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Paychex · 2 weeks ago

Mergers and Acquisitions Manager

Rochester, NY

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level

$114K/yr - $166K/yr

5+ years exp

Paychex is a leader in simplifying HR, payroll, and benefits for American businesses, offering innovative solutions and a supportive culture. The Mergers and Acquisitions Manager will lead M&A activities, manage due diligence efforts, and develop business cases and financial models to support strategic growth initiatives.

AccountingBookkeeping and PayrollFinancial ServicesHuman ResourcesSoftware

Responsibilities

Performs necessary research to support strategic initiatives, incorporating this research into required financial, valuation, and pro-forma analysis required to support business decisions, with limited oversight. Assists business unit leaders in valuation analyses related to their areas and the impact of a merger/acquisition on the organization

Conducts and coordinates due diligence initiatives to vet M&A targets. Leads and manages the process for assigned business units, gathers data, analyzes information, and prepares and presents findings. Manages portfolio of post-mortems on transactions to better ensure learnings

Coordinates with appropriate parties including cross-functional leadership, legal counsel, financial and tax advisors, and sellers and their advisors on various transactions

Develops and manages pipelines of acquisition or investment opportunities. Maintains and reports on pipeline status

Evaluates strategic business opportunities, both internally and externally, and analyzes the industry, markets, competitors, economics, and strategy to assess business fit for the company. Develops and presents recommendations to applicable stakeholders

Identifies new growth opportunities consistent with both the company's strategic objectives and financial considerations to verify fit and potential viability

Manages effective development and execution of various negotiation strategies to ensure the best outcome for the company

Qualification

Financial analysisBusiness modelingM&A experienceCorporate financeValuation modelsCommunication skillsNegotiation strategies

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Economics, Finance or Accounting

2 years of experience in Experience with financial and business analysis / modelling / forecasting, especially as used in M&A. Able to build valuation models

5 years of experience in Professional experience in corporate finance, accounting, or FP&A

2 years of experience in M&A with either an investment bank, private equity or corporate development group