SummaryThe Corporate Development Analyst is a key member of a small team of professionals in Toyota Tsusho America's Corporate Development & Investment group. The individual will guide execution for core workstreams across investments, M&A, partnerships, and strategic projects, including diligence, advanced modelling, valuation, and cross-functional coordination. They will develop high-quality materials for senior management and other stakeholders and serve as a key liaison with finance, accounting, legal, business teams, and external parties.
What You'll Do- Build, maintain, and own complex financial models (3-statement, DCF, LBO-lite, accretion/dilution, synergy cases) and pressure-test assumptions.
- Conduct market and industry research; synthesize complex information from various data sources into actionable insights and recommendations; create presentations and reports ready for sharing with senior leaders and stakeholders.
- Draft board-level materials, craft clear narratives, and executive summaries. Conduct deep market landscaping, TAM/SAM/SOM, competitor strategy/positioning, and regulatory scans.
- Lead diligence workstreams; manage checklists, synthesize Q&A, and deliver issue logs with impact/mitigation recommendations.
- Support and guide process improvements, playbooks, and best practices; develop dashboards and monitor pipelines.
- Other duties as assigned.
What You'll Need- 2-3 years in investment banking, corporate development, private equity/venture capital, transaction services, strategy consulting OR 3-5 years in financial services, accounting, corporate finance
- Demonstrated experience supporting transaction due diligence and building robust valuation models.
- CFA progress, CPA, or MBA is preferred but not required.
Skills for Success- Advanced Excel modeling and valuation skills; strong PowerPoint storytelling. Understanding of end-to-end M&A process, transaction documents, and diligence topics (accounting, tax, HR, IT, commercial).
- Analytical rigor, attention to detail, structured problem solving, and curiosity. Clear written and verbal communication; ability to distill complex topics.
- Organizational skills; ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines.
- Team-first mindset and willingness to learn from feedback.
- Ability to independently structure analyses, prioritize tasks, and manage timelines.
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration capabilities.
- Business judgment; ability to identify key value drivers, risks, and trade-offs.
- Data fluency with research tools (Capital IQ, PitchBook, Bloomberg) preferred.
Pay$98,197 - $127,657
At Toyota Tsusho America, Inc., we are committed to fair, transparent pay and we strive to provide competitive, market-informed compensation. The target salary range for this position is $98,197 to $127,657 anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall near the middle of this range. Compensation for the successful candidate will be informed by the candidate's particular combination of knowledge, skills, competencies and experience. 
