Senior Manager, M&A Finance Integration

About the job

Responsibilities

• Scope and own the finance integration plan for each transaction across all phases, from LOI and due diligence through signing, sign-to-close, and Day 90.
• Tailor integration plans based on the integration model (full integration vs. standalone subsidiary) and define baseline activities and specific deltas for each function.
• Ensure engagement of all functions at the appropriate phase, with clear ownership, dependencies, and escalation paths.
• Manage the integration operating rhythm, including workstream check-ins, issue logs, risk registers, RACI matrices, decision logs, and status reporting to finance leadership.
• Negotiate deliverables and trade-offs with functional leads, escalating to the Director with recommendations when priorities conflict.
• Drive Finance Day 1 readiness, including bank account control, payroll cutover, AP/AR continuity, ERP entity setup, chart-of-accounts mapping, and expense policy communication.
• Manage the Day 1 checklist and 30/60/90-day follow-through to ensure smooth onboarding of acquired entities.
• Coordinate closing spreadsheets, net working capital mechanics, and post-close true-ups with Corporate Development, Legal, and Technical Accounting.
• Serve as the primary finance point of contact for the target's finance team and the Corporate Development integration lead during transitions.
• Scope, track, and manage external advisor engagements and resolve arising issues.
• Act as a credible counterpart to Corporate Development, finance functional leads, and target finance leadership on integration substance.
• Communicate integration and entity status to leadership through dashboards and written briefings.
• Mentor team members and contractors as the function grows.
• Handle confidential deal information with discipline.
• Build and manage the end-to-end entity setup process, including documentation, incorporation, tax registrations, banking, ERP entity creation, and payroll setup for US and international entities.
• Own the entity wind-down process, including customer and vendor off-boarding, final payroll, account closure, and statutory filings, in partnership with Legal, Tax, and finance functions.
• Design and maintain a single entity tracker with per-entity and per-workstream implications and status.
• Build and own the Legal Entity Playbook for entity formation, migration, and wind-down.
• Own and maintain sections of the M&A Finance Integration Playbook, including per-function deliverables, standard operating procedures, and template library.
• Lead post-deal retrospectives and drive resulting changes into the playbook and templates.
• Identify and implement tooling and automation, including AI-assisted solutions, for program work such as status synthesis, tracker updates, escalations, and draft communications.

Requirements

• Demonstrated end-to-end ownership of at least two finance integration projects or entity setup projects, from planning through post-close execution.
• Experience with project plan ownership and executive reporting.
• Working accounting fluency across areas like the close calendar, chart of accounts, intercompany, statutory reporting, and purchase accounting.