SummarySunoco is seeking a Senior Manager to join its Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Finance team. As a member of the team, the Senior Manager will apply advanced knowledge of business, financial, and valuation principles to help grow and optimize Sunoco's business. The Senior Manager will oversee and perform detailed analysis of mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions as well as strategically important corporate finance projects. This high-profile position works directly with key management leaders to source opportunities and execute transactions critical to Sunoco's growth. The Senior Manager should enjoy working in a fast-paced, high-visibility role that provides opportunities to interact with various stakeholders internally and externally including executive leadership, key members of the finance and commercial teams, financial and legal advisors, and target company managements.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:- Assume an active role in the identification and evaluation of acquisition and growth opportunities
- Lead customary due diligence efforts including the evaluation of information from various sources (data rooms, financial statements, contracts, internal resources, etc.) for use in economic modeling and structuring transactions
- Perform thorough evaluations of acquisition targets using various methodologies including sum-of-the parts, comparable company, precedent transaction, and discounted cash flow analyses, among others
- Assist in the preparation of various transaction documents including due diligence logs, bid materials, board presentations, and approval memos
- Assist in the preparation of investor communications and disclosure materials related to mergers and acquisitions
- Potentially assist with other corporate finance and capital markets functions
Required Skills:- Proven financial modeling and valuation capabilities
- Ability to translate technical / financial information into effective strategic messaging
- Capital markets acumen with understanding of the functioning of equity and debt capital markets
- Ability to apply equity market knowledge to construct communication strategies and narratives for investors that are clear and compelling
- Critical thinking with strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Executive presence with a clear thought process and ability to communicate, verbally and in written form, when faced with uncertainty to support sound decision making
- Ability to logically evaluate and navigate complex, nuanced, and ambiguous situations
- Advanced ability to use standard business software applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point, among others
Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or other business discipline or equivalent work experience and 10+ years of relevant work experience
- MBA or CFA designation preferred
- Minimum of five years working in mergers and acquisitions, and/or capital markets or corporate finance-oriented roles
- Extensive experience developing financial models for forecasting and valuation - investment banking, corporate or equity research a plus
- Experience communicating and presenting to executive level leadership a plus
Reports to:- Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions
Working ConditionsThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
- Usually, normal office working conditions.
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing.
- Occasional overnight travel may be required.
- Occasional visits to industrial/manufacturing settings, which may include exposure to various materials and chemicals, as well as extreme temperature conditions and loud machinery, and require appropriate personal protective equipment.
