Manage corporate development activities ranging from evaluating and executing public and private company acquisitions, joint ventures, asset divestitures and restructurings, and minority investments; managing in-bound deal flow and M&A pipeline activities; and working with multi-functional teams to develop transaction rationale / business plans. Transaction sizes can range from multi-billion dollar to sub-100 million dollar
Build relationships with business unit counterparts, design and construct analytical frameworks to make decisions, identify business and operational opportunities and risks, and assist in coordinating and managing internal and external service providers (legal, accounting, investment banking, consulting, etc.)
Implement and manage best practices; evaluate strategic, operational and financial impact; coordinate cross-functional teams to facilitate due diligence for potential transactions; develop and own financial modeling of M&A combinations; support transaction structuring and ultimate integration
Act as day-to-day point person on deal processes and support interactions with internal (business unit, regional or functional area counterparts) and external (prospective clients/partners/counterparties and third-party advisors) parties
Manage key deliverables including creating analyses, overseeing execution and identifying next steps in process flow
Play a key role in all of Walmart’s M&A activities and provide general transaction and analytic support to M&A team including the creation of summaries and presentation materials to communicate recommendations to senior management and other internal stakeholders
Qualifications:
Four year college degree required; MBA strongly preferred
2-5 years investment banking/advisory service strongly preferred
Knowledge of transaction process, due diligence and general M&A best practices
Strong analytical, modeling and valuation skills: substantial experience modeling business combinations and running valuation analyses (i.e. comparable companies, precedent transactions, discounted cash flow, etc.)
Experience identifying and assessing deal issues related to legal, regulatory, accounting and tax; demonstrated ability to work across international bodies and standards a significant plus
Excellent drafting and writing skills, with high proficiency using Excel (financial modeling) and PowerPoint (presentations)
Demonstrated ability to work with large, cross-functional teams (e.g. accountants, lawyers, clients, consultants) and proven track-record of managing multiple projects simultaneously
A team player who is able to work collaboratively within the group and cross business units/functions, learn quickly, assimilate to new teams and projects, and work well under pressure with appropriate attention to detail
Experience as point person role for internal(investment bank or advisory firm) and external (counterparty) interactions and transactions
Consumer industry knowledge and cross-border transaction experience a significant plus
Minimum Qualifications
Desired Skills and Experience
Minimum Qualifications
5 years experience in financial analysis, including forecasting and financial modeling.
2 years experience in mergers and acquisitions for a Fortune 500 company or investment bank.
2 years experience in retail, consumer goods, or related industry.
2 years experience managing cross-functional project teams.
2 years international business experience.
2 years of supervisory experience.
Business proficiency in a second language (specifically, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, or Japanese).
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