Analyst / Associate, Corporate Development & Strategic Finance

Overview

This role supports the analytical foundation of the corporate finance team, including the corporate operating model and the reporting/forecasting processes that run on it. The position sits directly under the Vice President, Finance and owns key outputs such as the annual plan, reforecasts, monthly variance analysis, cash flow forecasting, and unit economics informing build and capital decisions. The role also supports M&A, financing, and Board and sponsor reporting.

Prior investment banking experience is required. This is a builder-focused position in a finance function being scaled alongside the business, with a fast transaction pace where outputs are measured in days.

The role can be filled at either the Analyst or Associate level.

Responsibilities

• Own the corporate operating model, including the scenario layer that supports planning, financing, and transaction analysis.
• Lead the analytical build of the annual operating plan and quarterly reforecasts, working with department heads to translate operating inputs into a defensible financial plan.
• Produce monthly variance analysis and supporting narrative for management, Board, and sponsor reporting.
• Own cash flow forecasting, including the 13-week forecast and the long-range view that ties back to the operating model.
• Support M&A and corporate development, including target modeling, diligence, synergy analysis, and post-close integration tracking.
• Prepare analysis and exhibits for Board, sponsor, and lender deliverables, including debt maturity and refinancing analysis and recurring securitization reporting.
• Partner with construction, sales, operations, and marketing on budgets, business cases, and return analysis.
• Apply modern AI tooling (including Claude) to accelerate analysis, modeling, and reporting, and help define how the finance team uses it.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Prior investment banking experience is required. Candidates without investment banking experience will not be considered.
• 2+ years of experience, the majority of which must be in an investment banking analyst or associate program. Coverage or product experience in telecommunications or infrastructure is directly relevant.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, engineering, or a related quantitative field.
• Ability to build and own a clean, well-structured three-statement model from a blank page, plus advanced Excel proficiency working with large data sets and model architecture that others can follow and audit.
• Analytical judgment to identify what drives outcomes, pressure-test assumptions, and flag issues rather than reporting numbers without a point of view.
• Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to turn analysis into a concise recommendation for a senior audience.
• Ability to carry multiple workstreams at pace without loss of accuracy in a high-output seat with frequent short-turnaround requests from management, the Board, and sponsors.
• Comfort operating with ambiguity and incomplete information, with the initiative to move work forward without waiting to be directed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Investment banking coverage in telecommunications, infrastructure, or media, or in leveraged finance, project finance, or securitization.
• Experience at a private equity-backed or capital-intensive business where capital deployment drives returns, including capex pacing and project-level economics.
• Familiarity with subscriber-based unit economics, cohort analysis, and long-lived asset return frameworks.
• Exposure to Board, sponsor, or lender reporting.
• Demonstrated use of modern AI tools such as Claude to accelerate analysis, modeling, or reporting.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive pay plus a lucrative bonus plan
• Medical, dental, and vision plans — begin upon start
• Up to 20 days of PTO
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Life insurance (self, spouse, children)
• Paid time off
• 401(k) — 100% company match (vesting and matching starts upon hire, up to 4% of eligible compensation)
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Employee Referral Plan

Location

Network expansion across the Midwest, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast.