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Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Specialist

CompanyMoneta
LocationClayton
Work ModeOn Site
PostedDecember 16, 2025
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The M&A Specialist is responsible for implementing client onboarding and custodian transition plans, managing client paperwork, and ensuring smooth transitions for new advisor teams. They will also identify efficiencies in existing processes to improve onboarding and client servicing.
Internship Type
intern
Company Size
613
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Moneta is one of the nation’s premier comprehensive wealth management firms distinguished by a legacy of innovation, service and loyalty to its clients that only an independent company can offer. Moneta’s financial advisors work with individuals and families in every stage of the wealth life cycle – from young high earners on track to building lasting wealth to ultra-high-net-worth clients with complex multi-generation financial legacies. We help you secure your current financial wealth and plan for the future you imagine by developing earning, spending, saving and tax strategies to support that vision; then we take care of the detailed work to implement the plan for you. Our approach focuses on building long-term relationships so we can design and execute custom solutions tailored to your unique financial needs and aligned with your personal aspirations. We aren’t a machine where one plan fits all. Our methods are personal, customized, and based on solutions specific to you and your goals. From handling complex taxation scenarios and compensation models to navigating a liquidity event, we know that no two clients are the same.
About the Role

Company Description

MONETA is an independent Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) wholly focused on going further for our clients. We are one firm with many solutions and we provide a full spectrum of financial advisory services, but our true purpose is centered on building relationships and providing exceptional service to our clients around the globe. For that reason, we’ve built an entrepreneurial business model organized around our clients. Our Partner-led teams are empowered to serve only in the best interest of their clients. Plus, our independence means that we are never beholden to stakeholders or parent companies. We also have the unique ability to trace our history back nearly 150 years, demonstrating our ability to evolve to meet the needs of those we serve.

Job Description

The M&A Specialist works closely with the transition team and custodian partners to ensure a smooth transition of new advisor teams to the Moneta platform.

Essential Responsibilities

  • Implement the client onboarding and, if applicable, custodian transition plan
  • Manage the client paperwork process including:
    • Preparation, delivery, and processing of client paperwork
    • Status monitoring and tracking
    • Coordination with custodian contacts to resolve issues
    • Regular communication of progress and open items
  • Research requirements for account transfers and special account needs
  • Organize, analyze, and implement transition of required data and records to Moneta systems
  • Execute client servicing tasks as assigned to assist the advisor team with the volume of client servicing needs post transition
  • Identify efficiencies in existing processes and procedures to foster continuous improvement for onboarding process and advisor teams
  • Stay up to speed with custodian requirements, process changes, and Moneta systems

Qualifications

  • B.S. Business, Finance, or related field preferred
  • One year or more of relevant experience
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications; Salesforce CRM and DocuSign preferred

Additional Information

Moneta is committed to providing the best possible care for our employees; part of this care includes offering comprehensive benefits that enhance the wellbeing of employees and their families: 

  • This is a full-time, exempt, salary position and reports to the VP of Practice Management
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Employer cost-shared medical and dental insurance
  • Employer paid short-term disability, long-term disability, AD&D insurance, and basic life insurance
  • 401k Match – 50% of employee contributions up to 6% of compensation
  • Discretionary annual profit-sharing bonus
  • Paid parental leave
  • Professional development reimbursement
  • Paid volunteer time off (VTO)
  • Employee referral incentive bonus program
  • Onsite wellness programs & rewards
  • Employee engagement activities

Moneta is a fiduciary fee-only Registered Investment Advisory firm and unable to hold securities licenses with the exception of Series 65.  We also do not allow outside business activities, insurance commissions and/or trails. 

Key Skills
Client OnboardingCustodian TransitionClient Paperwork ManagementStatus MonitoringCoordinationCommunicationData AnalysisProcess ImprovementMicrosoft OfficeSalesforce CRMDocuSignResearchClient ServicingTransition PlanningFinancial AdvisoryRelationship Building
Categories
Finance & AccountingConsultingManagement & Leadership
Benefits
Paid HolidaysPaid Time Off (PTO)Employer Cost-Shared Medical and Dental InsuranceEmployer Paid Short-Term DisabilityLong-Term DisabilityAD&D InsuranceBasic Life Insurance401k MatchDiscretionary Annual Profit-Sharing BonusPaid Parental LeaveProfessional Development ReimbursementPaid Volunteer Time Off (VTO)Employee Referral Incentive Bonus ProgramOnsite Wellness Programs & RewardsEmployee Engagement Activities