Project manager – M&A
- Montreal, QC, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- 10 years of relevant experience in managing financial projects related to M&A, restructurings, or integrations.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
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Job Description
The Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Project Manager (Finance) is an operational expert specializing in finance and transactions. They plan, coordinate, execute, and support projects arising from M&A transactions, ensuring that deadlines and deal objectives are met. This is a project management role driven by the finance function. The position combines strong expertise in financial analysis, accounting, transactions, and business case development with rigorous project management. This enables the project manager to challenge assumptions, identify financial and operational implications, oversee various project workstreams, and translate complex issues into concrete actions.
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Required Qualifications
Our head office is full of opportunities for professionals from a variety of sectors: information technology, human resources, accounting, sales and marketing, and distribution. If you would like to support our operational teams, take part in mapping the company’s course, or have an impact on the company’s future, a job at our head office or one of our regional offices is perfect for you!
The Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Project Manager (Finance) is an operational expert specializing in finance and transactions. They plan, coordinate, execute, and support projects arising from M&A transactions, ensuring that deadlines and deal objectives are met. This is a project management role driven by the finance function. The position combines strong expertise in financial analysis, accounting, transactions, and business case development with rigorous project management. This enables the project manager to challenge assumptions, identify financial and operational implications, oversee various project workstreams, and translate complex issues into concrete actions.
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- Plan and execute Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) projects by translating strategy into integrated work plans.
- Manage the full transaction lifecycle (due diligence, closing, finance integration, and stabilization).
- Oversee financial metrics, project budgets, risk registers, and critical timelines.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and facilitate governance committees, without direct hierarchical authority.
- Produce progress reports, executive dashboards, and variance analyses for senior management.
- Optimize processes by designing and updating M&A project management guides, tools, and templates.
- Resolve complex issues and develop contingency plans to address unforeseen challenges during transactions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Management; a professional designation (CPA, CFA) or PMP certification is a strong asset.
- 10 years of relevant experience in managing financial projects related to M&A, restructurings, or integrations.
- Strong financial expertise: proficiency in financial statements, budgeting, cash flow forecasting, and advanced Excel modeling.
- Leadership and communication skills: bilingual (French/English) with a proven ability to influence stakeholders and explain complex concepts to senior leadership.
Our head office is full of opportunities for professionals from a variety of sectors: information technology, human resources, accounting, sales and marketing, and distribution. If you would like to support our operational teams, take part in mapping the company’s course, or have an impact on the company’s future, a job at our head office or one of our regional offices is perfect for you!
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Responsibilities
Plan and manage M&A projects across due diligence, closing, finance integration, and stabilization, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and tracking budgets, risks, financial metrics, and timelines. Report progress and variances to senior management, improve project tools and processes, and resolve transaction challenges through contingency planning.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Management and 10 years of relevant experience managing financial projects related to M&A, restructurings, or integrations. Candidates should have strong financial analysis and modeling expertise, advanced Excel skills, and the ability to influence stakeholders and communicate complex topics to senior leaders; CPA, CFA, or PMP credentials are strong assets.
Skills
- M&A Project Management
- Financial Analysis
- Accounting
- Financial Modeling
- Budgeting
- Cash Flow Forecasting
- Due Diligence
- Finance Integration
- Risk Management
- Project Planning
- Stakeholder Management
- Executive Reporting
- Variance Analysis
- Process Optimization
- Advanced Excel
- Business Case Development
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
- Consulting
Keywords
- Mergers And Acquisitions
- M&A
- Finance
- Accounting
- Project Management
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Statements
- Budgeting
- Cash Flow Forecasting
- Advanced Excel
- Financial Modeling
- Due Diligence
- Transaction Lifecycle
- Closing
- Finance Integration
- Stabilization
- Project Budgets
- Risk Registers
- Governance Committees
- Executive Dashboards
- Variance Analysis
- Business Case Development
- Restructuring
- CPA
- CFA
- PMP
- Stakeholder Management
- Contingency Planning
- Project Workstreams