Manager, Corporate Development (M&A)

Goodturn Tire & Auto; United States; Remote; USD 125,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodturn Tire & Auto is seeking a Corporate Development Manager to own acquisitions from LOI to close, working with the Director of Corporate Development. The role involves financial analysis, LOI negotiations, and coordination with sellers and advisors to drive multiple deals in a fast-paced environment.

You will collaborate with Sourcing, Integration, and Finance teams as deals progress, then lead the handoff to Integration post-close, ensuring diligence findings and terms carry into

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, or corporate development.
• Excellent Excel and financial modeling skills; strong understanding of financial statements, valuation, and diligence.
• Exceptional organizational skills; ability to manage multiple live deals and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; comfortable with founders and senior leadership.
• Willing to travel 10–20%.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary contact for sellers through close and manage timelines and deliverables.
• Lead financial analysis for each transaction, including modeling and pro forma recasts.
• Support LOI negotiations and key terms such as price and deal structures.
• Run diligence processes and tracking; coordinate issues resolutions.
• Manage third-party advisors to keep deals on schedule and budget.
• Prepare investment memos and board materials for leadership approval.
• Oversee handoff to Integration with the Director’s support.
• Draft funds flows and manage closing processes.
• Maintain and optimize M&A CRM records and templates.

Skills

Financial modeling

M&A execution

Excel proficiency

Deal negotiation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Location: Remote (Central or Eastern Time Zone)

Travel: 10–20%

Compensation: Competitive base salary + bonus

About the Company

Our client is a highly acquisitive automotive repair and maintenance platform backed by a well-established private equity firm. The company currently operates 80+ shops across 8 states, with a strong pipeline for continued expansion. The Company recently took on new equity to help them accelerate their next phase of growth. The Company plans to acquire 30+ shops through 20+ transactions per year, ranging from single-shop operators to multi-site businesses.

Role Description

The Corporate Development Manager will own certain acquisitions from LOI negotiation through close, under the oversight and support of the Director of Corporate Development. This is an execution focused role, working directly with sellers, owning financial analysis, negotiating LOIs, and managing third-party advisors.The Manager will work closely with the Sourcing, Integration, and Finance & Accounting teams throughout the lifecycle of a deal. They will also lead the handoff of each closed deal to the Integration team, with support from the Director.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary point of contact for sellers once a deal is handed off from Sourcing, managing communication, timelines, deliverables, and expectations through close.
• Own the financial analysis for each transaction, including acquisition modeling and pro forma financial recasts, valuation analysis, and financial statement review.
• Support LOI negotiations and their key terms – such as purchase price and deal structures.
• Run diligence processes: request lists, status trackers, and resolution of issues as they come up.
• Manage third-party advisors, including quality of earnings providers and legal counsel, to keep each deal on schedule and on budget.
• Prepare investment memos and approval materials for senior leadership and the Board.
• Lead the handoff to Integration, with support from the Director, so that diligence findings, deal terms, and seller commitments carry into the post-close plan.
• Draft funds flows and manage closing processes.
• Keep deal records and pipeline current in the M&A CRM, and help improve the templates and processes used across a high volume of deals.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, or corporate development, with hands-on transaction execution experience.
• Excellent Excel and financial modeling skills, and a strong understanding of financial statements, valuation, and diligence.
• Exceptional organizational skills; able to run several live deals at once without losing track of details or deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, and comfortable working with both founder-owners of small businesses and senior leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.
• Willing to travel 10–20%.

Nice to have: experience using or implementing AI tools in deal work, such as analysis, diligence, or process automation.