[Hiring] Finance Integration Manager @Orion Group

Role Description

The Manager of Finance Integration owns the finance and accounting workstream across Orion's acquisitions, from late stage diligence through the first close cycles under our ownership. This role sits on the Corporate Controllership team and reports to the VP, Corporate Controller.

You will serve two very different clients:

• Before close, you support the deal team: pressure-testing the quality of earnings and forming a view on the accounting, tax, legal, and back-office exposure that transaction diligence does not always reach.
• After close, your client becomes the finance team of the company we just bought. You are on the ground with them, standing up the opening balance sheet, converting their accounting onto our processes and lead schedules, and getting them audit ready alongside the rest of the network.

This is a builder’s role. Our Group VPs of Finance lead the effort to bring each acquisition in their region up to the Orion standard. You build and implement the frameworks and playbooks that make that possible and carry them from deal to deal. You will work alongside the M&A Integrations Manager, who runs the overall integration program, while you own the finance workstream inside it.

Much of the value here comes from being physically present at newly acquired companies, working shoulder to shoulder with a controller who has never operated inside a platform before.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in accounting or finance, with meaningful experience in acquisitions, integration, transaction services, or audit.
• Hands-on experience with business combination accounting: opening balance sheets, purchase price allocation, and working with third-party valuation specialists.
• Experience with quality of earnings work or transaction diligence, from either the buy side or the advisory side.
• Ability to form a view on tax and legal exposure at a target, size it, and know when to escalate it.
• Track record of standing up accounting processes where they were informal, and of writing the frameworks and templates that made them stick.
• Direct involvement in at least one accounting system implementation or migration. Experience with COINs, Sage Intacct, FloQast, or comparable platforms is a strong plus.
• Proficiency across Microsoft Office and AI platforms (Claude or ChatGPT). Experience with monday.com or comparable project tooling is a plus.
• CPA is a plus, not a requirement.
• Willingness to travel. This role is built around being on-site with newly acquired companies.

Requirements

• Hands-on accounting depth - comfortable with business combination accounting, opening balance sheets, working capital settlements, and reconciliation standards.
• Exposure assessment - able to analyze where risk hides in a business and form and defend a view across accounting, tax, legal, HR, and IT.
• Documentation discipline - maintain and improve frameworks and templates for repeatability.
• Ability to push standards - effective at holding a line and leading change.
• Field presence and credibility - build trust with operating controllers and teach through transitions.
• Ownership mentality - take full accountability for the integration workstream.
• Systems fluency - migrate companies onto new platforms without losing history.
• Comfort with ambiguity and a fast pace - manage several deals at different stages simultaneously.
• Low ego, high collaboration - partner across teams and build consensus without direct authority.

Key Responsibilities

• Pre-Close: Deal Team Support
  • Join the deal after LOI to support the quality of earnings process and pressure-test the accounting behind the adjustments.
  • Form a view on the target's exposure profile across accounting, tax, and legal.
  • Assess the target's back office against what it will need to run efficiently inside the network.
  • Track how identified risks are addressed and carry what remains into the integration plan.
• Post-Close: Opening Balance Sheet and Purchase Accounting
  • Own the collection and quality of the data needed for ASC 805 valuation and the opening balance sheet.
  • Lead the balance sheet teardown at the acquired company and resolve what diligence surfaced.
  • Support net working capital true-up settlement and ensure it is recorded correctly.
• Post-Close: Bringing the Company Onto the Standard
  • Convert the acquired company's accounting onto Orion's processes and get them audit-ready.
  • Lead migration onto Orion's accounting and control workflow platforms.
  • Document the control environment at each acquisition.
• Framework and Program
  • Maintain and improve the documentation framework for finance onboarding of acquisitions.
  • Partner with the Group VPs of Finance and the M&A Integrations Manager.

Work Location and Schedule

This is a full-time role based in New York, New York. Remote candidates will be considered for the right fit. Travel of 50%+ to operating companies is expected as part of the integration process.

Compensation

The salary for this role will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and alignment with organizational needs.

Our Values

• Own It - Take responsibility for your results and empower others to own theirs.
• Act With Care - Strive to do work you can be proud of today and in 100 years.
• Be Agile - Have a growth mindset, embrace continuous improvement, and keep reinventing yourself.
• Win Together - Serve the team, learn from each other, and collectively raise the bar.