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Columbus, OH, United States

At Worthington Enterprises, we build businesses, partnerships, and people for long-term success. We’re looking for a curious, analytical, and driven M&A Analyst to join our Corporate Development team and help shape the future growth of the company through acquisitions, strategic investments, divestitures, and other transformational initiatives.

This role offers broad exposure to executive leadership, strategic decision-making, and enterprise-wide initiatives in a collaborative and growth-oriented environment. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical capabilities, business curiosity, and a desire to continuously improve how work gets done through data, automation, and AI-enabled tools.

If you enjoy solving complex business problems, building financial insights, and partnering cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you.

This is a hybrid role spending at least 3 days/week in office at our Columbus, OH headquarters. Occasional travel will be required.

• Conduct industry, competitor, and market research to support M&A pipeline development and strategic growth initiatives
• Build and maintain financial models to evaluate acquisition targets, investments, and strategic opportunities
• Perform valuation analyses including discounted cash flow (DCF), precedent transaction, and comparable company analysis
• Prepare executive presentations, investment memoranda, and recommendations for senior leadership and Board-level discussions
• Support due diligence activities, transaction execution, and project coordination across multiple workstreams
• Partner with Finance, Legal, Tax, HR, Operations, and business leaders to evaluate opportunities, risks, synergies, and integration considerations
• Leverage AI-enabled tools, advanced analytics, Power BI, and automation solutions to improve reporting, streamline analysis, and drive continuous improvement across Corporate Development processes
• Assist with post-transaction integration planning, project management and strategic analysis as needed
• Contribute to a team culture built on collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous learning
• Ad hoc analysis and projects in support of the CFO, and executive team

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field
• 3+ years' experience in investment banking, corporate development, consulting, strategic finance, FP&A, private equity, transaction advisory, or other analytical business environments preferred
• Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations and insights
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and organizational ability
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously
• Collaborative mindset with strong relationship-building skills
• Proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with Power BI, Capital IQ, FactSet, Tableau, or AI-enabled analytics tools is a plus
• Passion for continuous improvement, automation, and finding smarter ways to work

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance that starts on your first day! Employer HSA contribution (up to $1,000/single or $2,000/family depending on plan type)
• On-site Medical Center, Pharmacy, Barbershop, and fitness center
• 401(K) Match + Employer contribution
• As Our Philosophy states: People are our most important asset.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Quarterly profit sharing (with no cap!)

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in the application and hiring process. If you are interested in employment with Worthington Enterprises and need an accommodation or assistance using the careers website, please contact careers@wthg.com.

Worthington Enterprises (NYSE: WOR) is a designer and manufacturer of market-leading brands that help improve everyday life by elevating spaces and experiences. The Company operates with two primary business units: Building Productsand Consumer Products.

The Building Products segment includes cooking, heating, cooling and water solutions, architectural and acoustical grid ceilings and metal framing and accessories. The Consumer Products segment provides solutions for the tools, outdoor living and celebrations categories. Product brands within the Worthington Enterprises portfolio include Balloon Time®, Bernzomatic®, Coleman® (propane cylinders), CoMet®, Elgen, Garden Weasel®, General®, HALO™, Hawkeye™, Level5 Tools®, Mag Torch®, NEXI™, Pactool International®, PowerCore™, Ragasco®, Well-X-Trol® and XLite™, among others.

Founded in 1955 as Worthington Industries, Worthington Enterprises follows a people-first Philosophy with earning money for its shareholders as its first corporate goal. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Worthington Enterprises and its joint ventures employ approximately 6,000 people throughout North America and Europe.