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Sr Analyst, Controllership M&A

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Sr Analyst, Controllership M&A

1 Month ago • All levels • Finance • $50,000 PA - $185,000 PA

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The Sr Analyst, Controllership M&A at Nielsen supports the Business Development team, Finance Integration leaders, and CFO on technical accounting matters related to M&A projects. Responsibilities include due diligence on target assets, researching accounting guidance, formulating technical accounting positions, and managing Controllership workflows. The role involves project management, leading internal control assessments, and executing divestiture projects. This position requires providing accounting advice on various aspects of acquisitions and divestitures, including intangible valuations and transaction cost treatments. The ideal candidate will have strong technical accounting skills and experience in M&A transactions.

Must have:

Support M&A projects
Technical accounting expertise
Due diligence & integration
Project management skills
CPA or finance degree

Perks:

Comprehensive benefits package
401(k) with company match
Paid time off
Discretionary incentive/bonus

At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it’s consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future.

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

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

Nielsen is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class.

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$50.0K - $185.0K/yr (Outscal est.)

$117.5K/yr avg.

United States

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