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Manager, Finance - New Business Development & M&A Job

Armstrong World Industries
life insurance, sick time, 401(k), remote work
United States, Pennsylvania, Lancaster
2500 Columbia Avenue (Show on map)
Jan 15, 2026

Primary location:Lancaster,Pennsylvania
Relocation offered:No
Employment status:Full-Time
Travel:11%-25%
Non-compete:No
Location: Work from home position located inLancaster,Pennsylvania

The estimated base salary range for this role is $115,000 to $153,000 per year.
Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience and other relevant factors (salary may be adjusted based on geographic location)

What does it mean to work at Armstrong?

It means being immersed in a supportive culture that recognizes you as a key player in Armstrong's future. We are a large company with a local feel, where you will get to know and collaborate with leadership and your colleagues across the company.

By joining us, you'll have the opportunity to make the most of your potential. Alongside a competitive remuneration package, you will receive:

  • A benefits package including: medical, dental, prescription drug, life insurance, 401k match, long-term disability coverage, vacation and sick time, product discount programs and many more.
  • Personal development to grow your career with us based on your strengths and interests.
  • A working culture that balances individual achievement with teamwork and collaboration. We draw on each other's strengths and allow for different work styles to build engagement and satisfaction to deliver results.

Reporting to the Director, Finance, the Manager, Finance - New Business Development and M&A will be responsible for providing financial analysis, modeling, and decision support for strategic growth initiatives, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and partnerships. This role will help evaluate opportunities, prepare financial models, and support integration planning to ensure alignment with the company's growth objectives..

What's in it for you!

  • Strategic influence on company growth.
  • Ability to see your work drive real outcomes, from investment decisions to postintegration performance.
  • Career acceleration in corporate development.

What You'll Do

General Responsibilities:

  • Partners with VP, Business Development and Director, Strategy & Corporate Development on Business Development, Partnerships, M&A, and integration strategies.
  • Partners with Integration Management Office and collaborates with cross-functional teams to support integration planning and execution.
  • Prepares presentations and reports for senior leadership and Board-level review.
  • Supports the development of business cases for potential acquisitions, divestitures, and partnerships, including target identification and market and competitive analysis.
  • Analyzes possible mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and partnerships, and makes recommendations as to their impact on the company's financials.
  • Assists with any data room management and managing information flow.
  • Works closely with cross-functional teams such as legal, tax, product, etc., including any third-party advisors

Financial Due Diligence, Analysis, Valuation and Modeling:

  • Serves as Finance due diligence lead, including evaluation of financial and operational information of target companies.
  • Conducts financial analysis, prepares financial data books, reconciles financial statements, and assists with quality of earnings analysis.
  • Lead working capital analysis, target setting, and post-close true-up processes; partnering with legal and advisors to negotiate mechanisms and resolve purchase price adjustments.
  • Creates opening balance sheet and works directly with third-party valuation firm to provide necessary information to complete purchase accounting for closed acquisitions.
  • Participates in post-audit reviews to measure actual performance against approved business cases.
  • Prepares financial and valuation models to assess strategic opportunities, including deal structuring (pricing, earn-outs, etc.)

What will make you successful

  • Outstanding financial and analytical skills.
  • Elevated level of business acumen.
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
  • Hasdemonstrated an ability to anticipate and plan and to manage potential barriers, obstacles, or "roadblocks" in maintaining progress toward set milestones.
  • Excellent listening skills and the ability to ascertain growth opportunities.
  • Outstanding problem-solving skills with an ability to work and lead multiple complex projects at the same time and operate with a high degree of autonomy.
  • Demonstrated strong quantitative and analytical competencies.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Can be a hands-on and strong team player.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting required; MBA or CPA preferred.
  • 7+ years of financial experience closing multiple M&A transactions ideally in transaction advisory, financial due diligence, management consulting, or corporate development type roles.
  • Manufacturing experience a plus.

Why should you join Armstrong World Industries?

Armstrong World Industries (AWI) is anAmericas leader in the design and manufacture of innovative interior and exterior architectural applications including ceilings, specialty walls and exterior metal solutions. With approximately $1.4 billion in revenue, AWI has about 3,700 employees and a manufacturing network of 21 facilities in North America.

At home, at work, in healthcare facilities, classrooms, stores, or restaurants, we offer interior solutions that help to enhance comfort, save time, improve building efficiency and overall performance, and create beautiful spaces.

For more than 160 years, we have built our business on trust and integrity. It set us apart then, and it sets us apart now, along with our ability to collaborate with and innovate for the people we're here to serve - our customers, our shareholders, our communities and our employees.

We are committed to developing new and sustainable architectural solutions, with design and performance possibilities that make a positive difference in spaces where we live, work, learn, heal and play. It's an exciting, rewarding business to be in, and we're committed to continue to grow and prosper for the benefit of all of our stakeholders. We hope you join us.

Our Sustainability Ambition

"Bringing our Purpose to Life" - lead a transformation in the design and building of spaces fit for today and tomorrow.
We are committed to:

  • Engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce;
  • Transforming buildings from structures that shelter into structures that serve and preserve the health and well-being of people and planet;
  • Pursuing sustainable, innovative solutions for spaces where we live, work, learn heal and play;
  • Being a catalyst for change with all of our stakeholders; and
  • Making a positive difference in the environments and communities we impact.

About the location (Lancaster PA)

Lancaster, PA. A great central location in South Central Pennsylvania, Lancaster is ideally situated for easy access to major metropolitan cities such as Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, and New York City. Lancaster offers a vibrant arts and entertainment community with wonderful historic sites, B&Bs, museums, great shopping, entertainment venues and restaurants.

Armstrong is committed to engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce. As part of our dedication to diversity, AWI is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard for race, sex, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at by email at AWI talent acquisitionand let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Come and build your future with us and apply today!

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