Corporate Development Analyst M&A (all genders)

Passionate about M&A and ready to work on acquisitions in an international environment? Join our Corporate Development team and help shape strategic transactions from sourcing to closing.

Your Mission

As part of our M&A deal team, you support Accenture in sourcing and executing acquisitions across a variety of sectors and industries, primarily in the DACH region and occasionally beyond. You work closely with experienced M&A professionals and international colleagues, gaining exposure to a strong flow of transactions and opportunities to grow professionally from the outset.

At Accenture, you shape the environment in which you thrive – with ways of working that suit you. You stay flexible and become part of a team full of unique individuals who make a difference together.

Your Daily Work

• Analyze acquisition opportunities: Research potential acquisition targets and assess relevant financial and business information to support investment decisions.
• Build financial business cases: Develop financial models including synergy calculations, return analyses, and accretion/dilution analyses.
• Value potential targets: Perform company valuations and contribute financial insights throughout the transaction process.
• Coordinate due diligence: Support the organization and execution of due diligence processes while coordinating internal and external stakeholders.
• Prepare investment decisions: Work closely with senior management at Accenture and acquisition targets and prepare investment cases for presentation to the Investment Committee.

Who You Are

• You have completed a degree in business, finance, accounting, or a comparable field and bring initial professional experience in M&A with live deal exposure, such as Corporate Finance Advisory, Private Equity, Venture Capital, or Corporate Development.
• You have strong knowledge of financial and investment analysis, including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow analysis, as well as company valuation techniques.
• You are confident working with senior stakeholders and can communicate and present complex financial topics clearly.
• You are proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint and have experience using AI tools, combined with curiosity to further develop AI-driven approaches.
• You communicate confidently in both German and English in a business environment.

 

What We Offer

• Extensive learning and development opportunities through close collaboration with experienced M&A professionals and access to Accenture's training ecosystem.
• Early responsibility, exposure to senior stakeholders, and the opportunity to contribute to transactions in an international environment.
• Flexible working models, including home office.
• Overtime compensation through a working-time account or payout.
• Access to employee benefits such as the Employee Assistance Program and corporate discounts.

 

The Accenture Culture: Here, YOU are the catalyst for change

Your unique combination of skills, personality, and aspirations sets you apart. When distinct talents, strengths, and perspectives merge, the result is nothing short of extraordinary: ideas that propel the world forward. This is why we champion diversity and personal development at Accenture. Create a working environment where you truly thrive; with responsibilities that resonate deeply; with a workload that is perfectly aligned with your capabilities; and methods that are tailored to your objectives. How you wish to connect, further your development, and personally evolve rests in your hands. This is your career. We are mere facilitators, helping you shape it exactly as you envision.

Contact Us

Any questions left? Feel free to contact our recruiting team via email at [email protected].  We look forward to your application.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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