VP Mergers & Acquisitions

Summit School Services companies share a strong commitment to provide the highest level of transportation safety quality transportation outstanding customer service and positive employee relations. Our corporate headquarters located in Warrenville Illinois houses the administrative and corporate support functions for the organization. Our 250 local customer service centers (CSCs) are supported by regional operations teams located throughout North America.

Responsibilities:

• Review and analyze M&A opportunities in conjunction with Commercial team and Company executives.

• Build pipeline and source new opportunities.

• Develop and maintain complex financial models.

• Complete and review valuation analysis.

• Research company information and industry trends.

• Prepare briefing documents on acquisition models laying out all key assumptions.

• Audit assumptions provided by sellers and sellers representatives.

• Review other transaction-related documentation including agreements memos and/or presentations for how they impact the model and valuations.

• Analyze post acquisition financials and prepare reports for Sellers payments & reporting in conjunction with the accounting team.

• Lead transaction managing the entire deal process start to finish including negotiations deal structuring diligence valuation legal and transactional documents.

• Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders including owners advisors department leads and support teams Company management and Board of Directors.

• Assist with integration including strategic planning budgeting and process improvement.

• Prepare initial forecast and budget for completed acquisitions.

• Develop annual and 5 year acquisition strategic plan.

• Other duties as assigned to meet business needs.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Finance or Accounting or other relevant subject.

• CPA CFA MBA or equivalent is preferred.

• 10 years of relevant business experience.

• Thorough understanding and proven track record in M&A process.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously executing against both individual projects as well as broader strategic initiatives.

• Ability to work well under pressure and follow through on items to completion while maintaining a professional demeanor.

• Demonstrated success taking initiative working both independently and in a collaborative environment.

• Willing to travel.

• Highly organized and strong attention to detail.

• High proficiency in MS Office products (Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint) and ability to use complex features.

• Ability to create complex Excel models.

• Excellent verbal written and interpersonal skills; ability to communicate and interact positively and professionally with all levels of individuals both internal and external.

Summit School Services has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with its policies and values including sexual exploitation and abuse harassment abuse of authority and discrimination. Summit School Services is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children and passengers.

We offer medical dental vision basic life insurance coverage holiday pay and PTO accrual. Additionally employees are able to enroll in a retirement savings plan.

At Summit School Services our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. All employment decisions are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race color religion sex pregnancy (including childbirth lactation and related medical conditions) national origin age physical and mental disability marital status sexual orientation gender identity gender expression genetic information (including characteristics and testing) military and veteran status and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Summit School Services LLCs independent subsidiaries and affiliates are an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer

The pay rate range along with most all of the other terms and conditions of employment vary between different sites geographical markets customer/ contractual terms and positions.