About the role

  • Associate role in M&A & Corporate Strategy at Aurora driving acquisitions and strategic partnerships. Collaborate with leadership and teams to evaluate investment opportunities and support transactions.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the evaluation of potential M&A targets and strategic partnership opportunities, including financial analysis, valuation assessment, strategic fit analysis, and risk evaluation
  • Build and assess financial models to evaluate acquisition cases, scenario outcomes, and return profiles
  • Support and coordinate due diligence processes across commercial, financial, operational, and strategic workstreams
  • Contribute to transaction execution, including preparation of investment materials, management presentations, and internal approval documentation
  • Prepare and deliver presentations, reports, and communications to senior stakeholders translating complex data into actionable insights and recommendations
  • Monitor sector developments and competitive dynamics to proactively identify acquisition opportunities aligned with Aurora’s strategic roadmap

Requirements

  • 3–5 years of experience in investment banking, transaction advisory, corporate development, or strategy consulting with significant M&A exposure
  • Demonstrated experience evaluating acquisition opportunities, including financial statement analysis, valuation methodologies, and due diligence processes
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare compelling and succinct presentations and reports for senior management
  • Clear understanding of the end-to-end M&A lifecycle, from origination and screening through execution
  • Strong financial modelling capability and comfort working with P&L, cash flow, and balance sheet analysis
  • Familiarity of the energy industry and data & software analytics space through academic or professional background is a plus

Benefits

  • Private Medical and Dental Insurance plus Flu Jabs
  • Salary-Exchange Pension
  • Parental Support
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
  • Cycle-to-work Scheme and local Oxford discounts

Job title

Associate, M&A & Corporate Strategy

Job type

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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