Western Union

Senior Analyst, Corporate Development

Posted on: 18 Sep 2021

Denver, CO

Job Description

Senior Analyst, Corporate Development – Denver, Colorado

Do you have a passion for working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment? Are you excited by an opportunity to join a high-performing team working for a global leading fortune 500 company? Join Western Union as a Senior Analyst, Corporate Development!

Motivated by our values: purpose driven, globally minded, and trustworthy & respectful

We’re a FinTech that’s using insight from customers and colleagues worldwide to improve financial services for families, small businesses, multinational corporations, and non-profit organizations. We’re a team of over 10,000 people spanning 200 countries and territories. We believe when money moves, better things happen.

Better is enabled by trust and respect

The Corporate Development Senior Analyst will play an essential role in the evaluation and execution of M&A transactions. This individual will work across all aspects of the deal process including qualitative and quantitative analysis to support targeting, financial modeling, due diligence, transition and post-merger integration, and investment performance tracking. This person should have strong work ethic and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, often supporting multiple projects in parallel. The Corporate Development Sr. Analyst will report to the Group Leader of Corporate Development.

For this role, the ideal candidate will have at least 1 year of experience in a comparable role (e.g. investment banking, private equity, or corporate / business development); Expert financial modeling skills and acumen of valuation methodologies; Excellent organizational, communication, and presentation skills; BA/BS level degree in Business, Finance, or related.

In this role, the approximate breakdown of responsibilities will be: 30% Build and maintain robust financial/valuation models to evaluate and support corporate development opportunities; 20% Coordinate and execute large cross-functional due diligence processes, including the management of virtual data rooms; 20% Assist in the development of the M&A pipeline by supplementing external research and analyses and coordinating ongoing internal M&A strategy development efforts;

10% Prepare high-quality presentation materials for senior leaders and key stakeholders; 10% Monitor and track the performance of previous corporate development investments; 10% Ad-hoc analysis for senior management.

Join us, and let’s connect the world

Western Union is transforming its business and shaping the financial services sector by driving quality, convenience, and customer service to new levels of excellence. It’s an exciting time for our organization, as the largest cross-border money transfer operator, trusted by millions of consumers around the world. If you’re ready to unleash your potential to help drive change through bottom-up innovation, apply now.

We’re a company on the move, and we want our people to grow and develop. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career, as well as a great salary and benefits package.

We are passionate about our diversity. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams, while reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, political affiliation, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or veteran (U.S.) status. The company will provide accommodation to applicants, including those with disabilities, during the recruitment process, in accordance with applicable laws.

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Western Union

Rochester, NY

We are a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement. From small businesses and global corporations, to families near and far away, to NGOs in the most remote communities on Earth, Western Union helps people and businesses move money - to help grow economies and realize a better world. In 2018, we completed more than 800 million transactions for our consumer and business clients. We continue to innovate, developing new ways to send money through digital, mobile, and retail channels, with an array of convenient pay-out options to meet business and consumer needs.

We are a business centered on the needs of our customers, and over the years, we’ve invested and innovated to provide consumers and businesses with even more choices – in products, in services, and in how and where they can access Western Union when moving money across borders. 

We move money for better, enabling individuals, families and friends to securely and seamlessly transfer money in the ways that are most convenient for them, whether that is walking into a retail location or using our Western Union website or app to move money in minutes.

Our customers use our services to send money to family members in nearly every part of the world, to provide support, recognize a special occasion, and enable entrepreneurship or education. 

As businesses have a growing need to move money around the globe and transact in different currencies, we’ve answered these needs with Western Union Business Solutions to help navigate the global economy, including solutions for International Payments, Risk Management, and Cash Management Solutions. We offer a wide range of industry-specific solutions that today help over 50,000 clients including financial institutions, educational institutions, NGOs, and small/medium sized businesses needing to make cross-border payments.

 

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