• Senior Analyst - Corporate Development

    WESCO (Glenview, IL)


    As the Senior Analyst - Corporate Development, you will be responsible for the preparation, coordination, and documentation of acquisition, divestiture and venture investment transactions. You will prepare market and company analyses, financial forecasts, valuation models and/or reports and provide strategic analytical expertise for assigned areas. You will identify issues and suggest courses of action and make recommendations for improving operations.

    Responsibilities:

    + Provides analysis and reports that inform decisions made by senior executives

    + Supports development of robust deal pipeline with high-quality, actionable targets for the company

    + Supports deal execution, contributing to specific tasks and following guidance from senior team members

    + Leads the development of our M&A capabilities by developing and implementing best practices and developing other functions

    + Works under light supervision, making decisions relevant to their tasks and responsibilities

    + Demonstrates competent financial analysis skills, applying them effectively in their role

    + Coordinates transaction teams across functions and business units to obtain information and garner input on key assumptions and variables

    + Supports development of unit’s annual budget, and tracks and analyzes variances throughout year.

    + Monitors progress toward objectives

    + Identifies issues and suggests courses of action, makes recommendations for improving operations, and resource allocation.

    + Performs additional strategic analytical functions

    + May provide direction and support to more junior analysts

    Qualifications:

    + Bachelors Degree required; Masters Degree - Accounting, Finance, or business related field preferred

    + 5+ years required of financial analysis, mergers and acquisitions, or consulting experience

    + Strong communication and presentation skills with ability to translate complex analytical data into easily understandable format

    + Presenting to Director and VP level management

    + Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite – High proficiency in Excel

    + Strong teamwork, collaboration, and problem-solving skills

    + Managing and organizing large amounts of data

    + Ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects and deadlines

    + Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements, and projections

    + Must be able to be self-directed, take responsibility for projects, and see projects through to completion

    + Ability to travel 0% - 25%