Join Aprio's Corporate Development Team and you will help the business continue to grow through mergers and acquisitions. Aprio is a progressive, fast-growing firm looking for a Manager, Corporate Development to join their dynamic team.
The Corporate Development Manager will operate with a high degree of ownership, speed, strategic judgment, and cross-functional leadership across Aprio’s M&A pipeline. This individual will support deal execution, drive pipeline velocity, and proactively contribute to M&A growth initiatives that create shareholder value. The Manager is expected to independently manage workstreams, coordinate due diligence, build deal deliverables, and serve as a primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders on assigned transactions.
Responsibilities:
Deal Ownership & Execution: Build and own financial models, acquisition memos, board decks, LOI drafts and other related deal analyses. Coordinate cross-functional due diligence and communicate findings and impacts.
Pipeline Management & Responsiveness: Deliver high-quality work on tight timelines. Manage deal timelines, pipeline reporting, and coordination with broader deal team.
Cross-Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as primary contact for sellers and internal stakeholders on assigned deals. Represent Corporate Development in pipeline reviews, executive touchpoints, and cross-functional forums.
Strategic Thinking & Judgment: Form and communicate an independent point of view on deal rationale, risks, and valuation. Stay attuned to trends across accounting, advisory, law, and RIAs.
Team & Culture Contribution: Promote a culture of urgency, precision, and discretion. Identify and improve process bottlenecks across the deal execution framework.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related business field
Minimum of 5 years of experience in M&A, transaction advisory, investment banking, or a related field
High proficiency with MS Excel and PowerPoint. Experience with AI platforms, including Claude, a plus
Excellent quantitative, written, communication, and presentation skills
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple concurrent transactions
Team player with exceptional communication skills
Self-motivated, entrepreneurial, and demonstrated ability to succeed in a fast-paced work environment
Comfortable operating autonomously while knowing when to escalate to Directors or senior leadership
Must be able to travel based on business needs
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related business field
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in M&A, transaction advisory, investment banking, or a related field
- High proficiency with MS Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience with AI platforms, including Claude
- Excellent quantitative, written, communication, and presentation skills
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple transactions
- Self-motivated, entrepreneurial attitude
- Ability to travel based on business needs
Aprio Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is generally positioned as competitive and fairly paid across many roles, with clearer benchmarking helped by public job-posted ranges and compensation aggregators.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision coverage is positioned as comprehensive and available from day one for full-time hires, which is stronger than the more typical waiting-period approach.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with profit sharing and access to FSA/Dependent Care accounts, which can improve total rewards when firm performance supports contributions.
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What We Do
Aprio is a premier CPA and business advisory firm that advises clients and associates on how to achieve what’s next. Aprio’s associates work as integrated teams across advisory, assurance, tax, outsourcing, staffing and private client services, bringing the best thinking and personal commitment to each client. Across practices, Aprio brings together proven expertise, deep understanding and strategic foresight for industries including Manufacturing and Distribution; Non-Profit and Education; Professional Services; Real Estate and Construction; Retail, Franchise and Hospitality; and Technology and Blockchain. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Aprio has grown to over 1,000+ team members. To serve clients wherever life or business may take them, Aprio’s teams speak more than 30 languages and work with clients in over 50 countries.
