**86724BR** **Job Title:** Manager Corporate Development **Department/Function:** Finance, Accounting, Audit **Job Description:** **Manager Corporate Development - Chicago or Decatur, IL** **About the Team** This critical role will be in the Global Business Development and M&A organization at ADM. You will have the opportunity to be a key influencer within the organization to help grow and drive positive results. This position will report directly to the Director of Global Business Development. **What we Offer You** + Competitive salary and benefits. + Opportunity to work on transactions end-to-end. + Collaborate with senior management on transactions and business development initiatives significantly impacting the organization. + Opportunity to gain insightful exposure across all business units enhancing future career development. **Qualifications:** + Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field is required. + Master degree is preferred. CPA is also helpful. + At least 3-5 years of proven experience in mergers and acquisitions, including both domestic and international transactions, ideally within a corporate environment. + Strong strategic and analytical thinking. + Exceptional financial analysis and modeling skills. + Demonstrated success in navigating complex M&A structures. This includes analysis of financial implications to the organization. + Excellent project management skills with a history of involvement in successful post-close integrations. + Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills. + Experience with opening balance sheet (ASC 805) valuations is desirable. This includes a comprehensive understanding of valuation techniques, standards, and significant inputs impacting the results. **Key Responsibilities:** + Analyze M&À deal models for reasonableness and accuracy. This includes: + Assessing the quality and sustainability of the Target company’s reported earnings and achievability of the forecast (adjusted earnings). This also includes assessing the Target’s balance sheet and impact on the model (i.e. debt-like items, leases, commitments, contingencies, etc). + Benchmark projected results against industry smart intelligence and other internal/external resources. + Review cost and revenue synergies and assess reasonableness. + Analyze company data and calculations included in the model for working capital considerations, and potential liabilities and risks impacting valuation. + Analyze and assess the reasonable of capital expenditure requirements against projected costs and returns. + Determine whether all accounting implications are properly reflected. This includes the impact of purchase price accounting adjustments and impact on post-close earnings (mainly step-up in depreciation and/or amortization). + Analyze the financial impact for JV’s, minority interests, and other alternative transaction structures to the organization. This includes assessing VIE considerations (consolidated vs non-consolidated) and resulting impact on ROIC and EVÀ. + Consistent with M&A, analyze Capex models for reasonableness and accuracy. This includes: + Assess the reasonableness of cost estimates and projected returns. + Benchmark projected returns against prior and/or related Capex projects, industry trends, and related external resources. + Determine whether all accounting implications are properly reflected. This includes analysis of depreciation and amortization, lease accounting (if applicable), and related areas. + Assess working capital requirements and implications on the forecasted results. + Support the financial and business development work streams on M&A transactions. This includes: + Deal scoping + Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders + Due diligence + SPA negotiation + Pre-close needs and requirements + Help facilitate post-close integration plans and serve as a valuable business development resource to the management team throughout the integration process. + Oversee post-close valuations and collaborate with the controlling teams to ensure opening balance sheet adjustments are appropriate. This includes oversight of all engagements with our external valuation firms. + Help ensure our end-to-end M&A and Capex processes are optimized across the organization. + Collaborate with our core business development team on process improvements related to pre and post mortem review on acquisitions, Capex, and related M&A activity. + Review the organization’s current M&A and Capex processes and propose enhancements driving meaningful change. Excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement listed? Studies show that often applicants will self-select out if they don’t check every box. We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings. ADM requires the successful completion of a background check. "AJCIND" REF:86724BR **Req/Job ID:** 86724BR **City:** Chicago **State:** IL - Illinois **Ref ID:** \#LI-NA1 **:** **About ADM** At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com. **:** \#LI-Onsite **\t:** **\#IncludingYou** Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are cornerstones of ADM’s efforts to continue innovating, driving growth, and delivering outstanding performance. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and create welcoming, truly inclusive work environments — environments that enable every ADM colleague to feel comfortable on the job, make meaningful contributions to our success, and grow their career. We respect and value the unique backgrounds and experiences that each person can bring to ADM because we know that diversity of perspectives makes us better, together. We are committed to ensuring all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our industry, as we strive to ensure our workforce represents the world that we help to feed: people of color, women, gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, veterans and persons with disabilities. For more information regarding our efforts to advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, please visit our website here: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | ADM. (https://www.adm.com/en-us/culture-and-careers/diversity-equity-inclusion/) **:** **Benefits and Perks** Enriching the quality of life for the world begins by taking care of our colleagues. In addition to competitive pay, we support your diverse needs with a comprehensive total rewards package to enhance your well-being, including: + **Physical wellness** – medical/Rx, dental, vision and on-site wellness center access or gym reimbursement (as applicable). + **Financial wellness** – flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401(k) with matching contributions and cash balance plan, discounted employee stock purchasing program, life insurance, disability, workers’ compensation, legal assistance, identity theft protection. + **Mental and social wellness** – Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Colleague Giving Programs (ADM Cares). Additional benefits include: + Paid time off including paid holidays. + Adoption assistance and paid maternity and parental leave. + Tuition assistance. + Company-sponsored training and development resources, such as LinkedIn Learning, language training and mentoring programs. *Benefits may vary for bargained locations, confirm benefit eligibility with your recruiter.