Job Description
100% Onsite - Durant, OK | Monday-Friday | 8:00AM-4:30PM
Job Purpose or Objective(s): Responsible for driving strategic investments and business development through financial modeling, market research, and quantitative analysis. Supports M&A, capital allocation, and portfolio optimization with due diligence, valuation, and risk assessments. Delivers data-driven insights to leadership and stakeholders while ensuring compliance and leveraging advanced analytics and AI tools to enhance strategy and mitigate risk. You will report to the Director of Business Development.
Primary Tasks:
- Develop and maintain advanced financial models (DCF, CCA, PTA) to evaluate investments, acquisitions, and strategic initiatives, supporting long-term planning and ROI analysis.
- Conduct market and competitive analysis to assess industry trends, risks, and opportunities, delivering strategic recommendations that inform business growth.
- Lead financial and operational due diligence to evaluate the health, performance, and strategic fit of potential investments or acquisition targets.
- Monitor and optimize portfolio performance by analyzing capital efficiency, returns, and risk exposure, and recommending improvement strategies.
- Create and deliver executive-level reports, dashboards, and financial insights using business intelligence tools to support decision-making.
- Support strategic planning and budgeting by aligning forecasts, capital investment models, and financial planning with organizational objectives.
- Manage the full M&A lifecycle, from opportunity screening and valuation to deal structuring, risk analysis, and integration planning, while ensuring confidentiality of sensitive information and documentation.
- Analyze business development and expansion opportunities, including market entry strategies, partnerships, and operational improvements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, advisors, and stakeholders to evaluate proposals, gather insights, and support strategic initiatives, while maintaining confidentiality of all related materials.
- Drive process improvement and lead high-impact projects by identifying inefficiencies, enhancing analytics, and delivering ad hoc analysis and executive presentations.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in related field such as management science, finance, accounting, business, economics or quantitative field
Seven (7) years of experience in business development, accounting, or relevant financial role
Hands on proficiency with key software programs including Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint) and the potential to use advanced decision support analytic tools
Strong analytical, written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
Ability to work efficiently and effectively on multiple projects simultaneously
Working knowledge of overall business operations
Excellent commercial and financial acumen and attention to detail
Primary Tasks:
- Develop and maintain advanced financial models (DCF, CCA, PTA) to evaluate investments, acquisitions, and strategic initiatives, supporting long-term planning and ROI analysis.
- Conduct market and competitive analysis to assess industry trends, risks, and opportunities, delivering strategic recommendations that inform business growth.
- Lead financial and operational due diligence to evaluate the health, performance, and strategic fit of potential investments or acquisition targets.
- Monitor and optimize portfolio performance by analyzing capital efficiency, returns, and risk exposure, and recommending improvement strategies.
- Create and deliver executive-level reports, dashboards, and financial insights using business intelligence tools to support decision-making.
- Support strategic planning and budgeting by aligning forecasts, capital investment models, and financial planning with organizational objectives.
- Manage the full M&A lifecycle, from opportunity screening and valuation to deal structuring, risk analysis, and integration planning, while ensuring confidentiality of sensitive information and documentation.
- Analyze business development and expansion opportunities, including market entry strategies, partnerships, and operational improvements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, advisors, and stakeholders to evaluate proposals, gather insights, and support strategic initiatives, while maintaining confidentiality of all related materials.
- Drive process improvement and lead high-impact projects by identifying inefficiencies, enhancing analytics, and delivering ad hoc analysis and executive presentations.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in related field such as management science, finance, accounting, business, economics or quantitative field
Seven (7) years of experience in business development, accounting, or relevant financial role
Hands on proficiency with key software programs including Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint) and the potential to use advanced decision support analytic tools
Strong analytical, written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
Ability to work efficiently and effectively on multiple projects simultaneously
Working knowledge of overall business operations
Excellent commercial and financial acumen and attention to detail
About the Choctaw Nation
The Choctaw Nation is the third-largest Indian nation in the United States, with over 200,000 tribal members and more than 11,000 employees. The first tribe over the Trail of Tears, historic boundaries are in the southeast corner of Oklahoma. The Choctaw Nation's vision, "Living out the Chahta Spirit of faith, family and culture," is evident as it continues to focus on providing opportunities for growth and prosperity.
Benefits
- Free gym membership
- Free access to employee health clinic
- Free lunch for casino & resort associates
- Earned wages access once per week for hourly Associates
- Pet insurance
- Paid vacation / sick time
- Medical / Dental / Vision
- 401(K) with company match
- College tuition reimbursement
- Short-term disability, long-term disability, and family leave
- Employee assistance program
- Employee prescription program
- CNO Paid Life Insurance
- Teladoc
- On Site Dental Clinics (Jet Dental)
- On Site Mammogram Services
- Free diabetes and hypertension monitoring benefit (Livongo)
- Accolade- Concierge Benefits Program
- Wellness Program that equals savings on health insurance cost (Virgin Pulse)
- Maternity Care Program
- (Benefits provided by the Choctaw Nation are based on employment classification)
CNO was selected as a winner in both HRDUS' and Forbes' 2022 "Employer of Choice" competitions:
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