Senior M&A Manager
KP Reddy
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Atlanta • United States
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About the role
- Own deal execution from LOI through close, serving as the central coordinator for all diligence and closing activities.
- Lead financial diligence including quality of earnings analysis, working capital assessment, and financial model validation—working with external accounting advisors as needed.
- Coordinate legal diligence and manage outside counsel relationships, ensuring purchase agreements, disclosure schedules, and ancillary documents are completed accurately and on time.
- Manage the data room process, tracking diligence requests, organizing findings, and ensuring the deal team has visibility into open items and risks.
- Develop and maintain diligence checklists, deal trackers, and closing checklists that ensure consistent execution across all transactions.
- Identify and escalate deal risks, working with leadership to develop mitigation strategies or adjust deal terms as needed.
- Support deal structuring discussions including cash/equity/seller note allocations, earnout structures, and working capital mechanisms.
- Coordinate with the Integration Manager to ensure smooth handoffs from deal close to integration, including knowledge transfer of diligence findings.
- Supervise and develop the M&A Analyst, providing guidance on financial modeling, research, and diligence support.
- Maintain relationships with external advisors including legal counsel, accounting firms, and insurance brokers.
- Support post-close activities including working capital true-ups, earnout calculations, and any purchase price adjustments.
Requirements
- 6-10 years of experience in M&A execution, with direct involvement in 10+ completed transactions.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA or CPA a plus.
- Strong financial analysis skills including experience with quality of earnings, working capital analysis, and deal modeling.
- Experience coordinating legal diligence and working with outside counsel on purchase agreements and deal documentation.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects with multiple workstreams, stakeholders, and deadlines.
- Exceptional attention to detail—you catch the things others miss.
- Comfort working autonomously and driving deals forward without constant oversight.
- Experience in private equity, corporate development, or M&A advisory (investment banking, Big 4 transaction services).
- Willingness to travel as needed for management meetings, site visits, and closings.
- Strong bias for automation and personal workflow optimization—you're always looking for ways to streamline deal processes and eliminate manual work.
- Experience with AI tools for productivity, specifically Claude or similar AI assistants.
Benefits
- Ownership of deal execution with direct impact on the company's growth trajectory.
- High deal volume (6-8 annually) with variety across targets—building deep M&A expertise quickly.
- Exposure to the full deal lifecycle in a lean environment where you see the impact of your work.
- Close collaboration with senior leadership and visibility into strategic decision-making.
- The opportunity to build M&A processes and infrastructure from the ground up.
- A seat at the table in a company transforming a $10 trillion global industry.
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Hard Skills & Tools
financial analysisquality of earnings analysisworking capital assessmentfinancial model validationdeal modelingM&A executionproject managementdiligence managementcash/equity/seller note allocationsearnout calculations
Soft Skills
attention to detailautonomous workstakeholder managementproject coordinationrisk identificationleadershipguidancecommunicationproblem-solvingworkflow optimization
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in FinanceBachelor's degree in AccountingMBACPA