Financial Due Diligence Senior Associate
About The Position
The Financial Due Diligence Senior Associate will work on middle-market transactions as part of Grant Thornton’s Transactions practice. The Financial Due Diligence solution includes integrated capabilities that support clients throughout the transaction lifecycle, helping organizations validate, optimize, and create value. The role provides transaction advisory services to clients, private equity investors, and asset-based lenders across buy-side and sell-side engagements, including carve-outs and related services. The Senior Associate performs financial due diligence, analyzes operational and financial information, identifies risks and business drivers, and develops client reports such as Quality of Earnings reports. The role also supports proposals and business development, meets utilization targets, and supervises, trains, mentors, and evaluates associates. The position follows the firm’s hybrid work model and requires in-person attendance at least three days per week at a Grant Thornton office or client site. Travel as needed is expected, up to 25%.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field.
- Two to six years of related work experience in a similar consulting practice or function serving cross-industry clients at a national level.
- Solid experience in accounting, audit, or transaction advisory services.
- Strong current knowledge of US GAAP, GAAS, SEC Reporting, transaction advisory services, or mergers and acquisitions.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and simultaneous projects in a rapidly growing practice.
- Strong leadership, business development, recruitment, training, and mentoring skills.
- Excellent written, presentation, leadership, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to travel as needed; expected travel is up to 25%.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree preferred.
- CPA preferred, or CPA in process preferred.
- Prior relevant consulting experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Perform buy-side and sell-side transaction advisory engagements, including carve-outs and similar services for clients, private equity investors, and asset-based lenders.
- Help organizations realize the potential of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other capital markets transactions.
- Perform financial due diligence on key Income Statement and Balance Sheet areas.
- Formulate questions and propose basic adjustments based on identified risks and business drivers.
- Lead analysis of key operational data, net working capital, debt, and debt-like items.
- Lead initial drafts of client reports, including Quality of Earnings reports, highlighting financial findings and drivers of sustainable profits and cash flows.
- Create tailored transaction advisory reports on matters such as normalized earnings, valuation model assumptions, management budget achievability, indebtedness, borrowing base calculations, business combinations, and carve-out financial statements.
- Partner with partners and senior managers on proposals and business development calls.
- Meet or exceed targeted billing hours (utilization).
- Supervise, train, and mentor associates.
- Assess associate performance for engagement and year-end reviews.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Personalized and comprehensive benefits; specific offerings are available through the company’s benefits overview.
- Employees may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and firm performance, subject to applicable plan terms and eligibility criteria.
- Work-life integration options and flexibility regarding work location, weekly schedule, and flex time off.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
