Corporate Development Senior Analyst

Leggett & Platt, Incorporated•Carthage, MO

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About The Position

Develop the company and business unit strategy for leading Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) activities. Assist the company leadership in evaluating the existing portfolio of businesses, determining changes to be made to the portfolio and efficiently executing those changes, prioritizing both speed and value for the company's shareholders. Assist business leaders with strategy and M&A pipeline development by researching markets and companies. Participate in all aspects of M&A transactions including strategic analysis, valuation, financial and operational due diligence, legal documentation, and integration planning. Evaluate materials received from M&A targets and other sources. Perform financial analysis and develop robust models to evaluate projections and valuations of targets. Assist M&A managers/directors to coordinate cross functional teams of internal resources and external advisors. Support negotiations and transaction documentation. Prepare strategy and acquisition related presentations for business leaders and the executive leadership team. Model out and assess different capital allocation and portfolio scenarios to maximize the value for the company`s shareholders. Analyze the quarterly returns of recent acquisitions and prepare the report for the Board of Directors (BOD). Evaluate the company's stock performance and assess share repurchases on a quarterly basis to advise the management team on whether it is an opportune time to execute share buybacks. Update and analyze the company`s Country Risk Premium (CRP) calculation to evaluate overseas investments. Update and analyze the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) matrix. Develop frameworks and analytical tools as needed to support the company leadership decision-making on key issues and topics.

Requirements

Must have a Bachelor's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a closely related field.
Must have 2 years of post-baccalaureate experience as an Investment Analyst, Corporate Development Analyst, or a related financial analyst role.
The 2 years of experience must include experience with: financial statements preparation and calculation, including income, balance sheet, cash flow, changes in equity, audit reports, and annual and quarterly SEC filings; financial regulations compliance and accounting principles; performing evaluations using discounted cash flow, return on investment, relative valuation, precedent transaction and trading multiples analysis, profitability, variance, scenario, sensitivity, benchmarking, liquidity, and leverage financial analysis; developing robust financial models using Microsoft Office Suite, Hyperion Financial Management, or other analytical tools to evaluate historical performance, projections, and valuations of companies; Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) processes, including strategic analysis, valuation, and financial and operational due diligence, negotiations, legal documentation, integration planning, and post-acquisition evaluation; managing, tracking, and uploading/downloading files to virtual data rooms including Venue; conducting research on potential investments, gathering and evaluating data from sources including Capital IQ, Bloomberg, Yahoo! Finance, Statista, capital markets, market research studies, company websites, and internet search tools; analyzing capital allocation including dividend policy, share repurchases, capital investments, and business portfolio analysis; and determining appropriate discount rates for financial evaluations by assessing risk premium by country and industry.
Must travel 20% domestically to visit business associates.
Position is headquartered in Carthage MO, but eligible to work from anywhere in the U.S.

Responsibilities

Develop the company and business unit strategy for leading Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) activities.
Assist the company leadership in evaluating the existing portfolio of businesses, determining changes to be made to the portfolio and efficiently executing those changes, prioritizing both speed and value for the company's shareholders.
Assist business leaders with strategy and M&A pipeline development by researching markets and companies.
Participate in all aspects of M&A transactions including strategic analysis, valuation, financial and operational due diligence, legal documentation, and integration planning.
Evaluate materials received from M&A targets and other sources.
Perform financial analysis and develop robust models to evaluate projections and valuations of targets.
Assist M&A managers/directors to coordinate cross functional teams of internal resources and external advisors.
Support negotiations and transaction documentation.
Prepare strategy and acquisition related presentations for business leaders and the executive leadership team.
Model out and assess different capital allocation and portfolio scenarios to maximize the value for the company`s shareholders.
Analyze the quarterly returns of recent acquisitions and prepare the report for the Board of Directors (BOD).
Evaluate the company's stock performance and assess share repurchases on a quarterly basis to advise the management team on whether it is an opportune time to execute share buybacks.
Update and analyze the company`s Country Risk Premium (CRP) calculation to evaluate overseas investments.
Update and analyze the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) matrix.
Develop frameworks and analytical tools as needed to support the company leadership decision-making on key issues and topics.