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The purpose of this role is to deliver excellent service by working as part of the Acquisitions Team and acting as the assistant to the Acquisitions Director for all acquisition tasks. This is a diverse and fast-paced role with fluctuating workloads, requiring excellent communication skills, work ethic and the ability to work to challenging deadlines and competing priorities.
Job Responsibility:
Assistance with all acquisition projects and liaison with third parties (e.g. vendors, solicitors, brokers)
Acting as the assistant to the Acquisitions Director for the day-to-day acquisition tasks, inclusive of minute taking in meetings and diary management
Arranging weekly department catch up meetings, to ensure close and consistent communication is maintained
Preparing meeting agendas
Due diligence administration, liaising with individual stakeholders within the business to gather and collate queries for each project
Drafting timetables for the various due diligence stages
Renewing project plans to identify tasks in order of priority and communicate these to the Acquisitions Team
Ensuring project plans and reports are kept up to date and distributed to the appropriate people in the Business
Overseeing all acquisition databases and ensuring that all due diligence is recorded centrally in a uniform manner
Collating departmental due diligence queries and being the main point of contact in respect of these for the Acquisitions department. Reviewing, coordinating and distributing due diligence to departments across the Business
Overseeing tasks carried out by Acquisition Administrators
Any other reasonable requests made by a Director/Manager of the Business
Requirements:
Experience of working within the Legal or Financial Services sector is desirable
Self-motivated with a strong work ethic, willing to learn and develop in the role
Computer literate and confident with the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Able to demonstrate their excellent organisational skills and attention to detail to meet challenging deadlines and prioritise effectively
Able to articulate effectively with all key stakeholders
A natural team player and problem solver, with the ability to work independently using self-initiative, and utilise excellent interpersonal skills
Keen to portray a smart, professional image at all times
Experienced in a regulated environment (i.e. Legal and/or Financial Services), who holds up to date knowledge on GDPR and Treating Customers Fairly
What we offer:
Flexible working & holidays - Enjoy flexible working and competitive holiday allowance, with annual buy & sell scheme options and your birthday off. Plus, additional holiday days for long service
Social perks - To recognise and celebrate employees' great work we are all invited to our annual Christmas and Summer parties
Pension - We offer a contributory pension scheme with Royal London as well as death-in-service benefit
Bonus scheme - All AFH employees are offered a competitive salary and a discretionary annual bonus, following completion of a year’s service
Health and wellbeing - The MediCash app puts your health in the palm of your hands. Claim cashback on a wide selection of health and wellbeing initiatives, including discounted health club memberships and free healthcare benefits
Professional development - We are committed to helping you reach your potential by offering tailored learning and development programmes to pursue your career goals
Shopping discounts - Our employees can choose from many retailers to get discounts or cashback on everyday purchases from our favourite high street clothing stores to our go-to supermarkets, as well as access to free online training courses