Manager, Corporate Development

Caterpillar Caterpillar · Industrial · Irving, TX

Manager, Corporate Development role at Caterpillar, focusing on strategic and financial analyses of inorganic initiatives (M&A, VC), organic initiatives (R&D, procurement), and other strategic analyses. Responsibilities include leading transaction processes, financial modeling, due diligence, and supporting business unit growth strategies. Requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 6-8 years of experience in accounting or finance, with specific experience in Investment Banking M&A or Big 4 Transactional Audit Accounting.

What you'd actually do

  1. Take leadership & provide guidance on certain aspects of the development of strategic and opportunity analysis, transaction development, deal execution and optimization of the M&A processes.
  2. Act as the financial lead throughout the transaction process from opportunity analysis through due diligence including work with internal and external financial advisors and subject matter experts in order to provide an enterprise view of financial impact of transactions.
  3. Provide financial and strategic expertise to support Business Units utilizing business analysis techniques such as three-statement financial modeling, accretion/dilution impact, and DCF analyses, while analyzing impact of integration costs and synergies.
  4. Provide support for communication of financial and strategic rationale for inorganic and organic initiatives through preparation of presentation materials.
  5. Act as core deal team member, participate in negotiations by leading sub-team evaluation of enterprise position to achieve optimum balance of risk and reward under various acquisition structures and purchase price considerations.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or mathematics, or relevant professional experience
  • 6-8 years of Accounting or Finance related experience
  • 2-4 years of experience in Investment Banking M&A or 3-5 years in Big 4 Transactional Audit Accounting
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Financial Analysis
  • Valuation (Finance)

Nice to have

  • Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
  • Advanced education or certifications including: MBA, CPA, CFA, CMA
  • Experience in financial modeling and analysis techniques, including discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis, operating models, merger models, leveraged buyout models and comparable transaction and company analysis
  • Demonstrated leadership, strategic thinking, initiative, interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively
  • Ability to deal with conflicts, take enterprise point of view, manage multiple projects at the same time and work under pressure with tight timelines

What the JD emphasized

  • 6-8 years of Accounting or Finance related experience
  • 2-4 years of experience in Investment Banking M&A or 3-5 years in Big 4 Transactional Audit Accounting