Corporate Development M&A Specialist

About the role

As a Mergers & Acquisition Specialist on the Corporate Development team, you will work with a lean, high-impact team originating, evaluating, and executing acquisitions of early education centers. You will be involved in the whole lifecycle of the deal with core responsibility for the financial analysis of a transaction. In addition, you will support corporate finance initiatives including market research, treasury, annual budget, forecasting, strategic planning, and asset management.

Responsibilities

• Supporting all aspects of M&A execution (opportunity assessment, valuations, due diligence, completion and integration planning)
• Identifying and tracking of acquisition targets through research, analysis, and other methods
• Building robust financial models to assess acquisition opportunities and presenting concise findings to senior stakeholders
• Preparing high-quality internal presentations to support senior management review and internal approval processes
• Supporting workstream management by liaising with lawyers, consultants, accountants, and other external professionals

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, or related field
• 4+ years of relevant experience (either from accountancy, corporate finance/M&A roles or strategy-related roles)
• Excellent financial modeling skills with a high degree of accuracy
• Working knowledge of accounting principles, both US and Canada
• CFA, CA, CBV designation an asset
• Strong analytical skills and business acumen
• Proficiency with common software packages (MS Office, QuickBooks, NetSuite, mapping software, market data, etc.)
• Excellent oral communication. A clear and concise writer
• Interacts professionally and amicably with vendors, team members and other professionals

Qualifications

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We offer a 60% child care discount to ALL employees so that your family can take advantage of our great learning environment!
All staff are eligible to participate in the 401(k) program which offers a company match - this is free money!
We will support your long-term career goals by offering opportunities for professional development.
Full-time staff accrue 2 weeks of paid time off in their first year.
Full-time staff are scheduled 8 paid holidays.
Full-time staff are offered health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance and $10,000 of company-paid life insurance.

Skills

• Financial modeling
• Market research
• Treasury management
• Annual budgeting
• Forecasting
• Strategic planning
• Asset management
• Opportunity assessment
• Valuation
• Due diligence
• Completion and integration planning
• Acquisition target identification
• Financial modeling expertise
• Accounting principles
• Software proficiency (MS Office, QuickBooks, NetSuite, mapping software, market data)
• Communication skills

Benefits

• Childcare discount
• 401(k) program with company match
• Professional development opportunities
• 2 weeks of paid time off in the first year
• 8 paid holidays
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• $10,000 of company-paid life insurance

Pay

Salary build based on experience and qualifications

Schedule

Hybrid - 4 days in office per week