IT Analyst, Applications
Caterpillar Inc.
Subversion
Job Level
Junior
About the role
- Work directly with global colleagues throughout all phases of deal life cycle execution
- Perform company, industry, market/competitor research, followed by professional presentation in PowerPoint/Word
- Support engagement team on tasks such as M&A buyer searches, key facts research, market/industry/economic overview research and analysis, comparable company analysis/comparable transaction analysis, screening
- Prepare financial models and provide analytical support for M&A
- Draft situation analyses, pitch materials, information memoranda and management presentations in support of M&A assignments
- Work on short and long form newsletters and periodicals, ensuring timely delivery for release
- Ensure high quality of client deliverables by having strong attention to detail and self-review
- Ensure completion of project in a timely manner
- Track news articles on subject companies and summarize for global counterparts
- Assist in maintaining the data room and coordinating management meetings
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or Management (with a concentration in Accounting, Economics or Finance) from an accredited university or college
- 1 to 2 years of relevant experience in working on M&A deals is preferred
- Ability to prioritize tasks, work on multiple engagements and manage rapidly changing assignments in a team environment
- A critical thinker who can quickly evaluate and analyze companies and financial information
- An independent player who can take onus upon themselves and strive to work to betterment
- Knowledge of data sources like Bloomberg, CapitalIQ, Mergermarket, Factset is an add-on
- Excellent analytical and quantitative skills, as well as strong writing and communication skills
- Strong working knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Comfortable with formatting in PowerPoint
- High level of attention to detail
- Ability to work effectively with senior professionals in an engagement team
- Flexibility to work on different assignments, sometime spanning different service lines
- Demonstrated leadership experience and strong personal integrity
- Ability to master new tasks quickly
- Demonstrated commitment to obtaining outstanding results
- Ability and willingness to work long hours and stretch when required
