Corporate Development Analyst

This is a Full Time Job

The Orchard has an immediate opening for a Corporate Development Analyst. This (pre-MBA) position supports The Orchard in M&A, the execution of corporate transactions, and the development of strategic growth opportunities. This is an ideal position for someone who is passionate about media & entertainment and who wants to gain a broad understanding of music, technology, and digital networks businesses. Working closely with senior management throughout The Orchard puts the Business Analyst in a unique position to experience high-level strategic decision-making firsthand, and to help drive growth and be empowered to deliver impactful business analysis across the organization.

What You'll Do
• Execute detailed financial models and other analyses to facilitate decision making
• Understand and stay current on various regional markets and industry trends, the competitive landscape, and internal product development efforts to evaluate business opportunities
• Analyze financial and non-financial data to draw conclusions and make recommendations to management
• Own day-to-day work for strategic team including materials preparation, financial planning, senior management presentations, budgeting process, and communication to cross functional teams
• Prepare financial models for new signings, acquisitions, and business ventures as required
• Assist in developing and maintaining relationships with key internal and external partners, investors, industry experts and within the start-up ecosystem
• Assist in and coordinate due diligence, valuation and other relevant analyses for potential M&A, investment and strategic partnership opportunities

Who You Are
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years’ of experience working in a strategic capacity in consulting, investment banking, or corporate strategy roles.
• High proficiency with preparing financial management reports and deep dive analysis into business performance as well as proficiency with valuation models
• Comfort with working with large data sets and streamlining data to actionable conclusions
• Advanced analytical skills and fluency with Excel
• Strong communication skills and a proven track record of communicating a vision and roadmap along with the resourcing needs to achieve it; ability to operate successfully in a cross-functional environment, build relationships, and influence managers
• Ability to build strategic plans and execute against them within quantitative modeling, strategic thinking, and sound business judgment
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to think end-to-end, manage long-term projects, manage multiple projects simultaneously and produce high quality deliverables