MERGER AND ACQUISITION STRATEGIST NEEDED AT MTECH

JOB TITLE: Merger and acquisition strategist

RECRUITING COMPANY : MTECH COMMUNICATIONS

JOB DESCRIPTION: This is a Project Leader role requiring a business professional who will have responsibility for supporting Corporate Development M&A activity as well as strategic initiatives for operations within MTech In this job, the individual will support the quantitative/analytical and market research needs of the M&A Group organization, evaluate acquisition opportunities, drive team decisions, support the execution of deals. The individual will bring sound quantitative skills, strategic thinking and business judgment along with humility and the ability to think innovatively and creatively. This is a high visibility individual contributor position that requires the ability to work on a cross-functional basis with minimal direction that will contribute to the strategic growth of MTech. The position reports to the COO/Director for M&A, Mtech, Lagos, Nigeria.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE MERGER AND ACQUISITION STRATEGIST

Corporate Development M&A Activity • Prepare communication materials, primarily in PowerPoint, that follow a logically reasoned, data supported approach, allowing Executives to understand the detail, but link to the big-picture

• Support Finance Organization, Business Unit Executives and Corporate Development in the successful execution of M&A transactions. Interaction with key business unit personnel;

• Build and develop financial valuation models, conduct scenario analysis and perform comparables and precedent transaction analysis.

• Conduct research and analysis on market trends and support due diligence efforts on M&A candidates

Strategic Planning Activity • Analyze industry and market trends, competitive threats, expansion opportunities and internal performance in support of business unit strategic initiatives. Actively contributes analysis and insights to strategy projects.

• Analytical support of strategic planning activities within MTech M&A organization.

• Work with a range of internal business units in a collaborative environment including the Mobile Product Group organization, and cross-functional and cross-regional teams to drive strategic planning initiatives and make recommendations on a wide range of strategic activities.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION FOR THE MERGER AND ACQUISITION STRATEGIST: • Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting from a top-tier institution. MBA or experience in Big 4 or Global Consultancy/Business Firm is desirable.

• Prior experience in mergers and acquisitions as part of investment banking, management consulting or a large corporation .

• Experience with financial valuation methodologies and strong knowledge of financial accounting. Ability to apply financial theory particularly in the area of valuation.

• High level of attention to detail and professional rigor in work deliverables created for all recipients of work products.

• Strong communication skills in developing presentations through logical reasoning and deal structuring.

• Expert level financial modeling skills and spreadsheet-based analysis with Excel. Highly proficient with PowerPoint, and Word applications.

• Works well under pressure in time sensitive situations and handling multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities .

• Superior analytical and problem solving skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor. Ability to synthesize large data sets related to a wide variety of functional business problems.

• Ability to identify and build the required fact-base to support project work, including leveraging a wide variety of internal and external sources.

• Demonstrable business acumen and maturity relative to discussing, positioning, and working on complex business issues

• Personal presence and ability to clearly communicate compelling messages in written and verbal communications.

• Self-starter who has aptitude to learn quickly and is eager to work intensively in joint teams with personnel of all levels to accomplish project objectives .

Preferred

• Experience in television or/and radio business

• Experience with law firm or in-house experience at recognized entertainment, media or technology company. .

JOB LOCATION : NIGERIA

TYPE OF JOB : Permanent

SALARY/BENEFITS : Not specified

APPLICATION DEADLINE : Not specified

TO APPLY : Send your CV to careers@mtechcomm.com