Senior Staff Finance Project Manager – Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Job Description Summary

The Senior Staff Finance Project Manager – Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) is responsible for leading finance workstreams for merger, acquisition, divestiture, and integration initiatives across the CFO organization. This role acts as the primary bridge between the IT Project Manager and Finance business teams, ensuring end-to-end alignment across systems, processes, controls, timelines, and value realization.

This position drives disciplined project execution through structured governance, detailed planning, risk management, and stakeholder coordination across Finance, IT, Legal, HR, Shared Services, and external partners. The role focuses on readiness, integration, and stabilization to ensure smooth transitions with minimal disruption to ongoing operations and strong compliance with internal controls.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Lead Finance project management for M&A initiatives, including due diligence, Day 1 readiness, integration planning, and post-close stabilization.
• Serve as the primary liaison between the IT Project Manager and Finance business teams to align scope, milestones, data dependencies, and cutover plans.
• Develop and maintain integrated Finance workplans covering processes, systems, reporting, controls, and organizational readiness.
• Coordinate cross-functional Finance activities across Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, Tax, AP/AR, Payroll, and Shared Services.
• Ensure Finance requirements are clearly defined and translated into system and data needs in partnership with IT and Digital teams.
• Drive governance routines, including status reporting, RAID management, executive readouts, and decision tracking.
• Support financial due diligence efforts by coordinating Finance inputs, timelines, and issue resolution.
• Partner with stakeholders to assess integration complexity, risks, and resourcing needs, and develop mitigation plans.
• Ensure changes comply with SOX, internal controls, accounting policy, and regulatory requirements.
• Support change management activities including stakeholder communications, training coordination, and post-implementation support.
• Track integration progress and value realization, including cost synergies, process efficiencies, and risk reduction.

Other Responsibilities

• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security policies and programs.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of Finance project management, integration playbooks, and M&A governance standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Finance project management, integration, or transformation roles within complex, global organizations.
• Demonstrated experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, or large-scale business integrations.
• Strong understanding of Finance processes, end-to-end value flows, and control considerations.
• Proven ability to manage complex cross-functional initiatives with senior stakeholders.
• Advanced skills in project management tools and executive-level reporting.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience partnering closely with IT on ERP, financial systems, and data integration efforts.
• Exposure to SOX, internal controls, and audit environments.
• Prior experience in semiconductor, manufacturing, or highly regulated industries.
• Resilient, adaptable, and comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-ambiguity environments.

Expected Salary Range

The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.