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Sr Analyst, Controllership M&A
Responsibilities:
- Support the Business Development team, Finance Integration leaders, controllership and CFO on technical accounting matters related to M&A projects including business combinations, purchase accounting, and opening balance sheet, as well as perform due diligence on target assets and matters related to integration.
- Research accounting guidance, formulate technical accounting positions, and draft memos for transactions and review conclusions with the Controllership M&A team and external auditors or advisors as required.
- Manage and update a dashboard of Controllership workflows on acquisition and divestiture projects.
- Maintain standard due diligence and integration task lists for Finance and Controllership, and drive outcomes.
- Provide project management guidance to CFO, Director-level Corporate Business Development execution leaders, and Tax and Treasury team members on cross-functional teams related to acquisitions and divestitures.
- Lead internal control assessments during due diligence, identify detailed acquisition integration timelines and track progress toward completion using standard work and dashboards.
- Lead the execution of Divestiture projects, including carve-out financial statement audits, transaction close and gain/loss accounting, financial separation and transition service agreements. Provide support to separation teams as required.
- Provide accounting advice to acquisition and divestiture models including intangible valuations, transaction cost and investment treatments, gain/loss on sale calculations, and joint venture consolidation.
Education:
- CPA or a professional degree in finance
Experience:
- 3-5 years, out of which 2-3 years in M&A finance/ accounting
Nielsen: Enabling your best to power a better media future. Our comprehensive benefits package (including health & wellness plans for full-time employees, 401(k) retirement coupled with a Nielsen match, a generous paid time off policy, and if eligible, a discretionary incentive/bonus) is designed to be inclusive for all employees and families, and we take pride in ensuring that employees are rewarded holistically for the role they are doing and their performance.
A reasonable estimate of salary range for a new employee to be offered this role would be between $50,000-$185,000 which would be adjusted based on each employee's geographic location. The position of each employee within a compensation range at Nielsen is dependent on several individual circumstances, such as experience, training, certifications and other business requirements/needs
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