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Senior Associate, PEPI M&A - Professional Services Sector

Philadelphia, PA, USFull-time2026-10-08 → 2026-11-09

Core

Senior Associate supporting private equity firms and corporate clients in the Professional Services sector through M&A transactions, operational due diligence, and performance improvement programs.

Role type

Senior Associate, M&A and Performance Improvement

Builds

Operational due diligence, synergy assessments, standalone cost models, target operating models, and Day 1/100 milestone plans for buy-side and sell-side clients.

Domain

Professional Services (consulting, accounting, legal, staffing, marketing, BPO, engineering, tech services)

Required skills

Advanced financial modeling, expert Excel, complex dataset analysis, stakeholder management, project management, integration planning, carve-out analysis, TSA development, organizational design

Preferred skills

Industry transformation expertise, digital transformation knowledge, talent management, client retention strategies

Technologies

Excel, financial modeling tools, project management software

Responsibilities

Oversee workstreams and own key client deliverables, lead client interactions and present findings to senior stakeholders, develop practical solutions for performance improvement, coordinate across workstreams to ensure alignment, evaluate and validate analysis to drive client decision-making

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC