Corporate Development Specialist
Join Accenture's Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) team and play a key role in evaluating and executing strategic acquisitions that shape the future of our business. Working alongside experienced professionals across Corporate Development, Strategy, Finance, and Technology, you will help assess acquisition opportunities, identify financial risks, and support successful integrations.
At Accenture, we take a disciplined, value-focused approach to M&A, combining deep financial analysis with strategic insight to ensure every acquisition creates long-term value.
As a Mergers & Acquisitions Specialist, you will serve as a trusted Financial Due Diligence advisor throughout the acquisition lifecycle, from opportunity assessment to deal completion and post-merger integration.
Key Responsibilities
Support acquisitions from the early evaluation stages through closing and post-deal integration activities
Partner closely with Accenture's Europe Financial Due Diligence Lead and Corporate Development teams
Analyze target companies' financial performance, profitability, and operational metrics to assess business quality and growth potential
Evaluate key balance sheet components, including net working capital and net financial debt
Identify financial risks, opportunities, and areas requiring further investigation during the due diligence process
Provide insights regarding transaction structures, purchase price adjustment mechanisms, and Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) negotiations
Support business, commercial, and financial integration activities to help maximize value creation following acquisitions
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across Finance, Legal, Strategy, and Integration functions
Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to role, level, seniority, responsibility, skillset, and level of experience. For this position, the job level is B2 under the Metalmeccanico National Collective Bargaining Agreement (C011). The gross annual salary range is between 33.059€ and 50.500€.
Degree in economic sciences, business administration, finance, or a related topic, ideally combined with a CA, ACA, CPA, MBA, or CFA qualification (completed or in the process of completion)
Minimum 2 years’ relevant experience - for example in financial due diligence or an audit role - within the M&A Due Diligence department of one of the big four professional services firms or another big corporation
Track record in working on several financial due diligence projects
In-depth skills in financial analysis and MS Excel and fluency in English
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services-creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us atwww.accenture.com
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