Business Advisor

BASIC JOB SUMMARY:
In this role, you will be assigned as a fully dedicated Business Advisor for one of our clients, a rapidly expanding online marketplace for buying and selling online businesses.

This role requires someone with a finance and/or accounting background who can look at P&L, has exposure and experience in M&A, and has a “salesmanship” skill set to help guide a deal to close. Salesmanship is critical in addition to the financial background. Will report to the company’s Head of Product and become part of a small yet growing team expanding its presence throughout the United States and Europe.

The key purpose of this role is to manage the sales process for online business owners. These online business owners use the clients’ platforms and technology to sell their businesses to buyers and investors worldwide. This rapidly expanding business has outstanding opportunities for proven real estate brokers, vital accountants with relationship management capability, and/or investment bankers and M&A advisors.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Connect, consult with, and sell to interested buyers to facilitate the sale of the appropriate asset.
• Manage a portfolio of high-value deals.
• Be a singular point for deal-by-deal transaction management, and you are responsible for ‘closing the deal’ and helping business owners to achieve an exit.
• Manage your time to work on the highest-priority deals. The majority of time will be spent as follows: 80% of your time will be spent managing active buyer interest and facilitating a negotiation; 20% of your time will be spent managing business owners
• Work with sellers to prepare their P&L statements with accurate revenue and expense data.
• Do whatever it takes to close a deal. The Business Advisor is measured on successful transactions and client satisfaction.
• Related duties as assigned.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Customer-focused work experience
• Business brokerage or investment banking background
• Consulting experience with a focus on revenue generation
• Experienced with meeting a sales quota and revenue target
• Proficiency in HubSpot, Gmail, and Zoom
• Ability to build personal relationships over the phone and in person
• Good analytical skills
• Adaptive to market changes with a keen eye for business opportunities
• With an interest in a start-up environment and interest in digital, online products and services
• A Chartered Accountant or Chartered Practicing Accountant qualification is a plus
• Strong work ethic
• Sales-driven and entrepreneurial mindset
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proficient in business communication
• Motivated team player
• Positive, “go the extra mile” attitude
• Comfort with ambiguity and a fast-paced environment
• Results-oriented, independent, and well-organized