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Mergers & Acquisitions Analyst
About this role
Company Description We are Olsson. We engineer and design solutions that improve the world around us. As a company, we promise to always be responsive, transparent, and focused on results – for our people, our clients, and our company. We’re a people-centric firm, so it’s no surprise our greatest asset is our people. The impact this creates is an environment that encourages our people to grow and be creative with their talents.
This approach builds a culture that is uniquely Olsson. It allows us to grow our people as we grow our business. This, in turn, creates a lasting impact on the world around us. Job Description Olsson is seeking an experienced Mergers & Acquisitions Analyst to play a key role in evaluating, executing, and integrating M&A opportunities. This position will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer and partner closely with the Chief Development Officer and technical teams to support strategic growth initiatives.
The Analyst will assess strategic fit, support due diligence efforts - including business and financial analysis - and assist in developing deal structures, succession plans, and transition strategies. Key responsibilities: Build and maintain detailed financial models, including DCF, LBO, accretion/dilution and merger consequences analyses. Support the Mergers & Acquisitions team who conduct target screening, industry research, and valuation benchmarking to support pipeline development.
Support the CFO in leading financial due diligence workstreams; quality of earnings review, working capital analysis, normalization adjustments and synergy quantification. Help create and monitor business performance metrics of deals, including key performance indicator tracking, profitability analysis and trend analysis. Support post-close integration tracking – synergy realization, purchase accounting and performance vs.
deal thesis. Qualifications You are passionate about: Working collaboratively with others. Having ownership in the work you do. Using your talents to positively affect communities. You bring to the team: Strong communication skills. Ability to contribute and work well on a team. Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or a related field required. Minimum of 4 years’ experience within public accounting and mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, corporate finance or related field.