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Job Description:

At Regions, the Corporate Development Mergers and Acquisitions Lead provides leadership of the merger, acquisition, and divestiture process across all major lines of business. Critical to this role is partnering with line of business and functional partners to develop M&A strategy; evaluate, research, and source opportunities; manage diligence; execute transactions; transition to transaction integration; and monitor performance relative to transaction objectives.

Primary Responsibilities

Serves as M&A Lead for small to medium acquisition transactions, ensuring successful execution from diligence through closingDevelops and maintains relationships with Regions’ functional teams to ensure appropriate diligence of potential opportunitiesSets direction and provides oversight of quantitative and qualitative analysis required to support transactionsServes as project lead for corporate strategic analysis on company wide initiatives.Helps partner with lines of business and senior executives to develop bank and non-bank M&A strategyHelps with the development of pipeline of potential acquisition opportunitiesEnsures the M&A team, and its partners adheres to Regions governance standardsHelps manage Associates and Analysts in developing quantitative and qualitative analysis required to support transactionsReviews output of team to ensure it adheres to the M&A team’s standardsDevelops and provides oversight for development of Board and Executive-level communicationsCommunicates with Executive team, business and functional partners, and external advisorsProvides strategic and qualitative reviews of potential transactions and assesses fit relative to Regions’ Strategic Plan

This position is exempt from timekeeping requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay.

This position is incentive eligible.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related fieldMinimum of eight (8) years of experience in professional corporate finance advisory functions, financial services, finance, accounting, management consulting, or investment banking

Preferences

Master’s degreeAdvanced certification such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

Skills and Competencies

Ability to build advanced data sets and analyze dataAbility to build advanced financial models for mergers and acquisitions and proformasAbility to effectively communicate and present data to senior internal partners at RegionsAbility to effectively communicate and present data to senior members of the Corporate Development teamAbility to effectively guide work of the M&A analyst on the teamAbility to effectively work in a team environmentAbility to lead projects within the group independently including guiding/managing M&A Associate and M&A AnalystAdvanced Excel skillsAdvanced Power Business Intelligence (BI) skillsAdvanced PowerPoint skillsAdvanced understanding of accounting concepts related to bankingAdvanced understanding of bank balance sheet and income statementAdvanced understanding of Corporate Finance concepts specific to Bank M&AAdvanced understanding of how to analyze strategic value of M&A targetsAdvanced Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) skillsGeneral understanding of Corporate Finance concepts specific to Bank M&A, including: Earnings per share (EPS) Accretion Analysis, Internal Rate of Return (IRR) analysis, Net present value (NPV) analysis, and Tangible Book Value (TBV) Dilution and Payback AnalysisModerate understanding of capital allocation for banks

This position is intended to be onsite, now or in the near future. Associates will have regular work hours, including full days in the office three or more days a week.  The manager will set the work schedule for this position, including in-office expectations.  Regions will not provide relocation assistance for this position, and relocation would be at your expense.  

Position Type

Full time

Compensation Details

Pay ranges are job specific and are provided as a point-of-market reference for compensation decisions. Other factors which directly impact pay for individual associates include: experience, skills, knowledge, contribution, job location and, most importantly, performance in the job role. As these factors vary by individuals, pay will also vary among individual associates within the same job.

The target information listed below is based on the Metropolitan Statistical Area Market Range for where the position is located and level of the position.

Job Range Target:

Minimum:

$117,870.40 USD

Median:

$163,090.00 USD

Incentive Pay Plans:

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary incentive plan. Employees are eligible to receive a discretionary award based on individual, business, and/or company performance.

Benefits Information

Regions offers a benefits package that is flexible, comprehensive and recognizes that "one size does not fit all" for benefits-eligible associates. Listed below is a synopsis of the benefits offered by Regions for informational purposes, which is not intended to be a complete summary of plan terms and conditions.

Paid Vacation/Sick Time401K with Company MatchMedical, Dental and Vision BenefitsDisability BenefitsHealth Savings AccountFlexible Spending AccountLife InsuranceParental LeaveEmployee Assistance ProgramAssociate Volunteer Program

Please note, benefits and plans may be changed, amended, or terminated with respect to all or any class of associate at any time. To learn more about Regions’ benefits, please click or copy the link below to your browser.

https://www.regions.com/welcometour/benefits.rf

Location DetailsRegions Center

Location:Birmingham, Alabama

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