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West Monroe is seeking entry-level consultants for our Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. In this dynamic role, you will work with our national M&A practice servicing both corporate and private equity clients, which includes working on operational and technology assessments during the due diligence phase, planning as part of the carve-out or merger integration transactions, and post-close execution management (e.g. IMO).

Consultants in our Mergers & Acquisitions practice have these primary responsibilities:

• Collaborate on teams that are serving clients across industries (with specific capabilities in mergers & acquisitions), while demonstrating executive presence with C-level client counterparts
• Facilitate due diligence site visits focused on identifying operational and technology strategy, organizational structures, and current state business processes and supporting technology
• Assess operational and technology investment strategies and compare respective operating models and organizational structures against leading practices and industry benchmarks
• Lead engagements teams on transaction advisory, guiding the team to prepare focused request lists and agenda, facilitating on-site reviews, and providing leadership over deliverables
• Work with engagement leadership to implement operational processes and technology that support value creation and process efficiency across functions
• Work on project economics, including: track project budgets, create and deliver invoices, and manage collection process
• Drive the development/enhancement of West Monroe's M&A methodologies (diligence, planning, carve-out, etc.) and approaches to client delivery
• Understand client strategy and investment priorities and turn those goals into concrete engagements and detailed proposals.
• Create work plans, pricing estimates, and risk assessments for prospects

Here’s what you need to bring to the table:

• Strong entrepreneurial spirit
• Recent experience or proficiency with financial services industry projects desired
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and presentation skills
• Strong communication skills to work with client representatives at all levels
• Nimble attitude (diversity in project experience, comfortable with new subject matter/industries)
• Knowledge of business process/operational consulting in Healthcare, Manufacturing & Distribution, and technology/tech-enabled companies
• ERP or supply chain applications implementation experience or exposure
• Experience or exposure to project management methodology, including schedule, scope, issue and risk management, change management, strategic planning and analysis
• Enthusiastic, friendly, motivated, and positive team builder

• Bachelor’s degree in process 
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without limitation 
• Ability to Travel Monday - Thursday (weekly) up to 70%

We’re hiring M&A Consultants in the following cities: New York, San Francisco

Ready to get started? Join our team and make an impact.

West Monroe is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We believe in treating each employee and applicant for employment fairly and with dignity. We base our employment decisions on merit, experience, and potential, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local law.

About West Monroe

As a national consulting firm that was born in technology, and built for business, we partner with organizations who want to drive progress, and deliver results. We build multidisciplinary teams that combine the industry and technology experience you need to address your challenges, and the operational skills to make sure change happens—and sticks. Because we are 100% employee owned, we’re all responsible for success. Every project. Every time. Bottom line: Our undeniably different approach—from idea all the way to impact—delivers real, tangible results.

West Monroe is a national consulting firm that was born in technology but built for business—partnering with companies in transformative industries to deliver real, measurable results. Technology is who we are, it is not something we bolted on overnight, and we believe it is one of the greatest enablers of business value. That’s why we work in diverse, multidisciplinary teams that blend industry expertise with deep operational and technology capabilities to create quantifiable, financial value for our clients.