Corporate Development Associate – M&A and Financial Analysis

Job Description

Corporate Development Associate | Synergy Search

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Synergy Search, located in Brentwood, TN. Synergy Search is a well-capitalized venture management company with a diversified portfolio. This position is central to the company’s growth strategy, focusing on executing acquisitions and assessing key value creation across multiple business lines. It offers direct exposure to M&A and FP&A support, making it a critical role for strategic expansion.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Brentwood, TN
• Pay: $115000–$130000 yearly
• Mission: This person evaluates new acquisition opportunities and existing portfolio initiatives to assess key value creation levers across multiple business lines.
• Tech Stack: Advanced Excel, PowerQuery

What You’ll Actually Do
• Execution: Execute M&A processes and due diligence workstreams, including financial analysis and communication with external parties.
• Modeling: Build and maintain financial models supporting transaction deliverables and underwriting efforts.
• Presentation: Present findings and analyses directly to ownership and executive leadership.
• Management: Manage transaction processes comprehensively from sourcing through to closing, coordinating with legal, accounting, and operations teams.
• Integration: Support post-acquisition integration planning and ongoing performance tracking of acquired entities.
• Analysis: Develop a working knowledge of unit economics across various industry verticals to effectively evaluate acquisition targets.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• Experience: 2-5 years of experience in transaction advisory, consulting, corporate M&A/finance, or private equity. Exposure to buy-side M&A, roll-up strategy, or platform/add-on acquisitions is strongly preferred.
• Skills: Advanced Excel skills with a strong financial modeling background, including consistency and formatting discipline; strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills; an independent, critical thinker who takes initiative and challenges assumptions.
• Bonus: PowerQuery experience; experience in real estate, franchise, or healthcare industries.