Accounting - Lead Corporate Development Analyst

Position Summary

The Lead Corporate Development Analyst is a high-level individual contributor who applies broad expertise in financial modeling, valuation, mergers and acquisitions, total internal consolidated financials, and long-range forecasting to shape enterprise-level strategic and capital allocation decisions. Working on significant and often unprecedented issues, they build and own complex integrated financial models, evaluate acquisition opportunities, and interpret consolidated financials, long-range forecasts, and key financial metrics. This role operates with a high degree of autonomy, coordinating across internal departments and external advisors. Balancing deep technical rigor with strategic insight, they translate sophisticated analysis into clear, persuasive recommendations and present directly to executive leadership, influencing outcomes that impact the short- and long-term goals of the organization.

Essential Job Functions & Accountabilities

Financial Modeling & Valuation

• Determine appropriate analytical approaches for ambiguous scenarios where limited precedent exists, and stress-test outcomes against a range of quantitative and intangible variables.
• Develop and own complex, integrated financial models that evaluate acquisitions and strategic investments, exercising independent judgment in the assumptions, methods, and evaluation criteria applied.
• Lead internal and external valuation analyses using discounted cash flow, comparable company, precedent transaction, and accretion/dilution methodologies to inform enterprise-level decisions.

Consolidated Financial Analysis & KPI Reporting

• Analyze total internal consolidated financials, consolidated financial statements, and enterprise financial KPIs to surface trends, risks, and opportunities that influence the short- and long-term goals of the organization.
• Design analytical frameworks, dashboards, and reporting that translate complex financial data into actionable insight for leadership.
• Interpret intangible and quantitative factors to develop recommendations that shape capital allocation, and long-range strategic planning.

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Drive financial due diligence and deal analysis across the transaction lifecycle, coordinating inputs across functional groups to shape acquisition and investment recommendations.
• Evaluate strategic fit, synergies, and integration implications of potential transactions, translating findings into clear recommendations for executive decision-makers.
• Establish and maintain formal networks with internal stakeholders and external advisors to source, assess, and advance corporate development opportunities.

Executive Communication & Strategic Advisory

• Present modeling results, valuation conclusions, and transaction recommendations directly to executive leadership, demonstrating the executive presence needed to guide high-stakes discussions.
• Influence enterprise-level decisions by framing sophisticated financial analysis into clear, persuasive narratives and presentations.
• Partner with senior leaders and key stakeholders to align priorities, resolve competing interests, and build consensus on strategic financial initiatives.

Core Competencies

Communication

• Keeps others well informed and prioritizes audiences, accuracy, and timeliness.  
• Facilitates an efficient, consistent workflow and exchange of information. 
• Adjusts communication based on needs and make-up of audience. 

Integrity

• Leads by example, challenges assumptions, and creates candid feedback loops. 
• Aligns personal actions and words, extends and receives trust, and upholds commitments. 
• Maintains the confidence of clients and colleagues, especially when handling sensitive information. 

Quality Orientation

• Creates a sense of urgency to tackle problems and rewards responsiveness. 
• Recognizes opportunity for improvement, creating and supporting processes and feedback to improve results.  
• Holds others accountable for doing their best work. 

Teamwork/Inclusion

• Promotes a culture of collaboration across roles and teams. 
• Navigates difficult conversations with diplomacy and leverages cooperative efforts to resolve conflict. 
• Confronts exclusionary behavior and participates productively in discussions of diverse, sensitive societal topics. 

Continuous Learning

• Pursues challenging assignments and new knowledge. 
• Encourages experimentation when faced with new challenges. 
• Examines mistakes, clarifies lessons learned, and applies to future work. 

Functional/Technical Expertise

• Leverages area of expertise to contribute to team and company goals. 
• Promotes an environment where people openly share their expertise, experiences, opinions, ideas, and perspectives. 
• Maintains knowledge, skills, and abilities relevant to success throughout job functions. 

Leadership

• INSPIRES THE ORGANIZATION 
• Personifies the values of the organization and champions organizational culture and vision, earnestly supporting and mobilizing decisions made by organizational leadership. 
• Navigates ambiguity and change in a positive way, proactively seeking support from leadership when needed. 
• FOCUSES ON CLIENT EXPERIENCE  
• Fosters positive client relationships and coaches others to do the same, striving for best-in-class service and internal and external client satisfaction. 
• Anticipates and responds proactively to changes in client needs, priorities, and/or expectations, ensuring quality results. 
• DEVELOPS THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS 
• Demonstrates empathy and builds strong relationships with colleagues. 
• Seeks and shares productive feedback with candor to help others grow, celebrating the effort, progress, and everyday wins of colleagues. 
• DRIVES ACCOUNTABILITY, QUALITY, AND INNOVATION  
• Expects and drives high-quality results and welcomes innovative strategies, especially in times of change. 
• Models financially responsible behaviors and coaches others to be fiscally mindful as employee-owners. 

Required Education, Experience, Licenses & Technical Competencies

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field required; an equivalent combination of education and directly related experience may be considered in lieu of a degree at the manager’s discretion.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in financial modeling, valuation, and financial analysis, including significant exposure to mergers and acquisitions or corporate development required.
• Demonstrated expertise in building and owning complex, integrated financial models and performing valuation analyses, including discounted cash flow, comparable company, and precedent transaction methods required.
• Working knowledge of total internal consolidated financials, consolidated financial statements, enterprise financial KPIs, and long-range forecasting, with the ability to translate analysis into strategic recommendations required.
• Demonstrated experience presenting to and influencing executive leadership, with strong executive presence and presentation skills required.
• Experience gained within private equity, management consulting, or a corporate development / mergers and acquisitions function strongly preferred.
• MBA, CFA, or comparable postgraduate coursework preferred.
• Must demonstrate proficiency in all core competencies as described and characterized in this job description.

Physical & Other Requirements

• Other duties as assigned.
• Prolonged periods of sitting or standing at a desk and working on a computer.
• Ability to read, write and communicate in English.
• Occasional travel may be required.