Business Development Analysts

We are a recruitment partner to one of the worlds largest Energy compaies and recruiting for many positions including Business Development Analysts.

They are seeking a Business Development Analyst to join the Merger & Acquisition Department.

The Merger & Acquisition Department is responsible for executing M&A transactions originated by different business lines of the company and approved by corporate management. The Business Development Analyst’s primary role is to support the screening, planning, analyzing, developing a new business venture and executing mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures, and divestments.

The Analyst will evaluate transaction proposals and actively manage the execution of such projects. The Analyst will be actively involved in valuation, due diligence, negotiations and structuring of transactions leading to final deal signing and closing.

Duties and responsibilities:

The envisioned role will, include the following responsibilities:

• Conduct detailed due diligence on different aspects of target companies (with support from relevant organizations in the company),

• Perform valuation of target companies based on different methods (with support from other organizations in the company) and evaluate the business plan of the targets,

• Independently handles business proposals, draft the Non-Binding Offer (NBO), develop a negotiation strategy and commercial terms for the transaction and reflect as such in the term sheet. Negotiate and develop definitive agreements (with the help of law department and other relevant organizations in the company),

• validation activities to progress proposals through stage gates, prioritize business proposals against investment criteria and NBD portfolio strategy,

• Manage all aspects of transaction execution including management of the overall project such as selecting, onboarding and working with advisors,

• Manage the overall stakeholder management including working with internal organizations, consultants and potential partner(s),

• Assembles initial offerings to potential investors, Lead investor selection activities, and Coordinates with subject matter experts to draft Memorandums of Understanding/Letter of Intent,

• Provides administrative direction in the development and review of legal documents which include head of terms, MoU, Cost sharing agreements, and shareholder agreements and manage business portfolio,

• Ensures compliance to process stage gates and approvals, approves contract payments and variations within limit, provides administrative direction and personnel management to all assigned Business Development Analysts and performs other miscellaneous duties as directed.

• Support law department in anti-trust clearance activities and internal proponent organizations in the post-acquisition integration activities,

You will preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics, Business, Finance from a recognized and approved international program.

An MBA and/or an equivalent qualification will be a plus, although not a requirement.

An ideal candidate will have at least (10-15) years of experience in business Analytics/Sales development which should include at least five (5) years of experience in M&A transaction execution.

Preferably you will have a background with:

• IOCs/NOCs, corporates;

• International consulting firms, accounting firms and investment banks;

• Private equity firms.

The ideal candidate is expected to have a strong M&A background and should have demonstrated in previous roles, extensive experience in financial valuation and modeling, due diligence, commercial negotiations and transaction structuring etc. Adequate understanding of financial analysis of companies and valuation methodologies; commercial principals of a transaction; different types of transactions. Industry expertise of knowledge of specific venturing activities such as commercialization, spin-offs or joint venturing, project development, financial valuations and modeling, facilities planning, strategy development or relevant experience