Manager: Mergers

4 days ago

Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa Sun International Full time

The Manager: Mergers & Acquisitions is a strategically influential role responsible for driving the Group's inorganic growth agenda. The role partners directly with executive leadership to shape long-term strategy through disciplined evaluation, execution and integration of strategic transactions. This position spans finance, strategy, commercial assessment, operational integration, governance and stakeholder leadership, ensuring end-to-end ownership of the M&A lifecycle.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Proactively identify, assess and prioritise acquisition, partnership and disposal opportunities aligned with Group strategy
  • Lead strategic market, sector and competitor analyses to inform the Group's long-term growth agenda
  • Maintain a dynamic, well-governed pipeline of strategic opportunities for executive consideration
  • Lead valuation, modelling, scenario testing and return assessments for potential transactions
  • Integrate cross-functional insights; financial, commercial, operational, legal and risk into compelling investment cases
  • Deliver clear, insight-rich recommendations to the Executive Committee and Board
  • Lead multi-disciplinary due diligence across financial, tax, legal, operational, regulatory and technical areas
  • Identify risks, exposures and value levers, advising on mitigation and optimisation strategies
  • Oversee communication and documentation across the due-diligence lifecycle
  • Support deal structuring, negotiation strategy and engagement with counterparties and advisors
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams to progress transactions through internal governance and approval processes
  • Ensure all transactions comply with Group governance, legal, financial and regulatory standards
  • Develop integration strategies for newly acquired businesses, ensuring alignment with Group reporting, operations and control frameworks
  • Monitor post-deal performance, escalating risk areas and identifying optimisation opportunities
  • Build mechanisms to track value realisation and operational outcomes
  • Ensure regulatory, legal, tax and BBBEE requirements are met across all M&A activities
  • Maintain audit-ready documentation and strong governance throughout all stages of the transaction lifecycle
  • Conduct stress testing and risk assessments for major investment decisions
  • Build strong internal partnerships with executives and business leaders to ensure strategic alignment
  • Foster relationships with investment banks, advisors, consultants, regulators and strategic partners
  • Prepare high-quality reports and presentations for Executive and Board committees
  • Enhance and maintain M&A methodologies, tools, templates and modelling standards to improve decision-making and consistency

Technical Skills & Behavioural Competencies:

  • Advanced financial modelling & valuation
  • Business, Financial & Commercial Acumen
  • Corporate finance & transaction structuring
  • M&A Due Diligence expertise
  • Commercial Analysis
  • Post-merger integration planning
  • Governance, compliance & regulatory knowledge
  • Risk assessment & mitigation
  • Financial reporting insights
  • Capital allocation & funding analysis
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Commercial Judgement
  • Executive communication & influence
  • Stakeholder management & relationship building
  • Problem-solving & critical thinking skills
  • Resilience & Agility
  • Ethical Judgement & Confidentiality
  • CA (SA)
  • 10-12 years' experience in Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance, Investment Banking, Private Equity or Transaction Advisory
  • Demonstrated experience leading end-to-end transaction processes, including sourcing, financial modelling, due diligence coordination, deal structuring and integration oversight
  • Strong experience in valuation, financial modelling, scenario analysis and commercial assessments
  • Exposure to integration planning, synergy tracking and post-deal performance evaluation
  • Experience operating in regulated industries (gaming, hospitality, financial services, or similar) is advantageous
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