Mergers & Acquisitions Analyst

Summary

Join Alliance Animal Health, a rapidly growing veterinary service organization, as a Mergers & Acquisitions Analyst. You will be a key member of the business development team, contributing to the company's expansion by analyzing and developing acquisition opportunities within the veterinary industry. This role involves direct interaction with various stakeholders, financial analysis, participation in investment committee discussions, and preparation of reports. You will also identify trends, make recommendations for improvements, and perform detailed forecasts of acquisitions. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with strong analytical and communication skills and experience in accounting or corporate finance within a multi-unit healthcare environment. Alliance Animal Health offers competitive compensation, annual bonus potential, and a robust benefits package.

Requirements

• Be a self-starter, energetic, team-oriented grinder, ready to jump in and get the job done!
• Have an innate desire to analyze, value and execute M&A opportunities that you’re presented with
• Be comfortable with highly strategic, complex, and long analysis cycles and can explain complex financial matters in a way that the average person can understand
• 2+ years accounting / corporate finance experience, preferably at a multi-unit healthcare environment
• Areas of analysis focus should include historical key metrics such as profitability, revenue mix, labor ratios, client mix, location demographics and other business insights
• A BS/BA from a 4-year accredited institution is required
• Experience preparing financial & market analysis of specific geographic areas to determine deal viability and growth opportunity
• Advanced Microsoft Excel experience required with a focus on manipulating large data sets
• Exceptional organizational and attention to detail skills
• Efficient worker capable of working in a remote environment while remaining highly collaborative with the team
• Experience performing detailed forecasts of acquisitions
• Results driven, high work integrity and positive, can-do attitude and professional outlook
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Responsibilities

• Organize, analyze and further develop acquisition opportunities within the veterinary industry
• Accomplish this through direct contact with regional directors, practice owners, brokers and others
• Analyze financial information from the practice owners
• Participate in internal investment committee discussions
• Address follow-up questions and concerns
• Help to secure a Letter of Intent for target practices
• Help manage the deal pipeline and prepare weekly deal updates, reports or agendas as requested
• Participate in ad hoc projects as needed related to finance, operations or management
• Analyze and evaluate internal data to refine pro-forma/model assumptions
• Identify trends in financial performance and prove recommendations for improvements
• Evaluate current and expected future expenditures and depreciations

Preferred Qualifications

• Animal Health or multi-site healthcare experience and finance / accounting industry background is strongly preferred
• Experience working with Salesforce a plus!

Benefits

• Competitive compensation dependent on experience, with annual bonus potential
• A robust set of medical, non-medical and retirement benefits that we encourage our employees to take advantage of
• Exclusive programs like Alliance Educates, Alliance Propel and Alliance Cares - to bring you financial, learning and wellness opportunities designed to enrich your growth