Corporate Finance Associate

ASG•San Francisco, CA

4h•$130,000 - $150,000•Remote

About The Position

We’re looking for a driven, high-energy, team-first finance professional to join us as a Corporate Finance Associate. This role will be instrumental in driving due diligence, supporting new operating company onboarding, contributing to divestitures, and producing actionable financial analysis to inform strategic decision-making across ASG. The Corporate Finance Associate will play a key role across the full deal lifecycle - from buy-side diligence through onboarding and, ultimately, exit. This individual will support concurrent deal workstreams (financial, tax, insurance, and related areas), coordinate closely with internal and external stakeholders, and ensure that findings are translated into clear insights and smooth handoffs to operating teams. The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in financial due diligence and GAAP accounting, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and can context switch across multiple engagements while maintaining high attention to detail and strong communication. This is an exempt position reporting to the Director of Corporate Finance. The role is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA, with remote candidates considered; West Coast applicants are preferred.

Requirements

You have 2-4+ years of experience in financial due diligence, transaction advisory, investment banking, private equity, consulting, or public accounting
You have a B.A. / B.S. in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or another quantitative field
You understand how to build and interpret Quality of Earnings, Net Working Capital, Indebtedness, MRR, and run-rate analyses
You have a strong grasp of GAAP accounting principles and financial statement mechanics, including cash-to-accrual conversion
You are highly proficient in Excel and comfortable synthesizing large datasets into clear conclusions
You can manage multiple deals or projects simultaneously while maintaining strong attention to detail
You communicate clearly and confidently with executives, founders, and external advisors
You exercise sound judgment and operate with a sense of urgency in deadline-driven environments
You are humble, coachable, self-aware, and embrace feedback as part of continuous growth

Nice To Haves

CPA is preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Drive day-to-day execution of financial, tax, insurance, and related diligence workstreams across multiple live transactions
Build and/or analyze core financial diligence components including Quality of Earnings, Net Working Capital, Indebtedness, MRR, and run-rate performance
Distill complex target company data into key risks and actionable insights for internal stakeholders
Partner cross-functionally with founders, legal, tax, HR, tech teams, bankers, and internal leadership throughout the deal lifecycle
Support purchase agreement mechanics including working capital, post-close adjustments, and earnouts
Prepare and organize diligence findings to enable seamless onboarding of newly acquired operating companies
Contribute to sell-side processes including dataroom preparation and responses to buyside diligence requests
Execute financial analyses that inform capital allocation, valuation, and broader strategic decision-making across ASG
Analyze key SaaS operating metrics including revenue and customer retention, Rule of 40, and other relevant key performance indicators (KPIs)
Manage multiple concurrent engagements in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment