M&A Integration Manager

Overview

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers - New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards.

Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion.

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The M&A Integration Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing the successful integration of acquired CPA and professional services firms. This role serves as the central project leader from Letter of Intent (LOI) through post-close integration, ensuring acquired firms are successfully transitioned into the organization's people, processes, technology, and culture.

Working closely with Corporate Development, Executive Leadership, Finance, HR, IT, Operations, Marketing, Practice Leadership, and external partners, the M&A Integration Manager drives integration planning, governance, execution, and continuous improvement while minimizing disruption to clients and team members.

The ideal candidate is an exceptional project manager who thrives in a fast-paced, acquisition-driven environment and can influence stakeholders across multiple functions without direct authority.

Lead end-to-end post-merger integration activities across multiple concurrent acquisitions, developing and managing detailed integration workplans, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and timelines. Coordinate integration activities from pre-close planning through operational stabilization. Support transition from due diligence to post-close execution, ensuring consistent execution of the firm's Integration Playbook.

Duties include:

• Facilitate recurring integration meetings and executive steering committees.
• Monitor project health, timelines, risks, and dependencies.
• Maintain project dashboards and executive reporting.
• Escalate critical issues with recommended solutions.
• Manage multiple acquisitions simultaneously.
• Ensure accountability for deliverables while proactively identifying risks and removing roadblocks.

• Support acquired firm leaders throughout the integration journey.
• Promote effective communication and organizational change.
• Assist with onboarding and orientation activities.
• Help preserve client relationships while integrating operational processes.
• Foster adoption of firm standards, systems, and best practices.

Serve as the primary integration contact for acquired firms.

Build trusted relationships with partners and firm leadership.

Prepare executive presentations, status updates, and reporting.

Communicate project progress, risks, and accomplishments to leadership.

• Continuously improve integration methodologies, templates, and playbooks.
• Capture lessons learned after each acquisition.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability, and consistency.
• Support development of integration KPIs and performance metrics.

• Partner with functional leaders to coordinate integration and ongoing process improvement across:
• Human Resources
• Information Technology
• Finance & Accounting
• Operations
• Marketing & Business Development
• Risk Management
• Practice Management
• Facilities
• Learning & Development

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Management, or related field required
• 5+ years of experience leading complex cross-functional projects.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong…