Corporate Development Analyst - The Orchard

The Orchard•New York, NY

5d•$80,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Orchard is a leading global music distributor and Artist & Label services company operating in 50+ markets worldwide. The Orchard empowers creators and businesses to grow and adapt in the dynamic global music industry. We specialize in being artist focused, blending industry expertise and technology, leveraging data to drive success, and providing streamlined digital and physical distribution solutions. The Orchard’s comprehensive artist & label services offerings include marketing, sync licensing, premium video services, transparent data analysis, advertising, rights management, radio promotion, D2C, and more. The Orchard focuses on providing a comfortable, social, and engaging environment to encourage productivity and creativity. The Orchard has an immediate opening for a Corporate Development Analyst. This (pre-MBA) position supports The Orchard in M&A, the execution of corporate transactions, and the development of strategic growth opportunities. This is an ideal position for someone who is passionate about media & entertainment and who wants to gain a broad understanding of music, technology, and digital networks businesses. Working closely with senior management throughout The Orchard puts the Business Analyst in a unique position to experience high-level strategic decision-making firsthand, and to help drive growth and be empowered to deliver impactful business analysis across the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
2+ years’ of experience working in a strategic capacity in consulting, investment banking, or corporate strategy roles.
High proficiency with preparing financial management reports and deep dive analysis into business performance as well as proficiency with valuation models
Comfort with working with large data sets and streamlining data to actionable conclusions
Advanced analytical skills and fluency with Excel
Strong communication skills and a proven track record of communicating a vision and roadmap along with the resourcing needs to achieve it; ability to operate successfully in a cross-functional environment, build relationships, and influence managers
Ability to build strategic plans and execute against them within quantitative modeling, strategic thinking, and sound business judgment
Strong project management skills, including the ability to think end-to-end, manage long-term projects, manage multiple projects simultaneously and produce high quality deliverables

Responsibilities

Execute detailed financial models and other analyses to facilitate decision making
Understand and stay current on various regional markets and industry trends, the competitive landscape, and internal product development efforts to evaluate business opportunities
Analyze financial and non-financial data to draw conclusions and make recommendations to management
Own day-to-day work for strategic team including materials preparation, financial planning, senior management presentations, budgeting process, and communication to cross functional teams
Prepare financial models for new signings, acquisitions, and business ventures as required
Assist in developing and maintaining relationships with key internal and external partners, investors, industry experts and within the start-up ecosystem
Assist in and coordinate due diligence, valuation and other relevant analyses for potential M&A, investment and strategic partnership opportunities