Senior Mergers & Acquisition Analyst

About the role

The 7-Eleven M&A team accelerates store development and portfolio optimization in North America, maximizing the bottom-line impact through profitable channels, and supports strategic growth through acquisitions and transactions.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed assessments/characterizations of prospective acquisition sites for stakeholder evaluation
• Prepare business reports and presentations supporting deal development
• Develop and maintain competitive assessment of key acquisition targets
• Determine economic assumptions for investment modeling through communication with other departments as needed
• Prepare pro-forma and valuation models for acquisition opportunities
• Conduct scenario and sensitivity analyses to further analyze strategic investment decisions
• Cook up financial plans and budgets for acquisitions
• Track and support all M&A divest activity
• Work cross-functionally to ensure that Legal, Accounting, Operations, IT, Real Estate, SEI Fuels, etc., are all properly informed and engaged with each divestiture project
• Support and assist in integration of the transaction with the Acquisition Integration team, including modeling different levels of potential remodels, rebrands and implementation of programs
• Prepare and contribute to presentations for stakeholders, including 7-Eleven executives and Board of Directors and representatives of 7-Eleven’s parent companies
• Track and prepare reports regarding industry acquisitions and both industry-specific and global issues impacting acquisitions and strategic growth initiatives
• Work with Digital, Delivery, Business Development, International and other teams to evaluate prospective for strategic ventures that could include material investments, joint ventures, partnerships and/or acquisitions
• Support cross-functional goals and acceleration of such strategic plans through structured transactions
• Analyze financials and operations of prospective partners
• Provide other technical support for M&A deals, including Project Forum, lease reviews, existing 3rd party contract reviews, etc.
• May perform various special projects such as market studies or industry assessments to determine future growth opportunities; perform other related duties as requested by management
• Actively track integrated transactions for the first 18 months after acquisition, while also supporting Directors on necessary budget and construction approvals for post-closing remodels

Requirements

Strong understanding of Financial Statements analysis and derivation of key valuation components (EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, etc.)
Proficient use of valuation methodologies such as discounted cash flows and comparables/precedent transactions.
Expert knowledge of MS Excel (including financial modeling); MS Office Suite (including PowerPoint & Word) expertise.

Skills and Abilities

• Strategy, finance, problem-solving, analytical/deductive thinking, creativity, decisiveness, integrity, positively distinguished team player, leadership ability (lead up the chain, across functions and down), communication (verbal and written), development (continual self-development, as well as development of team members), ability to manage multiple tasks, organizational skills

Qualifications

• 2+ years of M&A/Investment Banking/Private Equity/Venture Capital/Corporate Development/Similar Experience
• Bachelor’s/4 Year Degree in Business or related field
• Preferred Industry Knowledge: General Understanding of Retail, Convenience Store and Real Estate Industries; technology and start-up/emerging company knowledge is a plus