Mergers and Acquisition Analyst

7-Eleven • Irving, TX

20h

About The Position

7-Eleven is seeking an assertive, detailed, and skilled analyst for its Mergers & Acquisitions team. The M&A team's mission is to accelerate 7-Eleven’s store development and portfolio optimization in North America, aiming to expand store count in the US, maximize bottom-line impact, and directly assist in 7-Eleven’s Digital Transformation through acquisitions and strategic transactions. The team also manages Acquisition Integration, overseeing the full lifecycle of a transaction until integration and hand-off to core operations. The analyst will be a key member, taking a leading role on individual initiatives and project teams. This role involves leading financial analysis on store and non-store opportunities, supporting the strategic growth of 7-Eleven. Success requires owning and understanding 7-Eleven's methods for analyzing, evaluating, and modeling strategic opportunities, offering well-reasoned assumptions to drive financial models, and supporting transactions from prospecting through closing and integration. The analyst will also provide leadership and deliverables to other departments within the Development Team and those collaborating with the M&A team on non-traditional opportunities, such as Digital, Delivery, Business Development, International, and IT teams. The ability to quickly decipher information, evaluate opportunities, and creatively solve problems is crucial. This leader must internalize and utilize 7-Eleven Leadership Principles and Digital/Agile thinking for quick and decisive action. A successful analyst will master financial analysis and modeling to contribute to opportunities, accelerate 7-Eleven's transformation, and challenge the status quo with a courageous point of view.

Requirements

• 0-2 years M&A/Investment Banking/Private Equity/Venture Capital/Corporate Development/Similar Experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in business or a closely related discipline is required.
• Expert knowledge of MS Excel (including financial modeling)
• MS Office Suite (including PowerPoint & Word) expertise
• 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.
• Strategy, finance, problem-solving, analytical/deductive thinking, creativity, decisiveness, integrity, 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

Nice To Haves

• Recent MBA/Master’s graduates will be considered.
• General Understanding of Retail, Convenience Store and Real Estate Industries
• technology and start-up/emerging company knowledge is a plus

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
• Coordinate with various internal stakeholders to develop financial plans and budgets for acquisitions
• Prepare reports of acquisition performance on a monthly and quarterly basis for management review
• Lead research efforts for acquisition deals, in support of decision-making process
• Assimilate significant amounts of information for stakeholder analysis
• Review and comment on key transaction agreement documents
• 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

Benefits

• For a general description of all benefits 7-Eleven is offering in the US for the position, please visit this link.
• For a general description of all benefits 7-Eleven is offering in Canada for the position, please visit this link.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees