Senior M&A Associate: Deal Modeling, Diligence & Strategy

Jobtailor; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior corporate development professional based in the United States to lead and coordinate M&A initiatives. You will contribute across all phases of the deal process, build financial models, and prepare memos for investment committees.

You will coordinate cross-functional diligence, perform market research, and help structure deal terms, including earnouts and working capital considerations. Travel up to 20% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; MBA or CFA welcome but not required
• Open to candidates in Eastern or Central time zones
• Hybrid office policy if located in proximity to an Embark office
• Approximately 20% travel
• 3 to 6 years of M&A experience at an investment bank, private equity firm, or corporate development team
• Strong Excel modeling skills, including full three-statement forecasting and LBO/returns analysis
• Solid accounting fundamentals
• Familiarity with the full transaction lifecycle, including due diligence, financial and business analysis, and negotiation
• Professional or business services M&A experience is a plus, but not required
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple deals and projects simultaneously
• Self-starter with strong work ethic
• Executive presence and ability to build trust with management teams
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
• Must successfully complete background check and drug screen upon offer; additional screening may be required during employment

Responsibilities

• Contribute across all phases of the M&A deal process
• Identify, evaluate, and advance acquisition opportunities
• Own financial modeling, valuation, and returns analysis
• Coordinate diligence workstreams across finance, legal, IT, compliance, and operations
• Support target identification and deal sourcing through market research, founder meetings, and cold outreach
• Maintain a detailed acquisition target database
• Conduct market, financial, and competitive research
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams and external advisors throughout transactions
• Draft letters of intent, investment committee memos, deal recommendations, and Board materials
• Review quality of earnings findings and evaluate net working capital pegs, purchase price adjustments, and closing mechanics
• Model deal structures including earnouts, seller notes, and rollover equity
• Support negotiation of key economic terms
• Partner with business leaders on integration and onboarding of acquired companies
• Support financing workstreams and prepare lender and sponsor reporting materials
• Apply AI tools to pipeline screening, diligence review, and deal reporting
• Report to the Head of Corporate Development

Skills

M&A Experience

Financial Modeling

Due Diligence Coordination

Market Research

Excel Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

MBA

CFA

Tools

Excel

AI Tools

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a senior corporate development professional based in the United States to lead and coordinate M&A initiatives. You will contribute across all phases of the deal process, build financial models, and prepare memos for investment committees.

You will coordinate cross-functional diligence, perform market research, and help structure deal terms, including earnouts and working capital considerations. Travel up to 20% may be required.