Sr. Corporate Development and Affiliations Analyst

MSCCN; Effingham (IL); Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Heartland Dental is seeking a Sr. Corporate Development and Affiliations Analyst to support growth through acquisitions and strategic affiliations. You will build and review financial models, coordinate due diligence, and partner with internal teams and external bankers.

The role requires collaboration across departments, strong communication, and the ability to present complex data to leadership. Remote work is acceptable with preference for Central/Eastern time zones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with relevant finance or strategy focus.
• Experience in investment banking or corporate development preferred.
• Strong financial modeling and analysis capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist Corporate Development and Affiliations teams with acquisitions and partnerships to drive growth.
• Perform financial modeling and analysis of acquisition targets, including valuation.
• Manage due diligence for solo affiliations and large-group acquisitions.
• Lead presentation of opportunities to senior leadership and the board.

Skills

Financial modeling

Verbal communication

Written communication

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Sr. Corporate Development and Affiliations Analyst

Heartland Dental is the nation's largest dental support organization, providing non-clinical administrative support services to more than 3,000 supported doctors across 39 states and the District of Columbia in 1,900+ dental offices. Each Heartland Dental supported office is unique to the community and the patients they serve. Supported doctors are the clinical leaders of their practice, retain full clinical autonomy, and establish their own care philosophies. All Heartland Dental supported doctors are united by a common goal: delivering the highest quality dental care and patient experiences.

The Analyst is a critical team member on the Corporate Development and Affiliations teams supporting the growth and development of Heartland Dental. This individual will help support the broader Affiliations team’s M&A goals, including solo office and large group acquisitions, and other corporate development activity.

This person is responsible for financial and business analysis and evaluation of M&A and other strategic opportunities. The Financial Analyst plays an active role in the transaction process, partnering with internal stakeholders to ensure M&A processes are moving forward, collecting and organizing documents that are needed directly from external owners and bankers, as well as participating and presenting in strategy and investment meetings. The candidate should have the ability to work independently to research, analyze, synthesize, and present qualitative and quantitative concepts clearly.

Heartland Dental’s mission and vision are core to the company and drive all that we do. Heartland is a world-class company and the leader in dentistry, with a mission to support dentists and their teams as they deliver the highest quality dental care and experiences to the communities they serve while providing exceptional careers for our employees and creating value for our stakeholders. Supporting great doctors and teams is at the center of everything we do.

Dental practice affiliations are at the core of Heartland’s growth strategy and have been the foundation upon which Heartland has achieved its success over more than 25 years. By affiliating with the nation’s highest quality dental practices, Heartland grows its mission to support dentists and their teams while gaining valuable clinical expertise from Doctors and Hygienists to help support and mentor others across its community.

Below is an overview of the duties and responsibilities you would take on in this role:

• Assist Corporate Development and Affiliation teams with a wide variety of projects relating to potential affiliations, acquisitions, partnerships, and other strategic initiatives to drive growth of the business


• Perform financial modeling and analysis of acquisition targets, including valuation and financial statement analysis


• Helps to manage the entire due diligence and acquisition process of solo affiliations in addition to large group and strategic acquisitions


• Leads the financial review process and partners with internal teams to streamline the financial process while ensuring consistency and accuracy


• Researches, analyzes, and evaluates related industries, market segments, business models, and competitive information for other non-transaction related initiatives


• Assists in presentation of acquisition and strategic opportunities to internal and external stakeholders, including senior leadership team and board


• Supports business owners and other leaders with ad hoc analysis and strategic projects


• Assist internal teams throughout entire deal process, including working closely with business development team


• Facilitate efficient deal closing and coordinate with operations and integration teams for smooth practice transitions

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with at least one year in investment banking or two years of commensurate experience in this area


• Experience in building and reviewing financial models


• Strong computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint


• Strong verbal and written communication skills


• Strong organizational skills, accuracy, and attention to detail


• Ability to work well under pressure and prioritize multiple tasks


• Ability to collaborate across departments in order to drive initiatives forward


• Ability to travel overnight at least quarterly


• Work well within a team as we are focused on winning together


• Self-motivated and driven to achieve goals


• Ability to interact with both internal and external stakeholders


• High level of maturity, personal initiative, and sound judgment

Preferred Experience

• Prior experience in investment banking, management consulting, corporate strategy, or corporate development is strongly preferred


• Prior healthcare experience is preferred, but not required


• Remote work acceptable (strong preferrence for Central/Eastern time

Certificates/Security Clearances/Other

• Ability to perform essential duties satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the position


• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer


• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times