Project Manager - Mergers & Acquisition Ballwin, MO

Project Manager
- Mergers & Acquisition

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager
- Mergers & Acquisition to lead critical integration and financial coordination efforts for transactions. This long-term contract position will focus on organizing acquisition-related work streams, supporting due diligence activities, and ensuring balance sheet information is aligned across stakeholders. The ideal candidate brings strong knowledge of M&A processes and financial statement analysis, with the ability to keep complex initiatives moving on schedule.

Responsibilities:

• Direct cross-functional M&A project plans from initial evaluation through post-transaction coordination, ensuring milestones, risks, and dependencies are actively managed.
• Partner with finance and business leaders to review ledger balance sheet accounts and confirm accurate treatment of acquired entities and transaction-related items.
• Coordinate due diligence activities by gathering documentation, tracking findings, and helping teams resolve issues that may affect deal timelines or financial reporting.
• Support preparation and review of consolidated balance sheet information to improve visibility into financial impacts associated with acquisitions.
• Facilitate communication among internal stakeholders and external partners so decisions, action items, and project updates remain clear and timely.
• Monitor project progress and provide status reporting that highlights budget considerations, open risks, and priority deliverables.
• Organize post-acquisition integration activities related to financial processes, controls, and reporting requirements where applicable.
• Identify process gaps or reporting inconsistencies during transaction execution and drive follow-up actions to maintain project momentum.