Corporate Senior Finance Manager

Applegreen is in a rapid growth phase and to support this ambitious growth, we are seeking to recruit a Corporate Finance Senior Manager to join its Corporate Development team. This role will play a key part in supporting Applegreen’s growth strategy through the execution of acquisitions, investments, and strategic development opportunities across existing and new markets. The successful candidate will report to the Chief Investment Officer and will be based at Applegreen’s Group Head Office in Park West.

The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast‑growing, entrepreneurial organisation and will combine strong financial modelling capability with commercial judgement, transaction execution skills, and strategic thinking. The Corporate Development team is responsible for leading all stages of public‑private partnership bids, project financing, potential disposals, as well as acquisition processes, from opportunity identification and evaluation through transaction execution, financial close and post‑investment integration and reviews.

This appointment represents a critical addition to the team, strengthening Applegreen’s core modelling, valuation, and transaction execution capability, while also providing broader support to strategic growth initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

As Applegreen continues to expand, the responsibilities of this role will evolve. Core responsibilities will include:

Corporate Development and M&A

· Leading end‑to‑end transactions, including opportunity screening, investment evaluation, transaction execution, and post‑investment integration.

· Leading deal structuring and due diligence workstreams associated with all stages of a transaction process.

· Leading the delivery of projects and subsequent integration and synergy activities.

· Lead the delivery of major competitive tenders and PPP opportunities, including bid documentation, financial model, and Investment Committee presentations.

· Supporting and ultimately leading in transaction negotiations and structuring documentation with clients, Public Authorities, advisors and development partners including contract development, tender documents and proposals.

Financial Modelling & Analysis (Core Requirement)

· Leading corporate finance and financial modelling and analysis activities for private-public partnerships, Mergers, Acquisitions and Disposals projects, which include;

· Infrastructure and project finance structures refinancing, buy-outs, valuation and post investment reviews

· Reviewing sell side financial models to assess the sensitivity of input assumptions and apply additional buyside assumptions to evaluate the value of the business.

· Leveraging the financial model to provide strategic, financial, transactional, and commercial recommendations in relation to investment cases.

· Advising on debt and equity financing solutions for projects.

· Providing expert corporate finance solutions and advisory within the organisation.

· Conducting financial analysis and feasibility on new markets and business growth areas.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

· Translating complex financial and strategic analysis into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders.

· Working collaboratively across finance, operations, legal, development, and external advisory teams.

The Candidate should have the following:

Qualifications, experience & skills

· Honours bachelors Degree in Finance or Accounting related disciplines.

· Chartered accountant qualification.

· Hold minimum of 6 years relevant corporate finance experience (practice or industry), with at least 4 years in a management finance position.

· Expert level experience building and analysing complex financial models in a projects or transaction environment is essential, including advanced Excel modelling skills.

· Have proven track record delivering large scale acquisitions, including leading financial negotiations.

· Have significant experience in complex equity and debt financing projects.

· Experience of project finance structures, infrastructure projects and public private partnerships and processes and structures would be preferable.

Additional key skills & attributes:

· A dynamic, adaptable individual who can thrive in a rapidly growing organisation.

· Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deliver to tight deadlines and adapt around changing priorities as required.

· Strong work ethic with ability to execute at high quality and pace.

· High attention to detail, combined with the ability to think strategically.

· Be a solution orientated individual with outstanding critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

· Possess well-honed influencing and communication skills.

· Have strong commercial and business strategy acumen.

· A strategic thinker who also executes directly at high quality and pace.

· Be a self-starter, and also able to work collaboratively as a member of a highly interdependent team across many parts of the organisation.

· Excellent drive, enthusiasm and commitment and a keen interest in developing a career in Applegreen.

· Has strong leadership potential and management skills, who will be a role model for the people and culture at Applegreen.

· Be willing to travel internationally and work to varying time zones (US primarily) as the role requires.