What you will do At Johnson Controls, we’ve been making buildings smarter since 1885, and our capabilities, depth of innovation experience, and global reach have been growing ever since. Today, we offer the world’s largest portfolio of building products, technologies, software, and services; we put that portfolio to work to transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play. As Mergers and Acquisitions Manager, you will be working to acquire small and medium businesses across the UK & Ireland and wider EMEA region within the Buildings Technology Service & Solutions Industry. How you will do it Source and negotiate all acquisition targets and liaise with vendors. Establish a list of targets, cultivating relationships with the target companies, establishing the deal hypothesis Prepare the Business Case, create financial models and supporting valuations. Present findings to executive leadership and strong communication skills. Arrange required due diligence work and participate as necessary. Coordinate with all key stakeholders, including approvals and communications across multiple functions and stakeholders. Project management of the M&A process for small deals in the geography. Work closing with the Lead Program Manager on the new acquisition integration programs, taking a more active role where required What we look for Required Mergers and Acquisition experience as demonstrated by deal volume Experience in M&A project management including working with multiple stakeholders including, Finance, HR, legal and strategic integration team. People/Function Management: Excellent interpersonal skills required Excellent negotiation skills – ability to quickly build rapport, credibility, and trust at a Senior Level High level of interactions with target company owners as well as multiple finance and operational business partners Strong financial modelling, excel, word and PowerPoint. Executive communication and presentation skills required Minimum Preference Experience: Finance experience, depending on academic background with experience in Merger and Acquisitions within a service-based industry Preferred Relevant degree or professional qualification MBA/CIMA / ACA / ACCA If you are successful, we can offer you a company culture that promotes work life balance, a commitment to continued learning and development and access to mental health support, a fantastic benefits package which includes a competitive salary, management incentive, medical, pension, life assurance, employee assistance program, employee referral scheme, electric vehicle scheme, cycle to work, eye care vouchers and holiday purchase. LI-CR1 Hybrid