most dynamic, creative and trusted soft drinks company in the world. To get there we need to be continually sharpening our competitive edge, maximising value through  creative, effective, strategic, passionate and professional Operational teams.

About the Role:

In order to achieve its 2025 ambitions, Britvic will need to deliver both organic growth through its existing business units and inorganic growth through an M&A pipeline. This role exists to play a full role in prospecting for targets, executing deals and integrating acquired targets into Britvic.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct full market analysis to identify and prioritise target markets in which Britvic should be looking to expand
• Within identified priority markets, identify target businesses that Britvic might look to acquire, merge or partner with
• Perform deep analysis of identified targets and their potential fit with Britvic – to include financial, commercial, operational, & cultural aspects,  and resulting potential synergies – and establish the conditions under which Britvic should look to initiate contact
• Build financial models to understand target market margin trees and estimated target brand margins
• Build Business Cases for targets including financial models
• Continuously monitor and update the pipeline over time, as developments occur
• Monitor the market for comparable transactions, reporting key deals and identifying trends
• Play a lead role in due diligence, both in financial analysis and project management of the deal
• Manage identified aspects of integration, primarily financial
• Build strong relationships with key internal and external (banks, consultancies, etc) partners to enable all the above

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required:

• 10 years experience building on a financial background
• Previous experience in Financial Planning and Analysis and preferably Financial Control
• Strong analytical skills, including advanced financial modelling capability
• Ability to distil key messages and make recommendations from complex data
• Mergers & acquisitions experience – to have played a key role in a number of previous transactions
• International experience, proven ability to work in other cultures, to learn basics of foreign languages, and to build relationships in other cultures
• Broad business and commercial understanding in a FMCG environment - experience and/or understanding of all core business functions, to facilitate understanding of potential synergies
• Strategic Planning. Ability to understand business strategy and relate financial performance to it, clearly and succinctly articulating key performance indicators
• Storytelling capability – to be able to tell in a clear, concise and insightful manner the story of a potential market, target or business case and its fit with Britvic
• Strong stakeholder management, persuasion, influencing and verbal and written presentation skills –  demonstrate capability and experience of interacting with senior stakeholders across different cultures, and comfort to both engage and lead conversations at plc Exec level
• Proactive, self starting and enthusiastic
• ‘Detective’ mentality – ability to identify an anomaly and pursue it to a conclusion

Qualifications:

• Finance Qualified (ACCA ICMA preferable)

Progress your career:

Britvic is a very exciting and supportive place to be, with award winning brands, a clear vision, personal development and an open and honest culture. We offer a comprehensive package for this position - including a highly competitive basic salary, bonus scheme, enhanced company pension contributions, share save schemes, annual pay reviews, healthcare, vouchers and a whole host of flexible benefits.

We’re committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees – in fact this is at the heart of our company culture and values, and we welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds.