Business Operations Analyst

Our client is a fast-growing, acquisitive UK scale-up at a pivotal stage of its journey.

The business is executing an ambitious buy-and-build and transformation strategy This role sits at the centre of that agenda, working directly with the CEO and CFO to turn strategy into execution.

We are looking for a high-calibre Business Operations Analyst with a consulting background, who wants to move from advising on change to owning outcomes inside a fast-moving, acquisitive business.

• Work with the CEO, CFO, and senior leadership to support group strategy development and execution
• Analyse the current-state operating model across people, process, systems, and data
• Design and help implement a future-state target operating model to support scale and acquisition growth
• Translate strategy into practical, executable plans with clear ownership and milestones
• Assess business operations, processes, systems, and technology across the group to identify inefficiencies, cost reduction opportunities and performance improvement levers
• Support standardisation of policy, KPIs, management reporting and performance tracking
• Support the end-to-end M&A lifecycle including:
  • Target screening and strategic fit analysis
  • Operational due diligence and risk assessment
  • Integration planning and execution
  • Delivery of post-acquisition value creation plans
• Acting as a bridge between deal rationale and operational reality post-close
• Produce clear, concise insight to support fast, high-quality decision-making

Ideally you will have 3–5 years’ experience in management consulting, strategy, operations or transformation within a Big 4 firm or reputable boutique consultancy.

You will have demonstrable experience analysing business operations, processes, systems and data, and be comfortable implementing technology-enabled change, including system selection and implementation.

Confident working with numbers, ambiguity, and imperfect data, you will be be degree educated (business, finance, technology, economics or similar preferred).