PEPI Senior Associate - Merger Integration & Carve-Outs

About the role

A&M’s PEPI service line brings a structured and disciplined approach to create and capture value. We provide corporate and equity buyers with a broad continuum of knowledge and tools for mergers, acquisitions, carve-outs, joint ventures and alliances. The team works across the full spectrum of the deal lifecycle from pre-deal operational and synergy reviews to 'Day 1' planning and post deal implementation. In addition the team has expertise in developing and reviewing restructuring and turnaround plans and identifying operational risks.

Responsibilities

• Provide service excellence by identifying key client business issues, assisting client needs by supplementing the standard assessment techniques and tools with innovative approaches, evaluating and validating analysis and developing recommendations for the client in the context of the overall engagement
• Depending on the deal size, assist with workstreams or a focus area within the Integration Management Office (IMO) – Synergies, TSAs, Blueprinting, Day 1 Readiness, Executive Reporting, Integration Roadmap, Communications, Organizational Design
• Day 1 and Day 100 Planning, execution and driving performance improvement in key areas: Strategic planning, Operational optimization /consolidation, Back office consolidation, Supply chain, IT / reporting integration, Customer and channel management
• Actively driving performance improvement assessments, across an enterprise, and participating in the implementation of recommendations
• Tracking progress against Day 1 and Day 100 objectives and adjusting integration strategies or personnel as required

Qualifications

• 4-6+ years of professional consulting experience, specializing in merger integration, business transformation, and change management
• Experience in integration planning and divestitures a plus, but not required
• Deep functional expertise in at least one of the following areas: Finance & Accounting operations, HR / Organizational design, Role and Job Analysis, Leadership and Stakeholder Involvement, Communications planning and management, Knowledge Management and Transfer
• Success at both planning revenue growth and profitability growth initiatives and driving them, operationally, Program management and leadership experience
• Specific experience designing and leading the execution of internally-focused and externally-focused change/communications strategies
• MBA preferred
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Initiative and drive, Critical thinking skills, Flexibility to travel at least 75% of time