Corporate Development Analyst

Northwestern Mutual; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 81,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedules

Concierge service

Comprehensive benefits

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Northwestern Mutual’s Venture and Corporate Development team seeks a Corporate Development Analyst to build complex financial models and develop business cases for acquisitions and partnerships. You will work with senior leaders to evaluate opportunities, support due diligence, and contribute to multi-year strategic execution.

Ideal candidates have a solid accounting/finance foundation, strong modeling and communication skills, and a track record of clear, data-driven analysis.

Qualifications

• Four-year undergraduate degree in accounting, economics, finance or mathematics.
• One to three years of experience in accounting, banking, consulting, finance, or insurance.
• Proficiency in accounting and strong financial modeling skills.
• Ability to evaluate and interpret financial data and other technical information.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to build rapport at all levels.
• Ability to communicate with diverse stakeholders, including senior leadership.
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to synthesize complex information.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Demonstrates analytical ability, urgency, and curiosity.

Responsibilities

• Build detailed financial models and valuation analyses using multiples and DCF.
• Develop business cases for acquisitions and partnerships with deliverables for senior leaders.
• Collaborate with leaders to evaluate opportunities advancing Northwestern Mutual’s strategy.
• Support due diligence, negotiation, and integration planning.
• Monitor mergers, acquisitions, and partnership trends for insights.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Financial Modeling

Cross Functional Partnering

Industry Knowledge

Program Management

Vision Setting

Communication Skills

Presentation Skills

Education

Undergraduate degree in accounting, economics, finance or mathematics

Job description

About The Job

The Corporate Development Analyst is responsible for providing complex financial analysis as a member of Northwestern Mutual’s Venture and Corporate Development team. The Corporate Development Analyst will assist in evaluating potential transactions by building financial models, developing business cases for acquisitions and strategic partnerships, leading external research, and assisting with due diligence and integration efforts. In addition, the Corporate Development Analyst will support the planning and execution of business development activities across Northwestern Mutual.

What You'll Do

• Build detailed financial models and create valuation analyses using multiple techniques including comparable company, comparable transaction, and discounted cash flow analyses.
• Develop business cases for acquisitions and partnerships through quantitative and qualitative analyses. Deliverables may include models, memos, written presentations, and oral presentations delivered to senior business leaders.
• Partner with business leaders and teammates to proactively evaluate opportunities that accelerate execution of Northwestern Mutual’s multi-year strategy.
• Support transactions team with due diligence, negotiation, and integration planning efforts.
• Monitor and research financial services industry mergers, acquisitions and partnership trends for insights and comparative analysis.

What You'll Bring

• Four-year undergraduate degree in accounting, economics, finance or mathematics and a history of academic excellence.
• One to three years of prior experience in accounting, banking, consulting, finance, or insurance industries.
• Proficiency in accounting and strong financial modeling skills.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate and interpret financial data and other technical information.
• Demonstrated superior written and verbal communication skills with ability to build rapport and gain acceptance at all levels of an organization.
• Ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders, including senior leadership.
• Strong presentation skills with an ability to synthesize, distill and summarize complex information.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Possess a strong analytical ability, a sense of urgency, and deep intellectual curiosity. Future focused.

Skills You Have

Analytical Thinking - Organizes and compares various aspects of a situation to comprehend and identify key or underlying complex issues through the use of quantitative data and analysis; leverages strong business acumen, problem solving, and interpersonal skills to think critically about situations from multiple perspectives and consistently seeks ways to improve processes

Cross Functional Partnering & Planning - Facilitates collaboration, communication, coordination, and planning with individuals and teams from different functions within the organization, and who have different areas of expertise, to achieve common goals

Customer, Market & Ecosystem Knowledge - Understanding of market or customer-specific product use-cases, ecosystem dependencies, and competitor offerings. Ability to conduct or interpret competitive analysis of features with key competitive products

Industry Knowledge - Demonstrates extensive knowledge of common practices, regulatory considerations, market trends and the competitive landscape within a particular industry / sector to better understand and address unique client requirements, challenges, and context

Program Management - Oversees and is responsible for the realization of larger workstream goals and manages activities that span across the program. Understands technical aspects of the program, defines scope, develops schedules, and manages resourcing, risks, and dependencies to deliver successful outcomes

Vision Setting - Articulates a credible picture of future directions and outcomes; influences and motivates behavior away from status quo and inspires others to follow or lead as appropriate. Embraces change as a natural part of business

Compensation Range

Pay Range - Start: $81,280.00

Pay Range - End: $121,920.00

Structure 110: $89,440.00 USD - $134,160.00 USD

Structure 115: $93,440.00 USD - $140,160.00 USD

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Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes talented individuals of all backgrounds. We are committed to creating and maintaining an environment in which each employee can contribute creative ideas, seek challenges, assume leadership and continue to focus on meeting and exceeding business and personal objectives.

Skills

Analytical Thinking (NM) - Intermediate, Cross Functional Partnering & Planning (NM) - Beginner, Industry Knowledge (NM) - Beginner, Program Management, Vision Setting (NM) - Beginner, Financial Modeling (NM) - Intermediate

FIND YOUR FUTURE

We’re excited about the potential people bring to Northwestern Mutual. You can grow your career here while enjoying first-class perks, benefits, and our commitment to a culture of belonging.

• Flexible work schedules
• Concierge service
• Comprehensive benefits
• Employee resource groups