Director, M&A Finance

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McKesson’s Strategic Finance team is seeking a Director of M&A Finance to play a critical role in shaping the company’s long-term growth and capital deployment strategy. This is a high-visibility individual contributor opportunity for a seasoned finance leader who thrives at the intersection of strategy, valuation, and executive decision-making.

In this role, the Director will serve as a trusted financial partner to senior leadership, providing rigorous analysis and clear insights that directly influence McKesson’s mergers, acquisitions, and capital allocation decisions. From leading enterprise-level valuation work to guiding due diligence and preparing Board-level materials, this role will have a tangible impact on the future of a Fortune 10 organization.

The Director of M&A Finance will support the company’s efforts to drive financial and strategic decisions at McKesson, including financial evaluation of M&A opportunities, capital deployment, and competitive analysis of the industry.

Position Description:

• Lead the creation of valuation analyses for M&A opportunities and capital deployment decisions, using discounted cash flow models and other relevant valuation methodologies.

• Create and maintain driver-based operating models to assess business performance, strategic alternatives, and transaction assumptions.

• Actively manage the M&A due diligence process by coordinating with Corporate Finance functions and cross-functional partners to identify key financial risks and opportunities related to a transaction.

• Develop a strong understanding of transaction documents, including the impact of negotiations on potential financial risk to the business, and articulate those implications internally.

• Communicate key operating and valuation drivers to senior leadership, highlighting the overall impact on McKesson and the enterprise investment thesis.

• Own the preparation of financial schedules and supporting analysis included in M&A presentations to Senior Leadership and the Board of Directors.

• Review valuation analyses for capital deployment developed by the business and assist in the preparation of capital presentations for Senior Leadership and the Board.

• Develop relationships with relevant internal stakeholders across the enterprise, including business units, Corporate Development, Corporate Strategy and Business Development, and other corporate functions.

• Perform other ad hoc financial, strategic, and transaction-related analyses as needed.

Minimum Requirements:

• Relevant degree; typically requires 10 years of professional experience, including 5+ years of valuation, M&A, or transaction advisory experience.

Critical Skills

• Capability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously with minimal direction, interact with business units throughout the organization, and present deal results and status effectively to senior leadership.

• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work successfully with key stakeholders across functional areas; must be a problem solver, persistent, and goal-oriented.

• Financial reporting knowledge, including income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, net working capital, and capital expenditures.

• Ability to apply financial and strategic analysis to companies, including publicly traded competitors and other companies of strategic interest.

• Exceptional financial modeling skills, including weighted average cost of capital calculation, discounted cash flow modeling, market multiple analysis, leveraged buyout analysis, and other valuation-related methodologies.

• Exceptional verbal communication skills, with the ability to deliver clear and concise messages to senior leadership.

• Strong written communication skills, including the ability to concisely summarize key trends and analyses for management and other key stakeholders.

• Excellent PC skills with a solid working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.

• Experience using Capital IQ preferred.

This position can be remote with occasional travel to a McKesson hub expected.

Salary range will vary by location, targeting mid range. The posted range is for Dallas, TX.

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

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