Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cherry Bekaert is ranked among the largest accounting and consulting firms in the country and is seeking an experienced M&A Integration Project Manager to help shape the future of the firm through successful acquisitions. The role involves leading enterprise-level initiatives from diligence through post-close integration, influencing stakeholders, and driving complex integrations that deliver measurable business impact.
Responsibilities
- Lead and own end-to-end M&A integration project plans, including milestones, timelines, dependencies, and deliverables from diligence through post-close stabilization
- Drive execution across distributed, cross-functional teams—ensuring accountability, follow-through, and progress against critical milestones in a remote environment
- Proactively identify risks, issues, and delays, and escalate with clear recommendations to keep integrations on track
- Establish and manage integration governance, including virtual workstream check-ins, executive updates, and decision forums
- Coordinate integration activities across Finance, Legal, IT, Operations, People & Culture, Client Service, and Go-to-Market teams
- Deliver clear, concise, executive-ready reporting on progress, risks, and upcoming milestones
- Partner closely with senior leadership to align priorities, remove blockers, and ensure successful integration outcomes
Skills
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in a business discipline
- 10+ years of experience within a professional services firm including a minimum of 5+ years of experience leading complex M&A integration or large-scale transformation initiatives
- Strong project management expertise, including planning, execution, risk mitigation, and stakeholder coordination
- Ability to manage complex, cross-functional workstreams across remote teams with competing priorities and tight timelines
- Demonstrated ability to influence, drive accountability, and achieve outcomes without direct authority
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage executive and cross-functional audiences in virtual settings
- Experience building dashboards, reporting, and executive updates that translate data into actionable insights
- Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet) and Microsoft 365 collaboration platforms
- Ability to bring structure to ambiguity and translate evolving inputs into clear, actionable plans
- PMP certification or equivalent experience preferred
Benefits
- Annual bonus
- Medical, dental, and vision care
- Disability and life insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Retirement plans
- Paid Care Leave
- Programs that are dedicated to enhancing your personal and work life and providing you and your family with a measure of financial protection
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