We are partnering with a leading financial services institution to hire an Associate within its Corporate Development & Strategy function.
This is a rare opportunity to join a high-performing in-house team responsible for end-to-end execution of M&A, divestments, and strategic investments, working directly with senior stakeholders across the business.
You will play a key role in evaluating and executing high-impact, enterprise-level transactions.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and lead end-to-end M&A and divestment processes, including financial analysis, due diligence, and execution
- Build and own complex financial models to evaluate transactions, including:
- Integrated 3-statement models
- DCF and valuation analysis
- Accretion/dilution and return metrics
- Conduct strategic and commercial analysis to inform investment decisions
- Partner closely with senior stakeholders across finance, strategy, and business units
- Prepare investment papers and materials for executive and board-level decision-making
- Evaluate market opportunities, partnerships, and inorganic growth initiatives
Required Background
- 3–5 years’ experience in:
- Investment Banking (M&A / Coverage / Leveraged Finance), or
- Big 4 Transaction Services / Deals, or
- Corporate Development within a large organisation
- Demonstrated experience working on live transactions and financial modelling
- Advanced financial modelling capability (essential)
- Strong understanding of:
- Valuation methodologies (DCF, comps, transactions)
- M&A mechanics and deal structuring
- Ability to build models from first principles with minimal supervision
- Strong commercial judgment and analytical thinking
- Ability to operate in a high-autonomy, high-accountability environment
- Confident communicator, comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders
- Proactive, detail-oriented, and intellectually curious
- Opportunity to move into a strategically focused, in-house deal team
- Exposure to impactful, enterprise-level decisions
- High visibility across senior leadership
- Strong platform for long-term career progression in corporate development, strategy, or investment roles
We are committed to providing a supportive culture and positively contributing towards creating diverse and inclusive workplaces for our candidates & clients. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply.
