Financial Planning & Corporate Development Manager

Carboline•Conroe, TX

4h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Financial Planning and Corporate Development Manager has dual responsibility for these shared functions working closely with the Tremco CPG (TCPG) Corporate Development team and regularly interfacing with RPM International Inc. (RPM) leadership. This senior-level role is responsible for the identification, evaluation and execution of acquisition, joint venture, partnership and divestiture opportunities as well as providing accurate and effective financial planning and analysis on assigned initiatives including the development, execution and management of the Company’s forecasting process. The Financial Planning and Corporate Development Manager will oversee projects, leverage established tools and processes (established and maintained by TCPG & RPM) to identify acquisition opportunities that meet RPM’s current financial and strategic criteria, execute on acquisitions and divestitures, and drive organizational integration and change.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Commercial Construction or similar required, Masters’ degree in business or related field preferred.
Experience Level: 4 or more years of relevant professional experience; public accounting experience preferred
Previous experience in business development or other professional role that participates in business development activities such as increasing profitability by building strategic partnerships, making strategic business decisions, or increasing growth in terms of business expansion
Deep understanding of accounting concepts related to P&L, balance sheet and cash flows
Familiarity with Quality of Earnings and other diligence work products
Demonstrate sophisticated skills in business modeling and valuation
Experience in conducting and coordinating financial and legal due diligence
Mastery of Excel; experience with other data analytics tools preferred (e.g., Power Query, Power Pivot)
Demonstrated success in developing and implementing strategic business plans, product, or program development, identifying, and developing strategic partnerships and evaluation of new markets and technologies.
Experience envisioning and building innovative strategies and plans.
Excellent collaboration skills and ability to influence and/or lead large cross-functional teams.
High level of initiative
Excellent interpersonal, writing, and presentation skills.
Strong problem-solving skills.
Able to quickly identify relevant details while working with voluminous data, new technologies, or companies.
Ability to travel is required (40-60% travel both domestic and international)

Nice To Haves

Bilingual ability is preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure work is aligned with divisional practical vision and value proposition. Set priorities and ensure tasks are executed on time, and that work meets appropriate standards and is aligned with divisional practical vision and value proposition.
Conduct comprehensive market or technology studies and evaluations to demonstrate a viable connection to strategy and define a path to execution or recommendation not to proceed. Evaluation may include voice-of-customer, lab evaluations, hands-on or other types of research.
Assist TCPG leadership and the Corporate Development team with all major workstreams including:
Quarterly review and analysis of each operating segment for discussion with segment leadership and identified members of the corporate C-Suite.
Monthly review of restructuring project status.
Monthly review of growth plans for each operating segment.
Annual forecasting with review of segment objectives.
Peer performance assessment
Work with TCPG leadership and the Corporate Development team with successful execution of acquisitions and divestitures.
Directly coordinate the acquisition prospecting process including both internal resources and nurturing of external relationships with banks, brokers and intermediaries.
Coordinate corporate, operating company and external resources necessary for identification, evaluation and execution of acquisition, joint venture, partnership and divestiture opportunities.
Collaborate and communicate regularly with key stakeholders and internal/external legal teams.
Lead due diligence process, negotiate contracts and terms, establish post-closing transition, participate in integration efforts, and monitor performance to objectives.
Participate in annual Growth and Strategy conference; meet regularly with Group Presidents to understand their individual acquisition strategies, targets and criteria.
Meet the financial commitments and deliverables for corporate development group (CDG) and shared revenue.
In conjunction with the CDG, actively participate in departmental meetings, KPI development and reporting, divisional KPI report outs, etc.