Financial Analyst, Mergers & Acquistions at Quicken Loans, Detroit, MI

Quicken Loans is the No. 1 online mortgage lender in America, closing loans in all 50 states, and the fifth largest residential mortgage lender in the nation. We've been named to Fortune Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list for the past nine years, ranking as high as No. 2.

The Financial Analyst, Mergers and Acquisitions, will support the financial due diligence and accounting efforts as well as assist with the integration for our acquisitions and strategic investments. The Financial Analyst will gain experience, responsibility and exposure to functions both within and outside of finance will have a strong finance and accounting background with mergers and acquisitions diligence and/or integration experience in public accounting or private industry.  The Financial Analyst will develop financial models and performance metrics to track and enable the growth of the organization.  The Financial Analyst should be able to "crunch the numbers" one minute and critically think through strategic issues the next.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

-          Perform due diligence analysis to determine initial

           feasibility of mergers and acquisitions, determining

           financial and capital impact

-          Research and determine guidance on deal structure

           and ramifications of terms, perform and report on

          financial due diligence on targets for strategic

          investments and acquisitions

-         Contribute to transactions from initial term sheet

          draft through financial due diligence, deal structuring,

          integration planning, valuation of intangible assets and

          purchase price allocation

-          Determine purchase accounting, create journal entries

           and determine consolidation structure

-          Draft technical accounting documents to describe all

           aspects of executed transactions, assist with financial

           integration issues

-          Utilize data in systems in order to analyze and to

           understand results of business

-          Analyze cost structure on strategic investments and

           acquisitions and report findings

-          Manage comprehensive performance analysis of our

           strategic business investments

-          Perform peer financial data comparisons and analysis

-          Build analytical financial models and metrics for

          start-up businesses, investments and acquisitions to

         analyze and compare to current business results

-          Other ad-hoc analysis as necessary

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

-          Ability to work with multiple individuals throughout the

           organization

-          Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting

           Principles related to business combination

           accounting

-          Financial services accounting background is a plus,

           however on the job training will be provided

-          Strong written and communication skills

-          Strong organizational skills

-          Ability to multi-task

-          Self-motivated

-          Excellent critical thinking and analytical skills able

           to research, determine action, and implement

          procedures

-          Proficient with Excel and Access

-          Well rounded individual who thrives in a fast paced,

           demanding environment with the willingness to dig

          deep into details as well as the ability to assess the

         big picture

 

Education/Experience Requirements:

-          Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance, CPA or MBA a plus