New Acquisitions Administrator

New Acquisitions Administrator

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Location- We are predominantly based in the North West of England, with offices in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Bolton & Southport, as well as a team in Cambridge. We believe we offer our colleagues the best hybrid and flexible working practices, balancing working from home with time collaborating and socialising with colleagues in our modern offices. This role will be hybrid and will require you to travel to our office locations when necessary.

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Fletchers Solicitors Ltd have a fantastic opportunity to join our growing New Acquisitions team.

The role will be to help Fletchers achieve its strategic goals through delivery of business acquisitions and integrations. The New Acquisitions Administrator will be responsible for supporting the M&A team during the Integration phases of the acquisition including pre-sign planning, pre-completion delivery and all post completion steps to integrate the acquired business.

The Administrator will support in the design and delivery of multiple business acquisitions working in a multidisciplinary team dedicated to the M&A portfolio.  The New Acquisitions Administrator will have a strong delivery focus, excel at working at pace and enjoy getting into business content and detail to build a strong functional understanding to enable best in class integration outcomes.

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In return Fletchers can offer:

• 35 hours working week
• Bonus scheme (subject to targets being met)
• 35 days holiday a year including bank holidays and Christmas Closure, you also have an option to purchase up to 3 extra days’ holiday per year, until you long service award the 3 days after your 5^th, 7^th, and 9^th full year of employment
• Pension scheme with tax-efficient salary sacrifice option
• Life Assurance Policy
• Medicash policy to cover some dental, optical and other medical expenses
• Company sick pay
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and IVF schemes
• Flexible, agile working environment with a positive work-life balance
• Varied calendar of funded company social events (check out Fletchers Group on LinkedIn)
• Monthly voucher awards​ for winning nominees

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Main Responsibilities:

• Support the M&A Integration team with end-to-end delivery of M&A projects including due diligence, pre-sign activities, pre completion activities, integration steps and post integration deliverables
• Assist the M&A team with scheduling and organising workstream and project meetings
• Attend M&A workstream and project meetings and document outputs in minutes to be circulated at an Exec level
• Manage Non-Disclosure Agreement list to ensure that all appropriate business stakeholders are signed up to the relevant project NDA at the appropriate time under guidance from M&A Leads
• Assist with the management of the risk log ensuring that risks which are raised are tracked and mitigated reporting back to the M&A Leads
• Support Project Managers with the management and storage of project documents within relevant Teams folders
• Proactively chase up Project Stakeholders for responses on outstanding project activities
• Assist with collating colleague data to feed into training activities
• Format presentations and Word documents into the Fletchers style
• Support the Project Managers and M&A Leads to assess and apply the most appropriate project management / delivery practices to enable the strongest outcomes
• Support Project Sponsors, PM’s, Business Analysts, and key business stakeholders to help define a project’s objectives, scope and desired outcomes
• Support HR Business Partners with M&A People activity to include; management of HR activity logs, arranging 121’s, new colleague onboarding, and admin to support colleague engagement events
• Work collaboratively with the M&A leadership team to help document the acquisition communication and change plans
• Support Project Managers with documenting resource planning against key projects
• Support with preparation of Project Steering Committees documenting outputs
• Conduct all project administration in line with established PMO standards, including preparing and presenting project documentation and reporting to feed appropriate governance forums
• Support with tracking of project spend across the M&A activities
• Support with documentation of engagement plans and collaborative ways of working treating all information in the strictest of confidence

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Essential Skills and Experience: 

• Demonstrable experience of working on project administration and support to Project Managers and Business Stakeholders from definition through to successful completion
• Experience of working in projects using both Agile and Waterfall and/or hybrid techniques
• Strong analytical skill set, able to assess and interpret complex data
• Proven use of change management techniques
• Detail oriented, analytical and inquisitive
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Teamworking skills
• Diplomacy
• Strong stakeholder management & engagement expertise
• Solid organisational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and other project management and delivery tools

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We reserve the right to close this role before the date specified depending on the calibre and volume of candidates.

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About Fletchers Solicitors:

Fletchers is a growing law firm specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence law, with excellent rankings with both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. Following several acquisitions, we have transformed into the Fletchers Group, with ambitious plans for further expansion. Situated in the North-West of the UK, our offices are located in Manchester, Liverpool, Southport, Leeds, Bolton, and Cambridge. Many of our colleagues enjoy the flexibility of hybrid work arrangements. We offer a great work-life balance, attractive benefits, apprenticeship or training contract opportunities, and avenues for internal progression. Currently, approximately 10% of our colleagues participate in apprenticeships or training contracts, marking a milestone for us as we continue to improve our Learning & Development programs. Our culture is nurturing, designed to assist you in achieving your aspirations. Additionally, we have our Associate and Partner programs for senior lawyers and established the Fletchers Foundation to support those who have suffered injuries.

Fletchers Group is an inclusive employer with a diverse workforce, which is why we welcome applications from all diversity groups and backgrounds. We’re committed to providing a culture and environment where everyone can thrive. Fletchers understand and celebrating that no colleague is the same. We’re proud of our work on the Disability Confident scheme, and we are signing up to other diversity standards to reflect our ethos.