Senior Manager, CFO Advisory | Transaction Support

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Execute and lead CFO Advisory – Transaction Support engagements, serving as a trusted advisor to private equity sponsors and corporate clients throughout the transaction lifecycle. Lead work streams supporting Transaction Strategy, Operational Due Diligence, Transaction Execution, and Integration & Separation initiatives. Assess finance organizations, operating models, business processes, and reporting capabilities to identify operational risks, execution challenges, and value creation opportunities. Prepare and review carve-out and standalone cost analyses, including standalone operating models, TSA requirements, shared services assessments, and dis-synergy analyses.

Develop executive-ready presentations and client deliverables, communicating findings, recommendations, and implementation plans to CFOs, executive leadership teams, and private equity sponsors. Partner with clients to bridge transaction diligence with execution by translating recommendations into actionable finance transformation and operational improvement initiatives.

Support clients throughout the transaction lifecycle—from pre-close planning through post-close execution. Execute Operational Due Diligence engagements focused on finance organizations, operating models, business processes, systems, governance, and reporting. Evaluate finance organizations to identify execution risks, operational gaps, scalability concerns, and opportunities for value creation. Develop Transaction Strategy recommendations that improve finance readiness and support successful acquisitions, divestitures, and carve-outs. Assist clients with Transaction Execution activities including execution planning, milestone tracking, governance, issue resolution, and cross-functional coordination.

Support executive leadership teams throughout critical transaction milestones.

Lead finance work streams supporting post-close integration activities. Assist with Day 1 and Day 100 readiness planning. Support Integration Management Office (IMO) governance and execution. Design future-state finance operating models. Develop finance integration roadmaps. Lead finance separation planning for carve-outs and divestitures. Perform standalone cost assessments including:
Standalone cost analysis, Shared services evaluations, Corporate cost allocations, TSA development and exit planning, Organizational design, Finance organization separation. Support ERP and finance system transition planning.

Advise CFOs and executive leadership teams on finance operating model effectiveness. Evaluate finance organizations across Order-to-Cash (OTC), Procure-to-Pay (PTP), and Record-to-Report (RTR). Recommend operational improvements that increase scalability and transaction readiness. Support finance organization redesign before and after transactions. Assist clients with interim finance leadership and execution support during periods of transition. Develop executive reporting and governance frameworks that support post-transaction decision-making.

Work with finance technologies including Net Suite, Oracle, SAP, Sage Intacct, Microsoft Dynamics, and other ERP platforms. Utilize automation and analytics tools to improve finance processes and transaction execution. Leverage AI-enabled technologies to enhance diligence, research, project management, and client deliverables.

Lead and mentor junior professionals across transaction support engagements. Manage multiple client engagements while maintaining high-quality deliverables and client service. Contribute to the continued enhancement of transaction support…