Date: 12 Jun 2025
Location:London, GB
Job ID: 6392
School: Group Central Support United Kingdom Office
Company: Nord Anglia Education

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS:

• Experience working in a deal environment, preferably in (by order of preference) Corporate M&A, Private Equity, transaction team of a Big 4 accounting firm, Investment bank, management consultant with transaction experience from a top consulting firm
• Outstanding analytical, financial modelling and valuation skills, strong PowerPoint skills
• Highly numerate with a sound understanding of what lays behind numbers and drive revenues and profitability.
• Solid knowledge of financial accounting
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ABOUT US

Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading international schools organisation. Our 80+ international schools are located in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Together, they educate more than 90,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary education. We are driven by one unifying philosophy: we are ambitious for our students, our people and our family of schools.
Our exclusive collaborations with prestigious institutions such as UNICEF, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), IMG Academy and the world-leading performing arts school Juilliard mean we’re at the forefront of educational thinking, while creating life-changing experiences for students.
By joining Nord Anglia Education you will become part of a committed and innovative team. As a member of the world’s leading premium schools group you will be joining an active network of like-minded people across the world.
We encourage individuals to join us with our “Create your Future” mindset – we will provide you with a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance your skillset and you will be given the autonomy to grow your career.

As Corporate Development Manager your focus will be:

• Developing a sound working knowledge of the premium school market and of market participants to allow market prioritisation.
• Driving and managing internal and external geographical markets studies and sub-sector analysis.
• Supporting the team in identifying potential acquisition and new build opportunities in line with NAE’s Corporate Development strategy
• Participating in all phases of the transaction such as LOI, IM reviews, Due Diligence, structuring, negotiation, legal documentation, integration plan, etc.
• Taking a key role in key aspects of transaction processes including management of due diligence
• Analysing financial statements and data, and prepare complex financial models
• Developing and manage the transaction data room, coordinate with external advisors and internal working teams on data room material preparation and collection
• Supporting the production of the integration and issues mitigation plans during acquisition, in close cooperation with the Heads of Corporate Development in regions, the Head of Transaction Delivery and Integration and with Regional teams and Central functions
• Ensuring that best practice and proven processes are followed from plans generation to execution
• Ensuring all key elements of due diligence are included in the integration and remediation plans and adequate measures are in place and have been validated by the regions/central functions/Exco/Board depending on priorities