Experienced Manager, Management Consulting

Job Summary:

The Experienced Manager, Management Consulting is an important member of the team; leading and executing operationally focused Mergers & Acquisitions projects, including operational due diligence (buy-side and sell-side), integrations, carve-outs (buy-side and sell-side), and value creation initiatives. This role helps lead and manage projects across all sectors, assisting corporate and private equity clients on buy-side and sell-side transactions to realize transaction value and synergies.

Job Duties:

•    Acts as a Project Leader or assistant Project Leader responsible for planning and overseeing projects and applying knowledge of BDO standards to ensure effective and efficient delivery of quality services, including:
o    On operational due diligence projects: synergy or deal value driver analysis and operational risk identification
o    On integration projects: integration strategy definition and integration planning and execution 
o    On carve-out projects: stand-alone cost analysis, carve-out strategy definition, carve-out planning and execution, and Transition Services Agreement (TSA) definition
•    Acts as a contact for the client for the duration of the project
•    Identifies and proposes appropriate resolutions on a timely basis for critical issues related to the transaction
•    Assists project leaders in managing the relationship and information flow between BDO, the client, and the target company
•    Identifies and understands business development opportunities through industry and networking relationships and works with leaders to pursue such opportunities
•    Assists with the development of proposal documents and conducting presentations in pursuit of acquiring new clients
•    Partners with peers in other business lines to identify and promote the services of the operational value creation team to existing and prospective clients, in addition to identifying cross-selling opportunities to other BDO business lines
•    Other duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities:
•    Schedules and supervises the tasks and project assignments of the project teams
•    Reviews work products prepared by the team, and provides review comments and edits, as necessary
•    Partners with leaders within the practice to provide verbal and written performance feedback to the team throughout the year and as part of the annual performance review process
•    Develops team members by providing real-time and on-the-job insight and training
•    Supports a collaborative and team-oriented environment, while encouraging strong results and quality work

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Education:
•    Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Engineering, or Information Technology and seven (7) or more years of M&A work experience, required; or Master’s Degree in Business Administration and three (3) or more years of M&A work experience, required
•    Master’s Degree in Business Administration, preferred

Experience:
•    M&A experience in management consulting, required 
•    Experience with operational due diligence, integrations, divestitures, carve-outs, and/or value creation initiatives, required
•    Experience interacting with C-level personnel, preferred

License/Certifications:
•    CPA, preferred

Software:
•    Proficient with Microsoft Office Suites, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, required

Language:
•    N/A

Other Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
•    Strong verbal and written communication skills, specifically business writing
•    Ability to interact with and adapt communication style to successfully convey messaging and objectives to all levels of management 
•    Exhibits executive presence, intellectual curiosity and analytical thinking
•    Ability to initiate and maintain solid relationships with all levels of client personnel, as well as utilizing network and industry relationships to identify business development opportunities
•    Ability to work in a demanding, deadline-driven environment independently and within a team dynamic while effectively managing unexpected issues and/or questions in a professional manner 
•    Ability to analyze large volumes of data to identify potential issues and propose the most appropriate resolutions to deal structures 
•    Ability to maintain the highly confidential nature of information
•    Excellent project management skills, with the ability to produce quality work with an attention to detail
•    Ability to travel regionally and/or nationally

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

National Range: $100,000 - $160,000
Maryland Range: $100,000 - $160,000
NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $100,000 - $160,000