Senior Manager, M&A Finance

This a Full Remote job, the offer is available from: Georgia (USA) Work with a nationally ranked CPA and advisory firm that is passionate for what's next. Aprio has 30 U.S. office locations, one in the Philippines and more than 2,100 team members that speak 60+ languages across the globe. By bringing together proven expertise, deep understanding, and strategic foresight for fast-growing industries, Aprio ensures clients are prepared for wherever life or business may take them. Discover a top-rated culture, vast growth opportunities and your next big career move with Aprio. Join Aprio's Finance team and you will help clients maximize their opportunities. Aprio Advisory Group, LLC is a progressive, fast-growing firm looking for a Senior Manager, M&A Finance to join their dynamic team. The Senior Manager, M&A Finance is a senior individual contributor and integration leader within Aprio’s Internal Finance organization, responsible for end-to-end finance support of mergers and acquisitions. This role leads finance-related activities throughout the full M&A lifecycle—from due diligence through post-close integration and ongoing performance tracking—supporting Aprio’s inorganic growth strategy. The Senior Manager serves as the primary finance liaison for acquired firms and a strategic partner to internal stakeholders across Accounting, Financial Reporting, FP&A, Corporate Development and the M&A integration team. This position requires strong operational finance expertise, sound judgment, and the ability to independently lead multiple, concurrent integrations and workstreams in a fast-paced, transaction-oriented environment. Regular travel is an expectation for this role. On average this will be 10%-20%. Core Responsibilities: Finance Integration Leadership • Act as the primary Finance point of contact for acquired firms, owning onboarding and integration of finance processes, policies, and procedures. • Participate in financial due diligence reviews, closing calls, and post-close follow-ups to ensure alignment on assumptions, identified risks, and integration requirements. • Maintain comprehensive deal overview documentation, including transaction structure, key financial terms, earn-out provisions, working capital targets, and post-close financial obligations. • Lead and coordinate all finance-related integration workstreams, including accounting operations integration, AP integration, data integration, earn-out tracking and monitoring, and contractual financial obligations/rights tracking. • Drive M&A finance integration meetings with clear ownership, timelines, and resolution of open items. • Provide hands-on education, guidance, and ongoing support to acquired firm leadership and finance teams throughout the integration lifecycle. Closing Statement & Purchase Accounting Coordination: • Partner with the Financial Reporting team to develop and maintain a standardized Integration and Purchase Accounting Playbook for M&A transactions. • Coordinate and support data collection for purchase accounting and opening balance sheet net working capital closing statement requirements. Post-Acquisition Performance & Revenue Tracking • Coordinate with Financial Reporting, FP&A, and other finance teams to track net working capital targets, merger value drivers, revenue vs. deal targets, earn-out metrics, due to/from balances, and other deal-specific KPIs. • Support leadership-level reporting and analysis related to organic versus inorganic growth. • Ensure accurate, timely, and consistent revenue and deal-related reporting within Aprio’s established reporting cadence. Stakeholder Communication & Change Management • Support merged firm roadshows as a finance representative, communicating financial processes, expectations, and reporting requirements. Attend Aprio Week as the Finance representative. • Build strong relationships with acquired firm leadership, internal finance teams, Aprio leadership, and cross-functional partners. • Serve as a trusted advisor on M&A-related finance and integration matters. Senior Manager-Level Expectations • Demonstrates enterprise-wide thinking and effective prioritization across multiple concurrent transactions. • Previous M&A experience is strongly preferred. • 5+ years of technical experience in professional services environment. • An active CPA license is preferred but not required. • Influences outcomes through expertise and collaboration rather than formal authority. • Identifies opportunities to standardize, improve, and scale M&A finance and integration processes. • Operates independently with minimal oversight while escalating issues appropriately and proactively. • Regular travel is an expectation for this role. On average this will be 10%-20%. Key Success Factors • Collaborative leadership style with the ability to influence across teams. • Proven ability to manage multiple complex workstreams and stakeholders in a deal-driven environment. • Excellent communication, organizati