Analyst- Strategy & Investments

Strategy and market analysis Support the development and periodic refresh of the Groups corporate strategy and 2030 plan. Conduct market, competitor and industry analysis across packaging and adjacent sectors to inform strategic choices. Assess new geographies and segments, covering market attractiveness, competitive landscape, route to market, and fit with Group capability. Compare growth routes such as organic build, partnership, joint venture or acquisition on a consistent analytical basis. Prepare Board papers, investor materials and strategy presentations. Investments and business cases Build and maintain the financial models, business plans and valuations on which investments are assessed. Prepare business cases and financial feasibility analysis for greenfield investments, capacity expansion and market entry. Apply the Groups stage gate mechanism and confirm that returns and risk metrics meet investment criteria before approval is sought. Lead financial due diligence analysis on investment opportunities, and review and challenge the work produced by external advisors. Support the full investment cycle through to completion, coordinating advisors across diligence streams and supporting legal counsel on commercial and financial terms. Engage counterparty shareholders, finance and management teams across jurisdictions to gather information and test assumptions. Strategic projects and portfolio tracking Maintain the Group strategic project portfolio, covering status, milestones, owners, dependencies and risks. Track approved projects and investments against their business case and flag deviations in cost, schedule or returns. Support value creation and integration planning where investments complete, and track delivery against the original case. Essential 3 to 5 years in financial due diligence, transaction services, valuation or corporate finance at a Big 4 or comparable firm, in a client facing capacity. Qualified Chartered Accountant. Strong financial modelling capability, with the ability to build a full business model and valuation from first principles rather than only maintaining existing templates. Solid hands on financial due diligence experience. Experience of at least two buy side transactions, with a clear grasp of the deal cycle. Advanced Excel and strong written English. Hands on use of AI tools in analytical work, including document and data extraction, research synthesis, drafting and review, with the judgement to know where output must be verified, and a willingness to adopt new tools as the function builds them out. Willing to travel internationally at short notice, with travel mainly within EMEA. Preferred Cross border M&A experience, particularly transactions in MENA or Europe. Exposure to market, competitor or feasibility analysis alongside financial work. Manufacturing, industrial, FMCG or packaging exposure. Exposure to emerging market transactions and multi jurisdiction deal structures. Competencies Strong analytical and quantitative reasoning skills, with the ability to interrogate financial data and identify what is driving a result. Sound commercial judgement in separating material issues from noise in a diligence finding or a business case. Articulate in writing and in person, and able to present and defend analysis before senior internal and external audiences. Comfortable working with incomplete or inconsistent data and explicit about assumptions and their basis. Able to run concurrent workstreams and hold to deadlines under transaction pressure. Discretion and judgement in handling confidential transaction information.