Mergers & Acquisitions Finance and Operations Senior Consultant

Overview

This role supports finance integration and separation efforts for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. As a Senior Consultant on the M&A Finance team (M&A Integration & Divestiture, Finance & Operations), you will work across finance, accounting, and treasury priorities, helping clients address critical operational and reporting needs throughout the transaction lifecycle.

Recruiting for this role ends on 11/30/26.

Responsibilities

• Support finance workstreams across M&A engagements, including:
  • Day 1 readiness
  • Integration planning
  • Separation planning
  • Post-close execution
• Analyze finance, accounting, and treasury processes to identify risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities tied to transaction objectives
• Develop workplans, track deliverables, and coordinate activities across client stakeholders and cross-functional workstreams
• Prepare analyses, presentations, and client-ready deliverables related to:
  • Close and consolidation
  • Planning and forecasting
  • Controls and compliance
  • Finance operating model considerations
• Support Managers and engagement teams in evaluating options, synthesizing findings, and communicating recommendations to corporate and private equity clients

Qualifications (Required)

• Bachelor's degree
• 4+ years of consulting and/or industry experience; or Master of Business Administration (MBA) and 2+ years of work experience
• 4+ years of experience in mergers and acquisitions or mergers and acquisitions service delivery, including experience with areas such as:
  • Day 1 planning
  • Policy, process, and systems alignment
  • Financial consolidation and reporting
  • Integration or separation planning
  • Carving-out financials
  • Business plan development
  • Scope and work plan development
  • Workstream coordination
  • Lifecycle execution across due diligence, pre-close, and post-merger integration
  • Synergy/value quantification
• 4+ years of experience assisting in leading workstreams within M&A engagements related to:
  • Financial close and reporting
  • Planning and forecasting
  • Finance operations
  • Controls and compliance
  • Treasury and tax coordination
• 3+ years of experience in M&A Integration & Divestiture (I&D) or M&A I&D service delivery within the finance function
• 3+ years of experience in accounting, finance, controllership, financial planning and analysis, treasury, or financial reporting
• Ability to travel 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available

Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Business Administration (MBA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), or other advanced degree
• Experience working in a professional services consulting firm
• Experience developing executive presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint and process documentation in Microsoft Visio
• Experience supporting communications, culture, or change management activities in mergers and acquisitions integrations or separations
• Experience performing financial analysis, business process reengineering, or operational performance improvement analysis
• Experience mentoring junior practitioners

Compensation & Benefits

• The estimated wage range for this role is $128,000 to $252,500.
• You may be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, where any award depends on various factors, including individual and organizational performance.