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UNUM Director, Mergers & Acquisitions in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Job Posting End Date: May 07
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General Summary:
General Summary
This position reports to the AVP, M&A. The person in this position is responsible for supporting the department’s activity in exploring and executing acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, partnerships, and other strategic investments for Unum Group and our subsidiaries. The successful person in this position is primarily responsible for preparing merger consequences analyses, valuation models, and various financial analyses and research supporting the M&A decision making process. The person is an effective diplomat who can work easily with people throughout the company including peers and leaders in the business units (Unum US, Unum UK, Colonial, Closed Block) and corporate staff (e.g., Corporate Finance, Actuarial, Law, Tax, Treasury, Human Resources, Internal Audit, Investor Relations, Investments, etc.) and can coordinate teams to facilitate an efficient end-to-end M&A process.
There is flexibility in the opening, and we are evaluating individuals from entry to experienced levels.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Valuation and Financial Analysis
Build merger consequences and valuation models
Perform ad hoc financial analyses and build various quantitative frameworks to evaluate market opportunities, quantify cost and revenue synergies, assess various risks, opportunities, and alternatives in the context of M&A transactions
Perform comparable company and transaction analyses
Project Management
Well-organized approach to M&A project management; ability to build project plans and timelines, coordinate diligence teams from the businesses and various corporate areas, as well as external advisors
Manage flow of information request / virtual datarooms in buy- and sell-side M&A transactions
Maintain project M&A project pipeline and deal log, and perform additional administrative tasks related to the operations of the team
Executive Communication
- Develop well-organized, fact-based, balanced presentations to facilitate executive level discussions of strategic transactions
Job Specifications
Bachelor’s Degree required, MBA preferred
Finance experience required
3-5 years of experience in investment banking or management consulting, 5-7 years of experience in corporate finance
Knowledge of the basic economics of financial services and business services companies
Very strong problem structuring and analytical skills
Very strong financial modeling and presentation writing skills
Very strong verbal and written communication skills
Superior project management skills; strong collaborator
Fast paced; comfortable with tight deadlines, fast turnaround times and ambiguity
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Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME, and Baton Rouge, LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia, SC, with over 40 field offices nationwide.
The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience.
$89,900.00-$161,800.00
Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.
Company:
Unum
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