Supervising Senior - Mergers & Acquisitions

Connor Group, Inc.; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Connor Group, Inc. is seeking professionals to perform financial and accounting due diligence across buy-side and sell-side engagements, leveraging advanced Excel and data tools.

The role emphasizes deal issues, valuation, and forecasting within a growth-focused, high-caliber team. The candidate will interact with client management and target company personnel, delivering thorough due diligence reports and assisting with balance sheet openings and closing working capital calculations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent.
• 2-5 years of prior experience in public accounting or FDD.
• CPA preferred or actively pursuing certification.
• Knowledge in forecast and budget tool (Adaptive, Anaplan, etc.).
• International experience (beneficial but not required).
• Experience with advanced data applications like Power Query and/or Alteryx.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite with strong Excel skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Perform financial and accounting due diligence procedures for buy-side or sell-side engagements.
• Identify and communicate critical deal issues and the strength/weakness against industry benchmarks to client management.
• Perform valuation using DCF, market comps, and transaction comps.
• Analyze companies’ strategic positions and forecasts.
• Perform research and industry analyses.
• Review purchase price allocations.
• Challenge assumptions related to future financial projections.
• Identify and address post-closing matters to improve profitability and cash flows.
• Interact extensively with target companies and clients.
• Review and prepare due diligence reports outlining analyses and findings.
• Assist with opening balance sheets of purchase price allocations and closing working capital calculations.
• Comfortable with advanced Excel functionalities: pivot tables, macros, SUMIFS, INDEX/MATCH, INDIRECT.

Skills

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent

Tools

Adaptive

Anaplan

Power Query

Alteryx

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

We’re looking at you—high-achievers, challenge-seekers, and innovation-chasers. Professionals who never shy away from complex problems. We hire the top 1% and let your talents soar.

Connor Group is hiring remote professionals for this position, with the obligation to work onsite at a client location when required. Additionally, professionals may utilize our offices across the U.S. if one is available in your area and your personal situation warrants it.

Are you an intellectually curious, deal oriented professional who enjoys coming up with innovative solutions to complex business issues? Connor Group is seeking professionals who want to build off their existing accounting, operational, and industry experience.

We execute finance projects that add value to our clients within their finance, accounting, and operation departments. From complex technical accounting and financial reporting issues to finance software implementation and automation, joining Connor Group will help you exponentially to further develop your career and expand your experience base.

Connor Group is a specialized professional services firm of Big 4 alumni and industry executives.

Our team of highly experienced professionals assists financial executives with their most complex business needs, including Accounting Advisory, Financial Operations, IPO, M&A, and Managed Services.

Responsibilities

• Perform financial and accounting due diligence procedures for buy-side or sell-side engagements.
• Identify and communicate (i) critical deal issues and (ii) the strength and weakness of the business against industry benchmarks to client management that could impact the purchase price or the deal structure.
• Perform valuation using discounted cash flow, public company comparable, and transaction comparable methods.
• Analyze companies’ strategic positions and corresponding forecasts.
• Perform research and industry analyses.
• Review purchase price allocations.
• Challenge assumptions related to future financial projections.
• Identify and address critical post-closing matters to ensure improvements in profitability and cash flows.
• Interact extensively with personnel of target companies and clients.
• Review and prepare due diligence reports outlining analyses and findings.
• Assist with the finalization of (i) opening balance sheets of purchase price allocations and (ii) closing working capital calculations.
• Comfortability with advanced Excel functionalities: building flatfiles, pivot tables, macros, and using advanced formulas such as SUMIFS, INDEX/MATCH, INDIRECT.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent required
• 2-5 years of prior experience in public accounting or FDD required
• CPA preferred or actively pursuing completion of certification
• Knowledge in forecast and budget tool (Adaptive, Anaplan, etc.)
• International experience (beneficial but not required)
• Experience with advanced data applications like Power Query and/or Alteryx
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite with strong Excel skills
• Willingness to travel up to 10%

Connor Group is committed to celebrating the value of diversity in a globally connected business world.

Our team culture is collaborative and encourages team members to take initiative. Our professionals are committed to excellence, growth, and integrity. By focusing on innovation, we continue to raise the bar on excellence and deliver greater value to our clients.

At Connor Group, our professionals are provided with resources and opportunities to help achieve their professional goals while maintaining a healthy and happy work life balance. From health insurance packages and wellness programs to our one-on-one coaching program and career development opportunities, we empower our professionals by investing in their growth, health, and happiness.

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"We know that difficult problems attract some of the brightest and most courageous people in the world."

Jeff Pickett Connor Group Founder and Chair

Connor Group is built for breakthroughs. We’re a professional services firm focused on the most critical opportunities and challenges facing ambitious companies.

As a leader in accounting, compliance, M&A, IPOs, and digital solutions (strategy, system implementation, automation, analytics, and AI), we serve the offices of the CFO, CIO/CTO, and CHRO.