***M&A Integrations Manager***

***Onsite in Irving, TX***

MUST HAVE:

• M&A integration experience
• Leading end to end integration process, support post-close
• Private equity backed experience

Responsibilities:

• M&A / Integration Experience: The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience with M&A integration or related functions, with a proven track record of leading transformational initiatives and delivering results
• Collaborative / Empathetic Engagement: Ability to work comfortably with stakeholders of various levels of seniority in situations that are high-pressure or fast-moving
• Industry Experience: Experience working with services businesses
• System / Tool Experience: Experience in Sage, ADP, or similar platform preferred.
• Management Through Influence: Ability to partner with a range of stakeholders from finance and non-finance backgrounds to drive performance and integration
• Analytical Rigor: Analytical, methodical and rigorous approach; ability to independently take apart complex business issues, perform research and analyses, synthesize conclusions into a value-maximizing strategy.
• Structured and Logical Thinking: The ability to dissect a problem into an organized approach and quickly form a hypothesis against which to run test analyses as well as the ability to present complex concepts/ideas in concise, easy-to-understand terms is critical.
• Impactful Communication: The ability to communicate effectively with executive-level and cross-functional teams, both verbally and in writing.
• Practical Prioritization: Skilled in prioritizing many initiatives. The ability to pivot quickly as demands change in real-time and the ability to adjust workflows to reflect practical time constraints are key
• Monitor M&A pipeline activity to proactively assess readiness and prepare related project plans specific to financial integration and controllership. Prior to the closing of acquisitions, participate in due diligence meetings to inform ultimate integration plan for each project.
• Create, communicate, and manage the complete project plan for acquisition integrations with a focus on financial integration and controllership and supporting the regional management in operational and commercial integration as needed.
• Manage process by defining clear assignments; developing common formats for their outputs; establishing disciplined timelines; and coordinating meeting schedules, meeting formats, communication mechanisms, and review processes.
• Lead the end-to-end integration process for acquired entities including the following responsibilities:
• Understanding the target's processes and working with the Corporate Finance/Accounting team to build out an integration roadmap. Processes include billing, closing, reporting, outsourced service providers
• Working with Finance/Accounting/IT/HR teams to ensure the integration of key systems / processes: ERP, CRM, AP, AR, Expenses, Payroll
• Support finance team in post-close activities such as Purchase Price Accounting, Net Working Capital calculation, budgeting/forecasting, etc.
• Report status of ongoing acquisition integrations and escalate issues as needed
• Monitor progress against goals and ensure that integration efforts meet and exceed expectations.
• Anticipate potential schedule or priority delays and initiates plans for alternative actions. Create strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning
• Guide acquisition-target's personnel as they navigate through the Company organization, and assists them in understanding Company's culture, processes, and systems. Provide leadership to onboarding project team including HR, finance, operations, and IT.

Qualifications:

• Background in accounting, finance, strategy or operations could work
• Private equity highly preferred
• High volume acquisition integration experience
• Mid-size company experience with high growth
• Demonstrated experience in integration, process improvement, PMO, working cross functionally
• Demonstrated experience with due diligence
• M&A integration experience - specifically smaller but high volume versus large acquisitions / low volume
• Integration PM - so integration operations - overseeing the entire process (not only focused on IT or accounting, etc)
• A to Z - from LOI, due diligence through full integration to about 30 days post close
• Culture is going to be important - want people to feel secure in their role
• Construction or similar background with multi-entity or similar (WIP, POC understanding) preferred - not required