At Edward Jones, we help clients achieve their serious, long-term financial goals by understanding their needs and implementing tailored solutions. To ensure a personal client experience, we have located our 15,000 branch offices where our more than 7 million clients live and work.
In a typical branch office, a financial advisor meets with clients and receives branch office support, so they can focus on building deep relationships with clients. Headquarters associates in St. Louis, Tempe and Mississauga provide support and expertise to help U.S. and Canada branch teams deliver an ideal client experience. We continue to grow to meet the needs of long-term individual investors.

Edward Jones is seeking a highly skilled individual to serve as a Senior Analyst for the newly created Corporate Development and Innovation team. This individual will be a critical member of a small, nimble team that executes Edward Jones' inorganic strategic goals, including mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, venture investments, business incubations, and other strategic initiatives that have a transformative impact on the firm.
The Corporate Development Senior Analyst will be responsible to collaborate with firm stakeholders and synthesize disparate sources of information to facilitate strategic planning activities for the entire firm. Additionally, required to use rigorous, fact based, quantitative and qualitative analysis to support strategic recommendations on the most complex initiatives.
What You'll Do:
• Support the management of a portfolio of innovative investments and incubations throughout their lifecycle
• Interface with business leaders to support inorganic growth opportunities (M&A, strategic partnerships, venture) for Edward Jones - from idea to business case to deal execution and post-deal integration - taking a holistic cross-functional approach
• Assist in all aspects of the deal / investment / partnership, including sourcing, qualification, initial rationale, financial modeling, due diligence and closing & integration activities
• Coordinate and manage cross-functional deal teams with internal and external partners
• Develop complex valuation models and preparing complete valuation analysis, incorporating DCF, trading & transaction comparables, and other valuation methods
• Support the development of robust frameworks and models to evaluate inorganic growth opportunities
• Assist in Training/Mentoring more junior Corporate Development Analysts

What You'll Need:
• Bachelor's degree is required with an emphasis in Accounting, Finance, or Economics preferred. Advanced Degree(s) or Certification(s) in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Analytics are preferred.
• 6 years general Financial Services experience, or 4 years Corporate Development, Investment Banking, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Innovation, or Digital Product Development required.
*Candidates that live within in a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday.

Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.