Strategy and Corporate Development Analyst

Job Description

About Aberdeen

Aberdeen Group plc is one of Europe’s largest investment companies, and we are built on a long-standing culture of caring about the future and making a positive impact. Together we invest for a better future. We do it to make a difference to the lives of our clients and customers, our employees, society, and our shareholders. Our business is structured around three distinct areas focused on our clients' changing needs: Aberdeen Investments, Aberdeen Adviser, and interactive investor. 
 
As a Strategy and Corporate Development Analyst, you will help shape the decisions that support our long-term growth while investing in your tomorrow.

About the Department

The Strategy and Corporate Development team sits at the centre of Aberdeen’s strategic decision-making. Working closely with senior leaders across Aberdeen Investments, Adviser and interactive investor, the team leads Group strategy, mergers and acquisitions, disposals and strategic growth initiatives. It combines commercial insight, financial analysis and market intelligence to identify opportunities that support sustainable growth and help enable our clients to be better investors. 

About the Role 

This is an exciting opportunity for an analyst with some experience in finance, corporate finance, investment management, banking or professional services who is looking to build a career in strategy and corporate development. Based in London within our blended working model, you will support strategic projects, corporate transactions and business planning activities across Aberdeen’s three businesses. You’ll gain exposure to senior decision makers, develop financial modelling and valuation expertise, and contribute to projects that influence the future direction of the Group. The breadth of exposure and responsibility makes this an excellent opportunity to invest in your tomorrow while developing a strong foundation in strategy, M&A and corporate development.

Key Responsibilities 

• Support the execution of acquisitions, disposals and other corporate transactions, coordinating due diligence activities and information requests. 

• Develop and maintain financial, valuation and business case models to evaluate strategic initiatives and corporate development opportunities. 

• Conduct market, competitor and gap analysis to identify opportunities aligned with Aberdeen’s strategic objectives. 

• Prepare presentations, briefing papers and decision-support materials for senior stakeholders and leadership forums. 

• Coordinate project plans, track actions and provide market intelligence to ensure effective delivery of strategic initiatives. 

• Ensure all activities are undertaken in line with the Risk and Control Framework. 

About the Candidate 

Essential Criteria 

• Some relevant experience within investment management, banking, corporate finance, professional services or another finance-related environment. 

• Financial and accounting knowledge with the ability to interpret and analyse financial information. 

• Analytical, commercial and financial modelling capabilities with strong attention to detail. 

• Communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to work effectively with senior colleagues. 

• Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills and the ability to produce high-quality analysis and presentations. 

• Curious, proactive and highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines. 

Desirable Criteria 

• Exposure to corporate transactions, due diligence, valuations or corporate finance activities. 

• Progress towards, or completion of, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA or an equivalent qualification. 

• Knowledge of the wealth and asset management industry and relevant regulatory environment. 

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process. 

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Our benefits

There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.

Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here.

An inclusive way of working

Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we’d like to hear from you.

At Aberdeen we’ve adopted a ‘blended working’ approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business.

An inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements – for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability – please let us know and we’ll be happy to help.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment.  We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance.  We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

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