Director, M&A Accounting & Integration

As a leading, global financial information services provider, Fitch Group delivers vital credit and risk insights, robust data, and dynamic tools to champion more efficient, transparent financial markets. With over 100 years of experience and colleagues in over 30 countries, Fitch Group’s culture of credibility, independence, and transparency is embedded throughout its structure, which includes Fitch Ratings, one of the world’s top three credit ratings agencies, and Fitch Solutions, a leading provider of insights, data and analytics. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is owned by Hearst.

Fitch Group is currently seeking a Director, M&A Accounting & Integration based out of our New York office.

Position Summary

Fitch Group is seeking a Director, M&A Accounting & Integration to join the Controllership organization. This role will serve as the finance lead for acquisitions from diligence through post-close integration, ensuring acquired businesses are successfully incorporated into Fitch's accounting, reporting, control, and operational finance environment.

The Director will partner closely with Corporate Development, Controllership, Tax, Treasury, Legal, FP&A, Technology, and business leadership to assess transaction impacts, execute acquisition accounting, and lead integration efforts across finance functions. The ideal candidate combines strong technical accounting expertise with hands-on integration experience, project management capabilities, and the ability to drive complex cross-functional initiatives.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Lead accounting support for acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic transactions.
• Partner with Corporate Development during diligence to evaluate accounting, financial reporting, and operational finance considerations.
• Coordinate and review purchase accounting analyses under US GAAP.
• Manage opening balance sheet development and validation for acquired entities.
• Assess accounting implications of earnouts, contingent consideration, debt structures, intangible assets, and goodwill.
• Coordinate with external valuation specialists, auditors, and advisors.
• Support financial statement disclosures related to acquisitions.
• Develop and execute finance integration strategies for acquired businesses.
• Coordinate workstreams across accounting, AP, AR, treasury, payroll, tax, reporting, procurement, and financial systems.
• Drive alignment of accounting policies, procedures, controls, and reporting frameworks.
• Lead ERP and finance systems integration efforts, including chart of accounts, legal entity, reporting hierarchy, and master data alignment.
• Oversee integration of billing, revenue, procure-to-pay, record-to-report, and treasury processes.
• Ensure complete and accurate data conversion and reconciliation throughout integration projects.
• Ensure acquired entities are incorporated into monthly close, consolidation, and financial reporting processes.
• Support integration of statutory reporting, audit requirements, and regulatory compliance processes.
• Serve as the primary finance integration leader across acquired businesses.
• Present integration status, risks, and recommendations to Controllership and Finance leadership.

You May be a Good Fit if:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• CPA preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting, controllership, transaction advisory, or integration experience.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and business combination accounting (ASC 805).
• Experience leading acquisition accounting and post-merger integration projects.
• Experience working with complex ERP implementations and financial system integrations.
• Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong analytical, project management, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Experience within a global, matrixed organization.
• Track record leading enterprise-scale finance transformation initiatives.
• Expertise in ERP migrations and finance operating model design.
• Experience integrating international entities and managing cross-border accounting issues.
• Familiarity with SOX, statutory reporting, tax integration, and treasury integration activities.

Why Choose Fitch:

• Hybrid Work Environment: 3 days a week in office required based on your line of business and location
• A Culture of Learning & Mobility: Dedicated trainings, leadership development and mentorship programs designed to ensure that your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity
• Investing in Your Future: Retirement planning, financial wellness and tuition reimbursement programs that empower you to achieve your short and long-term goals
• Promoting Health & Wellness: Comprehensive healthcare offerings that prioritize a healthy body & mind
• Supportive Parenting Policies: Family-first policies, including a generous global parental leave plan, designed to help you balance career and family life effectively
• Dedication to Giving Back: Paid volunteer days and support for community engagement initiatives

At Fitch, AI is embedded in how we work every day-supporting smarter decision-making, streamlining workflows, and enabling new ways to create value for our business and clients. Intelligent solutions are increasingly part of our day-to-day operations, helping teams work more efficiently and think differently as we continue to evolve. We’re looking for colleagues who are comfortable operating in an AI-enabled environment-or who are curious, adaptable, and eager to build their AI literacy over time. We value professionals who embrace technology as part of continuous learning and who are committed to using it thoughtfully to enhance how work gets done.

Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch’s credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interests or any appearance of a conflict of interest.Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.

Fitch is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

FOR NEW YORK ROLES ONLY

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between USD 140,000 and 170,000 per year. Actual salaries will be determined on an individualized basis and may vary based on factors including but not limited to education, training, experience, past performance, and other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of Fitch’s total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, long-term incentives, and other benefits sponsored by Fitch.

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