Pre-Acquisition close:
Build and analyze deal models to ensure assumptions align with Company’s assumptions for the deal and identify deal risks (financial and non-financial).
Provide finance support for other complex transactions including earn-out arrangements, asset impairments, real-estate, and leasing transactions.
Project management support, including preparation of project plans, status update decks, and issues trackers.
Cultivate and build strong, productive working relationships with all stakeholders within Finance (e.g., Controllership, Treasury, Tax, Risk, FP&A, etc.) and outside of Finance (e.g., Product FP&A, HR, Legal, etc.) as well as with the Target to manage M&A transactions throughout the entire deal lifecycle.
Assist with other strategic projects including Joint Ventures (JVs), divestitures, etc.
Prepare presentations and other deliverables to key stakeholders to enable key decision-making.
Assist with other workstreams within M&A Finance on an as-needed basis (e.g., valuation and purchase price allocation, coordinating audit support for M&A activities, etc.).
Post-Acquisition close:
Develop post-merger integration playbook, partnering with all business functions to track deal success.
Ensure financial targets committed to through deal process are met; determine root cause analysis where goals are missed.
Build cadence to report success to senior executive leadership.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and CPA qualification preferred.
In-depth knowledge to support and manage financial due diligence.
5-8 years of total finance and accounting experience preferred, with a minimum of 3-5 years working within the transaction advisory group of a Big 4 (or equivalent) with emphasis on financial due diligence; exposure with valuation and PPA would be a plus but not required.
In-depth understanding of the quality of earnings, debt and debt-like items, and networking capital analysis.
Strong project management, planning, and organization skills, including the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment; ability to lead and navigate through ambiguity.
Aptitude for analytical and numerical analysis with high intellectual curiosity.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to concisely convey complex details to a broad audience.
Hands-on, can-do attitude, results orientated, highly organized, and a team player.