Analyst, Corporate Development

Company: Aptean
Location: Alpharetta
Posted on: June 7, 2021

Job Description:

Analyst, Corporate Development

Location: Alpharetta, GA

Aptean is changing. Our ERP solutions are transforming a huge range of global businesses, from food producers to manufacturers. In a world of generic enterprise software, we provide targeted solutions that bring together the very best technology and drive greater results. With over 2,400 employees, 50 different products and a global client base, there's no better time to advance your career at Aptean.

We're developing best-in-class solutions and delivering incredible results.

About the role

The Analyst, Corporate Development will be part of Aptean's global Mergers & Acquisitions team who have helped acquire over 30 businesses around the world in the last 5 years. The position offers the opportunity to work alongside the Corporate Development (M&A) and M&A Operations (Integration) teams with additional exposure to business functions and executive leadership across Aptean. The role is very well suited for candidates looking to pursue a career in corporate M&A. The primary focus of the role will be assistance on integration projects, specifically aligning pre and post-acquisition financial and business operations analyses as part of the Corporate Development team - strong financial background is required. The role provides a strong opportunity for the right candidate to grow into more direct M&A focused activities (target sourcing, deal modelling, due diligence).

In this role you will:

• Use Excel and other tools / systems to analyze data and document business concepts from acquired companies.
• Work with acquired companies to provide management reporting of key results prior to the implementation into Aptean Systems and processes
• Work with key stakeholders at Aptean (including the executive team) to understand and assess post acquisition results
• Understand the data structure of Aptean systems and the interdependencies between data in order to map and migrate data from foreign systems.
• Troubleshoot and assist with integration implementation issues related to systems and process.
• Work collaboratively with business areas to communicate business needs, coordinate project efforts, and help implement solutions.
• Help prepare and present internal reports and analyses for Aptean's ownership group (well-known software PE investors)

About you

To be successful here, you'll need to have:

• Knowledge of business principles
• Understanding of computer systems and databases
• Strong oral and written communication and listening skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Process-oriented mindset
• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to multitask in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Strong Excel skills
• Experience working with a database (MS Access, MS SQL) is an advantage
• Tolerance for ambiguity
• Bachelor's Degree Required.
• Range of experience is at least 2 years. Internship or summer experience in a professional environment preferred.

If you share our mindset, you can share in our success. To find out more about joining Aptean, get in touch today.

Aptean pledges to promote a company culture where diversity, equity and inclusion are central. We are committed to applying this principle as we interact with our customers, build our teams, cultivate our leaders and shape a company in which any employee can succeed, regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, sexuality and gender identity, religion, disability, age, status as a protected veteran or any other group status protected by law. Celebrating our diverse experiences, opinions and beliefs allows us to embrace what makes us unique and to use this as an asset in bringing innovative solutions to our customer base.

"At Aptean, our global and diverse employee base is our greatest asset. It is through embracing and understanding our differences that we are able to harness our individual power to maximize the success of our customers, our employees and our company." - TVN Reddy

Learn from our differences. Celebrate our diversity. Grow and succeed together.

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