VP Mergers & Acquisitions

Summit School Services M&A Opportunities

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.

Pay range for this position is $200,000-$250,000 annual base salary.

Qualifications : Requirements :

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 LLC's 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.