M&A / Corporate Development Director
NDH Advisors LLC ("NDH") is a Chicago-headquartered, private equity-backed public accounting firm offering best-in-class tax, accounting and personal finance services to dynamic businesses, high net-worth individuals and family offices throughout the United States. With offices in Chicago, Kansas City, Houston, and Philadelphia, we are seeking an energetic, experienced Mergers & Acquisition / Corporate Development Director to support our expanding business.
The candidate will be responsible for driving NDH's aggressive growth through M&A, focused on sourcing acquisition targets, assessing valuation, assisting with deal diligence, ensuring successful post-close integration and coordinating with NDH's Board of Directors on an investment thesis. Candidates will run point throughout the M&A process and represent NDH throughout conversations with prospects. The candidate will report to the COO and work closely with the executive team and Private Equity Partner on developing our M&A strategy. The candidate will work closely with legal counsel to negotiate and document letters of intent and purchase agreements to ensure agreements meet our risk tolerance and negotiated terms.
NDH is seeking an M&A leader with a deep and flexible skill set who is internally motivated to build a top-tier M&A platform to support our robust growth goals. The candidate should possess the ability to operate in a lean, fast-paced environment.
We are accepting resumes consistent with the following background and ability:
• Private equity experience and/or M&A experience.
• Strong background in finance with familiarity with the public accounting industry;
• Ability to run the firm's internal M&A activities including targeted outreach to prospective companies;
• Actively support the Board's and CEO's growth goals while strongly representing NDH to targets;
• Maintain documentation supporting the firm's M&A activity, including data sheets, strategy documents, integration playbooks, diligence templates and financial analysis;
• Maintain interactions and foster relationships with brokers, bankers, and advisors;
• Lead weekly meetings with Private Equity Partner and NDH management to provide detailed updates of pipeline and active negotiations;
• Create and maintain relationships with target companies;
• Shepherd opportunities from origination to letter of intent through closing;
• For transactions, lead due diligence process and manage data gathering, thesis analysis, risk determination, synergies assessment and development of the Board approval presentation;
• Ability to multi-task by maintaining pipeline of active/paused/passed deals while managing multiple active opportunities;
• Work with the operational leads to coordinate initial integration efforts and monitor progress.
NDH Advisors LLC is a people-focused public accounting firm with a strong culture, talented professionals and great clients. We offer competitive salaries, equity compensation and excellent benefits (medical, 401k with company contribution, unlimited vacation, education and more). We encourage you to apply if interested in working with talented professionals in an entrepreneurial, process-driven environment.