Job Description:
M&A Finance Analyst
Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World
Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.
This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.
As a Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Finance Analyst, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:
- Preparing high-quality financial deliverables for sell-side (divestitures) and buy-side (acquisition) diligence projects, including quality of earnings, carve-out financial statements, net working capital, debt and debt-like and other deal schedules, stand-alone cost analysis and virtual data room deliverables.
- Engaging with third-party diligence advisors to ensure a properly scoped and accurate Quality of Earnings/Financial Due Diligence report.
- Communicating results of financial diligence to Business Group, Division, Business Finance, Enterprise Supply Chain, and Corporate Finance Leadership.
- Collaborating with Corporate Development, Integration & Transition Management and Business Strategy to understand the scope and strategic impact to 3M for each contemplated transaction.
- Estimating and analyzing stranded costs and impacts to corporate earnings per share.
- Partnering with Controllers to ensure a successful transition of post-close deal accounting and purchase price schedules.
Your Skills and Expertise
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who must have the following qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in accounting or finance (completed and verified prior to start)
- Three (3) years of combined experience in accounting and/or finance in a private, public, government or military environment
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- Experience providing finance business counsel in finance or financial due diligence department of a corporation, or investment banking.
- Experience with project management and/or project leadership and/or
- Experience with mergers and acquisition-related integrations
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and/or Certified Management Accountant (CMA) certification
- MBA from an accredited university in Finance, Accounting or Economics
- Experience using Alteryx to drive process improvement and automation
Work location:
- Work location: This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN.
Travel: May include up to 10%domestic/international
Relocation: Is not authorized
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).
Supporting Your Well-being
3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance (completed and verified prior to start)
- Three (3) years of combined experience in accounting and/or finance
- Work on-site at least four days per week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN
- Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship (e.g., H-1B)
- Ability to travel up to 10% (domestic/international)
- Experience providing finance business counsel or financial due diligence / investment banking experience
- Project management or project leadership experience
- Experience with mergers and acquisition-related integrations
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and/or Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
- MBA in Finance, Accounting, or Economics
- Experience using Alteryx to drive process improvement and automation
What We Do
3M operates as a diversified technology company, manufacturing more than 55,000 products, including adhesives, laminates, and many more. 3M touches virtually every part of your life. Our people and technology make the impossible, possible. Every day we apply our science to enhance people’s lives. This is 3M Science. Applied to Life.™








