
Business Development Officer
Robert Half Finance & Accounting
Chicago, IL · HybridContract / Temporary$225–250K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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The Business Development Officer will identify, evaluate, and execute target acquisitions, manage financial modeling and risk assessment, lead 409A pricing and strategic growth initiatives, and partner with finance and senior leadership to drive corporate development in a fast‑growing environment.
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Description
The salary range for this position is $225,000 - $250,000 plus bonus, and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this hybrid role please send your resume to [email protected].
Job Description:
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Identify, evaluate, and execute target acquisitions of other companies to gain market share, technology, or new products.
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Manage the complex process of evaluating potential transactions, including financial modeling, risk assessment, and negotiation.
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Establish the ongoing processes, skill sets, and strategy that will enable the company to continue to build out our corporate development competency, in the face of extremely fast growth.
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Monitor market trends, identify emerging opportunities, and understand competitor strategies to inform decision-making.
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Evaluate the benefits of potential acquisitions and manage the process of building both internal and external consensus.
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Evaluate synergy opportunities and risks in potential transactions.
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Act as an independent thinker who can make convincing, data-based arguments and work across the company, demonstrating a strong bias for action.
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Lead annual 409A process for pricing internal stock with independent third party advisor using both Discounted Cash Flow and Market Comparability approaches.
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Analyze the company's strengths, weaknesses, and market position to identify strategic opportunities for growth.
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Partner with FP& A, Markets Finance, and Senior Leadership to develop and maintain our Strategic Growth Model and Long-Range Plan.
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Own our procurement process for access to capital financing needs.
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Proactively partner with Controllership, FP& A and Markets Finance to manage cash demand.
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Maintain our equity cap table and lead strategic analysis on ownership and value add contributions to the firm as well as upcoming cash demands around share retirement eligibility, buyouts and option analysis.
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Manage small team accountable for financial deal model underwriting, crossfunctional due diligence, cross functional M& A integration, cap table maintenance, and corporate insurance.
Requirements
Qualifications:
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Experience in creating and analyzing M& A processes for a wide variety of transactions
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History of successfully completing high level, end-to-end negotiations
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Very strong analytical and communication skills
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Strong first chair experience leading the full M& A process life-cycle
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History of successfully leading and completing high-level negotiations
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Ability to build and maintain a network of senior level relationships to facilitate deal flow
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Exceptional at balancing competing priorities in tandem
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Strong financial acumen with exceptional understanding of financial modeling, valuation and M& A synergy identification and tracking
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Experience aligning and driving cross-functional groups
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Passionate about big challenges
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Able to navigate dynamic market conditions
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Highly analytical, proficient in due diligence and risk assessment
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Demonstrated ability to accomplish goals through influence
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Exhibits excellent judgment, has high standards and is results oriented
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Thinks strategically but stays on top of tactical execution
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Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills • Has the innate ability to inspire passion in others
To apply to this hybrid role please send your resume to [email protected].
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