By joining our rapidly growing Private Equity practice, you will serve as a trusted partner to private equity sponsors, portfolio company executives, and CFOs executing acquisition and buy-and-build strategies. You will bring first-hand Finance leadership experience, unique perspectives, and functional expertise to deliver tailored solutions that accelerate value creation and support successful post-close integration outcomes. As an Associate Director, you will be responsible for a mix of client delivery, team leadership, and developing junior team members. You will also participate in account management and business development activities. \n What You'll Do Finance & Office of the CFO • Own the Finance workstream on post-close integrations. • Lead integration across all functional areas, including Financial Reporting, Controllership, FP&A, and Treasury. • Support or lead Finance tech-stack integration and system rationalization initiatives. • Advise CFOs and Finance leadership on operating model design, organizational structure, reporting processes, and integration priorities. • Establish integrated management reporting and KPI frameworks to support executive decision-making, board reporting, and sponsor oversight. • Lead synergy identification, value capture tracking, EBITDA improvement initiatives, and variance reporting. Integration Work • Lead complex integration engagements, translating the sponsor's investment thesis into executable Finance integration roadmaps. • Drive Integration Management Office (IMO) governance, reporting, and program management and holistic IMO oversight. • Drive Day 1 readiness planning and post-close execution across Finance and cross-functional stakeholders. • Own C-suite and sponsor communication on integration progress. • Contribute to developing and implementing firm-approved AI-enabled solutions for clients and collaborate with firm leadership to identify compliant opportunities to enhance client and internal outcomes. Client Leadership & Business Development • Build new client relationships, deepen existing ones, and support leadership in go-to-market efforts and proposal creation. • Oversee client accounts, including work plans, staffing, timelines, budgets, and delivery quality. • Play a key role in talent development, including mentoring and coaching junior team members. • Attract, interview, hire, and retain top talent What You'll Bring • 8+ years of experience in management consulting, M&A integration, Finance transformation, CFO advisory, or in-house Finance leadership at a PE-backed company. • Demonstrated experience leading Finance workstreams for post-close integrations in consulting firms, advisory practices, or PE-backed environments. • Strong understanding of Finance functions, including Financial Reporting, Controllership, FP&A, Treasury, and the finance tech stack. • Experience partnering with CFOs, Controllers, and executive leadership teams to execute strategic integration initiatives. • Proven ability to develop and manage integration roadmaps, governance structures, executive communications, and value capture programs. • Experience supporting private equity sponsors and portfolio companies through acquisition integration and buy-and-build strategies. • Track record of running large-scale integration projects to completion. • Strong executive presence with the ability to influence decisions and build trusted advisor relationships. • Experience mentoring and developing junior team members. • Comfort with AI and a continuous learning mindset: demonstrated ability to responsibly adopt firm-approved AI tools and openness to emerging technologies in alignment with firm policies. Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field. • CPA, CFA or CA credential strongly preferred. • Willingness to travel to client sites as needed — hybrid delivery model. \n #LI-MH1 #LI-Remote