Manager, M&A Consulting, Finance Integration - Deal Transformation & Post Merger Integration

Deloitte Canada; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 83,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Manager in M&A Consulting to drive finance integration and post-merger strategies. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your expertise to guide clients through the complexities of M&A, ensuring optimal finance transformation and operational efficiency. You will lead project teams, engage with senior executives, and contribute to innovative solutions that create lasting value. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact within a collaborative and inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives and fosters professional growth. If you are passionate about finance and M&A, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

$4,000 per year for mental health support benefits

$1,300 flexible benefit spending account

Firm-wide closures known as 'Deloitte Days'

Dedicated days for learning (Development and Innovation Days)

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• 6+ years in consulting or industry with M&A advisory experience.
• Strong relationship management and communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Support clients throughout the M&A lifecycle and manage project execution.
• Develop long-term relationships with key decision makers.

Skills

Relationship Management

Financial Analysis

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Workday

MS PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Manager, M&A Consulting, Finance Integration - Deal Transformation & Post Merger Integration

Date: Apr 24, 2025

Job Type: Permanent
Work Model: Hybrid
Reference code: 129094
Primary Location: Toronto, ON
All Available Locations: Toronto, ON; Calgary, AB; Vancouver, BC

Our Purpose

At Deloitte, our Purpose is to make an impact that matters. We exist to inspire and help our people, organizations, communities, and countries to thrive by building a better future. Our work underpins a prosperous society where people can find meaning and opportunity.

By living our Purpose, we will make an impact that matters.

• Have many careers in one Firm.
• Enjoy flexible, proactive, and practical benefits that foster a culture of well-being and connectedness.
• Learn from deep subject matter experts through mentoring and on the job coaching.

What will your typical day look like?

As a Manager, you will support clients throughout the M&A lifecycle, helping them refocus their finance capabilities and identify optimal transformation strategies. You will provide subject matter knowledge to facilitate:

• Defining the Finance function’s vision, strategy, and operating model leading up to transaction close and post-close.
• Performing finance process and technology analysis to achieve integration, separation, migration, rationalization, or cost optimization objectives.
• Designing interim/target state financial processes (e.g., financial close, order to cash, procure to pay, planning, and budgeting).
• Conducting Finance benchmarking and developing business cases.
• Assessing Finance technology architecture.
• Conducting synergy review and other financial assessments.
• Managing overall project execution.

You will support business development opportunities, lead project workstreams, and apply your industry knowledge to contribute to Deloitte’s Deal Transformation and Post Merger Integration (DT & PMI) practice. As a leader within the practice, you will be responsible for business development, project delivery, and practice-building initiatives.

The M&A Finance Manager will focus on supporting the execution of Finance initiatives throughout the M&A lifecycle. The Manager will collaborate with senior leaders and manage junior M&A Consulting practitioners. Key responsibilities include:

• Manage day-to-day interactions with client stakeholders: Develop and maintain contact with top decision makers at key clients; and establish and sustain long-term relationships with clients.
• Engagement management: Support engagement leaders with engagement scoping, planning, management of engagement economics and risks; manage engagement teams; develop deliverable structure and content; support buy-in of proposed solutions from top management levels at the client.
• Contribute to practice development and eminence: Participate in the creation of practical solutions and methodologies; support and contribute to the development of "thoughtware" and "point-of-view" documents; and participate in or support industry and eminence events sponsored by the firm.
• Talent development: Develop high performing people and teams by being a counselor and coach for junior team members, provide input into the staffing process, participate in staff recruitment and retention activities, and provide support for delivery teams and staff.
• Develop core offering expertise: Leverage deep personal expertise in M&A and Finance service offerings to support sales pursuits and develop marketplace eminence.
• Sales and business development: Participate in business development activities, manage pursuit teams, participate in aspects of the proposal development process, and support the development of proposal pricing strategies.

About the team

Deloitte’s Deal Transformation and Post Merger Integration (DT & PMI) practice
Deloitte’s DT & PMI practice delivers comprehensive advisory services for clients undertaking M&A and value creation activity. Our practitioners are involved in all phases of the M&A lifecycle, including strategy, due diligence, operational readiness, pre- and post-close integration/separation planning and execution, and follow-on transformation.

M&A Finance
Our Finance M&A specialists help our clients proactively plan, coordinate, and manage finance-focused initiatives throughout the M&A lifecycle. The services offered cover the full range of Finance-related M&A efforts, including, but not limited to, operating model design; financial close optimization; capital deployment optimization; finance organizational/operations transformation; and finance process/technologies integration.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you

Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree with 6+ years (or a master’s degree with 5+ years) of relevant experience in a similar role in consulting or industry (management consulting, venture capital / private equity, or related experience delivering M&A advisory / Finance transformation projects).
• 2+ years of team lead or management experience.
• Relevant certifications including CPA, CFA, MBA, and/or other professional designations (or in progress) are an asset.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with ambiguous and changing requirements.
• Strong relationship management skills, including partnering with senior executives to define how they approach M&A – in alignment with their corporate strategy – to create value and enable them to compete effectively in their industry.
• Proven oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills (i.e., MS PowerPoint & Excel modeling).
• Superior hypothesis-based problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment.
• Experience in financial analysis, business process reengineering and operational performance improvement analysis.
• Experience in conducting financial modelling and analysis, including synergy review, working capital assessment, cash flow assessment is considered an asset.
• Knowledge and interest in key industry trends and ability to guide clients on concepts for M&A engagements.
• Passion to improve internal processes, and promote knowledge sharing in the team, by contributing to the various forms of market eminence.

Experience in:

• Delivering M&A or transformation projects, accompanied by Finance expertise, including, but not limited to:
• Month end close controls and processes.
• GL optimization.
• Finance operations transformation.
• Systems and technologies that support/enable the Finance function (e.g., Oracle, SAP, and Workday).
• Financial modelling and analysis.
• Synergy review and assessment.
• Identifying key client issues, determining client needs, evaluating and validating analyses, and developing recommendations.
• Cross-functional project management, contingency planning, and Day 1 planning to help execute large Finance projects for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
• Guiding clients on key concepts for M&A engagements including, but not limited to, integration/separation planning and execution, stranded cost analyses, business continuity during transformation, and synergy identification and capture.

Total Rewards

The salary range for this position is $83,000 - $175,000, and individuals may be eligible to participate in our bonus program. Deloitte is fair and competitive when it comes to the salaries of our people. Our Total Rewards Package extends well beyond traditional compensation and benefit programs and is designed to recognize employee contributions, encourage personal wellness, and support firm growth. On top of our regular paid vacation days, some examples include: $4,000 per year for mental health support benefits, a $1,300 flexible benefit spending account, firm-wide closures known as "Deloitte Days", dedicated days of for learning (known as Development and Innovation Days), flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work structure.

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The next step is yours.

At Deloitte, we are all about doing business inclusively – that starts with having diverse colleagues of all abilities. Deloitte encourages applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of communities across Canada.

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