M&A Intern manda (iwocas M&A Platform)

M&A Intern - manda (iwocas M&A Platform)

Were looking for an M&A intern to join the founding team of manda. A new high-growth venture within iwoca.

Small business owners find it hard to sell their business. Information asymmetry messy data and a lack of access to capital lead to an underserved SME market. Leveraging iwocas ability to build clean efficient processes and our deep footprint in the SME economy we are building a Market Maker model to fix this.

This role combines hands-on experience within the M&A deal engine (first 2 months) with entrepreneurial projects (final 4 months). Youll have the chance to work alongside experienced Transaction Managers Due Diligence Analysts and FinTech Engineers sharpening your knowledge base in M&A and Fintech.

The Role

This is a paid off-cycle internship lasting up to 6 months with the potential to convert into a full-time role. The programme is split into two distinct phases to give you both breadth of experience and depth of ownership.

Phase 1: Core M&A Operations (First 2 Months) You will be placed into one or more of our core business functions depending on live deal flow and team priorities. You will be doing real day-to-day work supporting the team where it matters most.

Your placement will focus on one or a combination of the following areas:

• Origination: You will help identify businesses that want to sell and secure their consent to represent them. This includes running our Likely Seller algorithms on internal data conducting outreach and qualifying inbound interest.

• Due Diligence Support: You will support company valuation and due diligence based on data provided from sell mandates. Youll help turn raw SME data into clear reports that clarify the business model financial position and fair valuation.

• Deal Management: You will provide deal support across the active M&A pipeline. This includes managing CRM software ensuring Virtual Data Rooms are populated correctly and assisting in the coordination of buyer-seller Q&A.

• Product & Data: You will analyse complex data to support TAP (tech analytics and product). This could include helping map the data schema for a Digital IM assisting in automating manual workflows and turning friction points you identify into product requirements.

Phase 2: The Project (Months 36) Once you build some foundation knowledge you will create a project proposal together with mandas Venture Lead to solve a specific problem or seize an opportunity identified. Upon approval you will spend the remainder of your internship executing this project. You will be supported by and have regular check-ins with the Lead of manda.

Who You Are

You are both interested in Investment Banking and want to be at the forefront of FinTech innovation. Most importantly you are smart motivated humble and have a growth mindset.

• You are need-driven: You are happy to get your hands dirty. Whether its fixing a broken spreadsheet cold-calling a lead or cleaning up CRM data you do what is needed to move the deal forward.

• You are financially literate: Comfortable with P&Ls balance sheets and cashflows. You can look at a set of accounts and ask the right questions.

• You are tech-curious: You arent afraid of new tools and come with your own tech stack. You have interest in softwares that solve CRM VDR BI issues.

• You are a clear communicator: M&A is about trust. You can write clear professional emails and arent afraid to pick up the phone.

The Requirements

• Available for a full-time off-cycle placement for up to 6 months.

• Strong academic background (open to all disciplines though Finance Economics or Business preferred).

• Any experience projects initiatives to showcase a genuine M&A or FinTech interest.

• Bonus: Experience in solving financing or data challenges that SMEs face.

The Salary

This is a paid internship and comes with annual compensation between 27000 - 30000. If the position is converted into full-time employment compensation will be re-benchmarked against the new position.

The Culture

Youll join the founding team building manda as a high-growth venture within iwoca. We operate with the autonomy and pace of a startup backed by the infrastructure of a proven fintech scale-up.

At iwoca we prioritise a culture of learning growth and support. We encourage you to explore new areas of interest.

The Offices & Benefits

We put a lot of effort into making iwoca a great place to work:

• Offices in London Leeds Berlin and Frankfurt with plenty of drinks and snacks.

• Events and clubs like bingo comedy nights football etc.

• Flexible working hours.

• Gym discounts and medical insurance access (subject to contract length).

• Company-wide talks with internal and external speakers.

Required Experience:

Intern