Mergers & Acquisitions Finance and Operations Senior Consultant

About the role

The Deloitte Strategy & Transactions team helps clients through critical moments and transformational initiatives. They offer comprehensive end-to-end support and advisory services in areas like valuation modeling, cost optimization, restructuring, business design and transformation, infrastructure and real estate, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Support finance workstreams across M&A engagements, including Day 1 readiness, integration planning, separation planning, and 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, compliance, and finance operating model considerations
• Evaluate options, synthesize findings, and communicate recommendations to corporate and private equity clients

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• 4+ years of consulting and/or industry experience; or 2+ years of MBA and 4+ years of work experience
• 4+ years of experience in mergers and acquisitions or M&A service delivery, including Day 1 planning, policy, process, and systems alignment, financial consolidation and reporting, integration or separation planning, carving-out financials, business plan development, scope definition, work plan development, workstream coordination, lifecycle execution across due diligence, pre-close, and post-merger integration, or synergy/value quantification
• 4+ years 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 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 work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• 4+ years of consulting and/or industry experience; or 2+ years of MBA and 4+ years of work experience
• 4+ years of experience in mergers and acquisitions or M&A service delivery, including Day 1 planning, policy, process, and systems alignment, financial consolidation and reporting, integration or separation planning, carving-out financials, business plan development, scope definition, work plan development, workstream coordination, lifecycle execution across due diligence, pre-close, and post-merger integration, or synergy/value quantification
• 4+ years 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 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
• Master of Business Administration (MBA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), or other advanced degree preferred
• 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