Corporate Development Intern

Company Description

A subsidiary of Veolia group, Veolia North America (VNA) is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. www.veolianorthamerica.com

Job Description

Position Purpose: 

The Corporate Development Team identifies, evaluates, and executes M&A transactions and target investments for Veolia North America (“VNA”). Acquisitions are a key part of VNA’s growth strategy. Corporate Development leads all aspects of the deal process, including initial screening, due diligence, and ultimately financial valuation of target investments. Integrating information from internal commercial partners and due diligence into a financial model for valuation and presentations to VNA’s ExCom and Paris is a key requirement.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Participate in the targets identification, market research, deal execution (acquisitions, divestments, JV...), monthly reporting to top management and any further analysis needed for the water, waste, and energy markets in North America.
• Participate in developing and/or maintaining/ improving financial models for defined projects.
• Provide any additional analysis for the Corporate Development department such as market research or NPV analysis for future investments.
• Provide, when needed, analysis of selected strategic initiatives that are at the Company, as well as market studies on specific business opportunities in North America.
• Support the development and screening of potential transactions from internal and external “deal sources”, and from their own strategic market and technical research and in collaboration with BUs.
• Participate in the creation of presentation materials for executive management, potential partners, and customers.

Qualifications

Education/Experience/Background: 

• MBA/ Bachelor degree in finance, international business, business management or equivalent.
• Prior experience as an internship with performing strategic analysis and using financial models.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: 

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and French (bilingual profile preferred).
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills (proactive and forward thinking).
• Understanding of financial ratios and how to apply them to financial modeling.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (incl. presentation skills).
• Experience with Google Suite of products.

Additional Information

Pay Rate: $25.00 per hour.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.