HealthSpring - Manager/Analyst - Business Finance/Merger & Acquisition

Manager/Analyst- Business Finance & M&A

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Perform financial forecasting, reporting, and operational metrics tracking

- Analyze financial data and create financial models for decision support

- Report on financial performance and prepare for regular leadership reviews

- Work closely with the accounting team to ensure accurate financial reporting

- Evaluate financial performance by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts

- Recommend actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses; study proposed changes in methods and materials

- Increase productivity by developing automated reporting/forecasting tools

- Perform company, industry, market/competitor research & present opportunities for M&A

- Work directly with the stakeholders and support engagement team on key specialized tasks such as M&A buyer searches, key facts research, market/industry/economic overview research and analysis, comparable company analysis/comparable transaction analysis, buyer & target screening, etc. in both normal and high-pressure situations

- Prepare financial models and provide analytical support for M&A.

- Advise on the Transaction process and tactics, in particular interfacing with the potential targets, its shareholders or advisors and assist the business leaders in preparing negotiation documents required to progress a transaction towards completion including term sheets, heads of agreements, indicative offer letters or exclusivity agreements as required;

- Coordinate the due diligence and coordinate the activities of other external advisors (e.g. legal counsel, auditors) as required by the company;

- Assist negotiations and related strategy, attend meetings and give comments on sale and purchase documentation until signing/closing as required by the company;

- Validate the acquisition contracts, representations and warranties. Drafting, Reviewing and providing inputs on all M&A Agreements and Contracts/tenders;

- Coordinate the closing of the deal, including financial settlements.

- Develop and deliver an integration program and ensure long term value for same.

- Evaluate targets based on their business and financial condition and outlook and recommend deal structure;

- Monitor and implement post merger integration and define appropriate scope and objectives for same.

Desired Candidate Profile:

- Masters degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or Management (with a concentration in Accounting, Economics or Finance) from an accredited university or college

- Excellent communication skill; written & spoken

- Good interpersonal and analytical skills required.

- Strong analytical bent of mind and a structured problem-solving approach

- High level of strategic and creative thinking

- A critical thinker who can quickly evaluate and analyze companies and financial information

- Extremely high level of comfort with spreadsheets, MS Word and MS PowerPoint

- Ability to work effectively with senior professionals in an engagement team

- Min 3-4 years in Consulting (preferably with experience in growth strategy, market assessment, due diligences, business efficiency/ performance, cost reduction, M&A, Pvt. Equity and operations. Prior work experience with Healthcare sector clients would be an added advantage.