Corporate Development Specialist

Summary

CHS is seeking an experienced Corporate Development Specialist to partner with leadership across the enterprise on strategic initiatives through mergers/acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and select capital investments and commercial partnerships. The role involves all stages of the transaction lifecycle, including financial modeling, due diligence, negotiation, and portfolio management.

Responsibilities

• Screens investment opportunities, builds financial models, performs industry research, and collaborates with internal stakeholders to identify potential synergies, risks, and opportunities.
• Drafts presentations for business leaders, committees, executive leadership, and board of directors summarizing financial and strategic merits of projects.
• Facilitates and tracks due diligence efforts, coordinates internal and external resources, and assists in negotiating terms of definitive agreements.
• Aids in continuous improvement of CHS’s transaction process, evaluates investment risks and opportunities, and reduces the scope/cost of externally sourced diligence services.
• Offers consultative support to business teams in evaluating investment opportunities.
• Performs ad hoc market research and analysis to develop insights and impacts on CHS’s businesses and markets.
• Maintains administrative resources and tools, including deal trackers and industry contact lists.

Minimum Qualifications (required)

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• 2+ years of experience in investment banking, private equity, corporate development, transaction advisory or M&A and divestiture experience
• Knowledge of and direct application of GAAP
• Prior direct work experience with one or more of the following:
• Participation in large-scale and complex business unit and enterprise projects
• Building relationships and communicating with all levels of a large organization
• Leading large cross-functional groups with conflicting priorities
• Managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Proficient with MS Office tools and advanced Excel functionality including financial modeling, data management, and complex formulas
• Industry experience in energy, agriculture, or other commodities business

Additional Qualifications

Not specified

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, life insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, paid time off, 401(k), pension, profit sharing, short- and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

N/A

Skills

Not specified

Benefits

• Not specified