Senior Analyst, Integration & Separation Accounting – M & O

The Kraft Heinz Company • Chicago, IL

10d • $89,800 - $112,200

About The Position

The Senior Analyst, Integration & Separation Accounting, oversees Manufacturing & Operations (M&O) accounting for divestitures, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions, producing timely, accurate, and meaningful information to support management decisions. The role works cross-functionally to assess transaction impacts, define operating models and control requirements, and execute cutover activities such as chart-of-accounts mapping, intercompany design, and consolidation and reporting changes.

The position manages M&O accounting areas including inventory and variable and fixed cost-of-goods-sold accounts, and recommends accounting policies aligned with current GAAP and regulatory standards. It applies broad accounting knowledge and understanding of P&L and balance-sheet dynamics to develop recommendations for management and diligence partners. The role also supports diligence, transaction planning, process design, TSA execution, external manufacturing agreements, and stabilization in a fast-paced M&A environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• At least 2 years of public accounting, transaction advisory, or accounting experience within the CPG industry.
• Cost accounting exposure and knowledge of cost accounting methods permitted under US GAAP.
• Ability to produce high-quality work in ambiguous environments, analytically interpret financial information, and improve business processes.
• Business-partnership mindset and ability to work seamlessly across business functions.

Nice To Haves

• CPA or MBA.
• Experience with Excel, SAP, Claude or CoPilot, and Hyperion Financial Management.

Responsibilities

• Own integration and separation lifecycle coverage, including diligence support, planning, process design, TSA execution, external manufacturing agreements, and stabilization.
• Prepare diligence requests for potential M&A transactions to inform adjustments and the management report.
• Design processes for transitions during divestitures or acquisitions and communicate them to the broader finance and accounting organization.
• Construct, deliver, and present buyer-facing reporting packages that support carved financial statements and substantiate carve accuracy.
• Execute M&O accounting for divestitures and mergers, including financial-statement reconciliations, journal entries, analysis, and month-end processes.
• Perform month-end close procedures to account for TSA activity, using expertise in material-ledger costing, overhead absorption, capitalization policies, and BOM and routing master data.
• Coordinate required deliverables with third parties and cross-functional departments.
• Establish a repeatable framework and build a flexible playbook to routinize acquisition and divestiture cycles.
• Manage M&O accounting areas such as inventory and variable and fixed COGS accounts, and recommend accounting policies aligned with GAAP and regulatory standards.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 7% 401(k) matching.
• Performance-based bonus eligibility.
• Paid time off and company holidays.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment coverage, and disability coverage.
• Employee assistance, wellbeing, and family support programs.
• Training and learning opportunities.
• Business Resource Groups supporting diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior