Senior Manager, M&A Finance

Work with a Top 20 CPA and advisory firm that Accounts for Anything.  Aprio has 40 U.S. office locations, as well as international office locations and more than 3,200 team members that speak 60+ languages across the globe.  By bringing together proven expertise, deep understanding, and strategic foresight for fast-growing industries, Aprio ensures clients are prepared for wherever life or business may take them. Discover a top-rated culture, vast growth opportunities and your next big career move with Aprio.

Join Aprio's Finance team and you will help clients maximize their opportunities. Aprio Advisory Group, LLC is a progressive, fast-growing firm looking for a Senior Manager, M&A Finance to join their dynamic team. 

The Senior Manager, M&A Finance is a senior individual contributor and integration leader within Aprio’s Internal Finance organization, responsible for end-to-end finance support of mergers and acquisitions. This role leads finance-related activities throughout the full M&A lifecycle—from due diligence through post-close integration and ongoing performance tracking—supporting Aprio’s inorganic growth strategy. 

The Senior Manager serves as the primary finance liaison for acquired firms and a strategic partner to internal stakeholders across Accounting, Financial Reporting, FP&A, Corporate Development and the M&A integration team. This position requires strong operational finance expertise, sound judgment, and the ability to independently lead multiple, concurrent integrations and workstreams in a fast-paced, transaction-oriented environment.

Regular travel is an expectation for this role. On average this will be 10%-20%.

Core Responsibilities:

• Act as the primary Finance point of contact for acquired firms, owning onboarding and integration of finance processes, policies, and procedures. 
• Participate in financial due diligence reviews, closing calls, and post-close follow-ups to ensure alignment on assumptions, identified risks, and integration requirements. 
• Maintain comprehensive deal overview documentation, including transaction structure, key financial terms, earn-out provisions, working capital targets, and post-close financial obligations. 
• Lead and coordinate all finance-related integration workstreams, including accounting operations integration, AP integration, data integration, earn-out tracking and monitoring, and contractual financial obligations/rights tracking. 
• Drive M&A finance integration meetings with clear ownership, timelines, and resolution of open items. 
• Provide hands-on education, guidance, and ongoing support to acquired firm leadership and finance teams throughout the integration lifecycle. 

• Partner with the Financial Reporting team to develop and maintain a standardized Integration and Purchase Accounting Playbook for M&A transactions. 
• Coordinate and support data collection for purchase accounting and opening balance sheet net working capital closing statement requirements. 

• Coordinate with Financial Reporting, FP&A, and other finance teams to track net working capital targets, merger value drivers, revenue vs. deal targets, earn-out metrics, due to/from balances, and other deal-specific KPIs. 
• Support leadership-level reporting and analysis related to organic versus inorganic growth. 
• Ensure accurate, timely, and consistent revenue and deal-related reporting within Aprio’s established reporting cadence. 

•  Support merged firm roadshows as a finance representative, communicating financial processes, expectations, and reporting requirements. Attend Aprio Week as the Finance representative.  
• Build strong relationships with acquired firm leadership, internal finance teams, Aprio leadership, and cross-functional partners. 
• Serve as a trusted advisor on M&A-related finance and integration matters. 

• Demonstrates enterprise-wide thinking and effective prioritization across multiple concurrent transactions. 
• Previous M&A experience is strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of technical experience in professional services environment.
• An active CPA license is preferred but not required.
• Influences outcomes through expertise and collaboration rather than formal authority. 
• Identifies opportunities to standardize, improve, and scale M&A finance and integration processes. 
• Operates independently with minimal oversight while escalating issues appropriately and proactively. 
• Regular travel is an expectation for this role. On average this will be 10%-20%.

• Collaborative leadership style with the ability to influence across teams. 
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex workstreams and stakeholders in a deal-driven environment. 
• Excellent communication, organization, and project management skills. 
• Ability to bridge reporting requirements with operational execution. 
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and building scalable, repeatable processes. 
• Strong ownership mindset with attention to detail and follow-through. 

The application window is anticipated to close on April 30, 2026 and may be extended as needed.

Why work for Aprio:

Whether you are just starting out, looking to advance into management or searching for your next leadership role, Aprio offers an opportunity to grow with a future-focused, innovative firm.

Perks/Benefits we offer for full-time team members:

- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance on the first day of employment

- Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account

- 401k with Profit Sharing

- 9+ holidays and discretionary time off structure

- Parental Leave – coverage for both primary and secondary caregivers

- Tuition Assistance Program and CPA support program with cash incentive upon completion

- Discretionary incentive compensation based on firm, group and individual performance

- Incentive compensation related to origination of new client sales

- Top rated wellness program

- Flexible working environment including remote and hybrid options

What’s in it for you:

- Working with an industry leader: Be part of a high-growth firm that is passionate for what’s next.

- An awesome culture: Thirty-one fundamental behaviors guide our culture every day ensuring we always deliver an exceptional team-member and client experience.  We call it the Aprio Way.  This shared mindset creates lasting relationships between team members and with clients.

- A great team: Work with a high-energy, passionate, caring and ambitious team of professionals in a collaborative culture.

- Entrepreneurship: Have the freedom to innovate and bring your ideas to help us grow to become the CPA firm of choice nationally.

- Growth opportunities: Grow professionally in an environment that fosters continuous learning and advancement.

- Competitive compensation: You will be rewarded with competitive compensation, industry-leading benefits and a flexible work environment to enjoy work/life balance.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Aprio is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex; pregnancy; sexual orientation; gender identity and/or expression; age; disability; genetic information, citizenship status; military service obligations or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Aprio, LLP and Aprio Advisory Group, LLC, operate in an alternative business structure, with Aprio Advisory Group, LLC providing non-attest tax and consulting services, and Aprio, LLP providing CPA firm services.