Manager, Acquisition Integration

We are searching for a Manager, Acquisition Integration to join our high-impact team in Winnipeg. The Manager, Acquisition Integration is responsible for the onboarding and financial integration of our acquisitions and is a unique combination of accounting, finance, and project management. Join a high-pace, high-impact team responsible for onboarding and financial integration of acquisitions in the financial services industry. Apply a combination of accounting, finance, organization, and project management skills combined with problem solving and determination to support onboarding and financial integration of a broad range of businesses.

• Develop a thorough understanding of acquired companies, combining information and insights gained in diligence with further discovery of practices and processes at acquired organizations to create customized, effective, and efficient transition plans.
• Transform forecasts developed in the diligence phase into budgets following PC chart of accounts and accounting methodologies to enable input into PC’s ERP.
• Work across the broader finance and payroll teams to integrate payroll and benefits, banking, AP, and revenue tracking.
• Financial reporting during the integration period, including variance analysis, quarterly forecasts, and annual budget updates.
• Calculations of post-close transaction payments, such as earnouts and working capital audits or analyses.
• Project management and/or execution of a range of onboarding work streams (IT, HR, Enablement, Legal & Compliance, Facilities, and other as appropriate), serving to integrate new acquisitions, supporting the assigned project lead.
• Prepare and/or deliver timely, accurate, clear, concise, and consistent integration project progress updates to principals of acquired organizations and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure the project management system is up to date as it relates to assigned projects.
• Contribute to a positive overall experience for principals and employees of acquired organizations, including timely resolution of ad hoc challenges and obstacles.
• Contribute to a collaborative, team-oriented culture that supports team goal attainment and professional development.
• Identify and surface opportunities for process improvement across all aspects of integration, contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.

• Mindset of intellectual curiosity, continuous learning, perseverance, and a recognition that growth happens outside the comfort zone.
• Ability to advance multiple work streams and projects under tight timelines while maintaining high quality of work product.
• An understanding that this is a role of significant responsibility and importance to the M&A strategy of People Corporation and accordingly a willingness to work in excess of standard working hours when necessary to accomplish goals and meet timelines.
• Ability to augment hard accounting and finance skills with soft interpersonal skills to solve problems / find solutions in a pragmatic and effective manner.
• Attention to detail and ability to communicate effectively both in written and verbal form to inform, influence, persuade, and establish trust with relevant stakeholders across the organization.

• 3-5 years experience in accounting and finance roles of increasing responsibility, preferably in financial planning and analysis.
• Completion or near completion of a CPA designation is required.
• French language proficiency would be an asset.
• Experience in financial due diligence, transaction advisory / M&A experience.

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