M&A Integration & Separation Accounting Lead

The Kraft Heinz Company

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 112,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

The Kraft Heinz Company is seeking a Senior Analyst, Integration & Separation Accounting to oversee the M&O accounting operations for divestitures, acquisitions, or strategic transactions. You will partner across functions to map chart of accounts, design intercompany structures, and manage consolidation/reporting changes.

The role requires strong GAAP knowledge, experience in P&L and balance sheet analysis, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced M&A environment.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required; CPA or MBA preferred.
Minimum 2 years of public accounting experience, transaction advisory experience, or accounting experience within the CPG industry.
Should have cost accounting exposure and be knowledgeable in cost accounting methods allowed by US GAAP.
Ability to produce high quality work in ambiguous environments, analytically interpret financial information, and improve business processes.
Display a business partnership mindset and work seamlessly across business functions.
Experience with Excel, SAP, Claude or CoPilot, and Hyperion Financial Management a plus.

Responsibilities

Own the integration & separation lifecycle coverage (diligence support, planning, process design, TSA execution, external manufacturing agreements, and stabilization).
Prepare diligence requests for potential M&A transactions to inform adjustments and the management report.
Design processes to enable smooth transition during a divestiture or acquisition and communicate processes to the broader finance and accounting organization.
Construct, deliver, and present buyer-facing reporting packages to provide supporting documentation for carved financial statements and substantiate carve accuracy.
Drive the execution of M&O accounting for divestitures and mergers by performing full financial statement reconciliations, journal entries, analysis, and month-end processes.
Execute month-end close procedures to properly account for TSA activity by leveraging expertise in material ledger costing, overhead absorption, capitalization policies, and BOM/routing master data.
Work closely with third parties and cross-functional departments to coordinate all necessary deliverables.
Establish a repeatable framework and build a ‘playbook’ flexible enough to routinize the acquisition/divestiture cycles.