Financial Due Diligence Senior Associate
About The Position
The Financial Due Diligence Senior Associate works on middle-market transactions as part of the Transaction Advisory Practice, supporting clients throughout the transaction lifecycle. The role provides financial due diligence and transaction advisory services to clients, private equity investors, and asset-based lenders, helping them evaluate and realize value from mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other transactions. The position performs buy-side and sell-side engagements, analyzes key income statement and balance sheet areas, and leads analysis of operational data, net working capital, debt, and debt-like items. It also develops client reports, including Quality of Earnings reports, and tailored transaction advisory analyses addressing matters such as normalized earnings, valuation assumptions, management budgets, indebtedness, borrowing base calculations, business combinations, and carve-out financial statements. The Senior Associate works with partners and senior managers on proposals and business development, meets or exceeds targeted billing hours, and supervises, trains, mentors, and assesses associates. Travel may be required, with expected travel of up to 25%. The base salary range is $121,440 to $154,836, with placement determined by Grant Thornton based on factors including job-related knowledge and skills, experience, business needs, geographic location, and internal equity.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field.
- 2 to 6 years of related work experience in a similar consulting practice or function serving cross-industry clients at a national level.
- 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 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 evaluate and realize the potential of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and capital markets transactions.
- Perform financial due diligence on key income statement and balance sheet areas.
- Formulate questions and propose basic adjustments based on identified key 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 key financial findings and drivers of sustainable profits and cash flows.
- Create tailored transaction advisory reports addressing issues such as normalized earnings, valuation model assumptions, management budget achievability, indebtedness, borrowing base calculations, business combinations, and carve-out financial statements.
- Work 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
