Senior Associate, Transactions

Grant Thornton; Halifax; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm is seeking a Senior Associate in Transactions to assist with valuation engagements, business development, and detailed financial analysis. The ideal candidate will have a CPA certification, strong communication skills, and a positive attitude towards self-growth. The firm offers profit sharing and flexible work arrangements, emphasizing a supportive and collaborative environment. Join us in Halifax to be part of a thriving community focused on making a difference!

Benefits

Profit sharing

Flex days

RRSP contributions

Firmwide holiday closure

Wellness benefits

Concierge-like benefits

Work from anywhere in Canada in summer

Qualifications

• Have a CPA certification.
• Be enrolled in or pursuing a specialist designation.
• 1-3 years of experience in public practice is an asset.
• Possess strong verbal and written communication.
• Have strong attention to detail and ability to work independently.
• Have a positive attitude and a willingness for self-growth.
• Demonstrate strong team player qualities.
• Be interested in business development and networking.
• Have strong critical thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planning and preparation of valuations engagements.
• Support execution of sell-side and buy-side engagements.
• Prepare complex financial models.
• Conduct detailed industry research.
• Assist in the preparation of confidential information memorandums.

Skills

CPA certification

Strong verbal and written communication

Attention to detail

Positive attitude

Business acumen

Critical thinking skills

Team player

Education

Enrolled in specialist designation (Chartered Business Valuator)

1-3 years of experience in public practice

Job description

Who we are You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone’s friendly and helps each other out? That’s like Doane Grant Thornton. Except here we’re all professionals and there isn’t a mayor or a general store. What we’re trying to say is that we’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ about 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That’s what’s most important to us. We’re building a thriving organization that’s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.

Career Overview

A senior associate, transactions will provide you an opportunity to:

• Work with a team of professionals, including transactions experts, across Canada who assist individuals and businesses with a wide range of accounting and financial services
• Be part of a unique work culture that challenges you to further your professional development and enhance your chosen career path
• Be part of a fast‑growing environment with experienced professionals

Responsibilities

• Assistance with the planning and preparation of valuations engagements to support a wide range of purposes, such as: shareholder planning, management buy‑outs, shareholder disputes, litigation support, fairness opinions, purchase price allocations and goodwill impairment
• Supporting in the execution of sell‑side and buy‑side engagements for privately‑owned and investor‑backed companies in the middle market
• Assisting with the preparation of complex financial models for the purposes of sourcing and obtaining financing support, forecasting future business operations, and projecting potential shareholder returns, deal feasibility, and indicative valuation and structuring terms
• Conduct detailed industry research relating to the preparation of business valuations, due diligence and mergers and acquisitions engagements
• Assistance in the preparation of confidential information memorandums (CIM) and other transaction related documentation including buyers lists, confidentiality agreements and compiling and managing electronic data rooms
• Analyzing and interpreting clients’ financial and non‑financial information
• Responsibility for executing and handling detailed tasks on engagements
• Support and assistance as part of a team assisting clients with aspects of the purchase and sale of a business
• Participating in various business development initiatives (internal and external) including industry research and drafting of proposals, identifying potential prospects, as well as attending various business development events in the deals / corporate finance / professional community
• Being a key part of our team, supporting with all aspects of corporate finance related engagements, as needed

About Doane Grant Thornton

If you’re a bit like us, you’re driven to connect with how others are feeling and thinking. Here we walk in others shoes before taking action. Just imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexAbility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. At Doane Grant Thornton, you’ll work with inspiring leaders who support your development, both personally and professionally. This is a place where your insatiable curiosity enables you to think, see and hear from a variety of perspectives, a place where every day is different and having the courage to grow is part of who you are. And when all this comes together, well that’s when the magic happens!

Want to learn more about who we are and how we live our purple every day? Read our colleagues’ stories at www.discoveryourpurple.ca

Qualifications

• Have a CPA certification
• Be enrolled in, or have an interest in pursuing, a specialist designation (i.e. Chartered Business Valuator)
• 1-3 years of experience in public practice and transactions experience is an asset
• Possess strong verbal and written communication
• Have strong attention to detail and ability to work with minimal supervision
• Have a positive attitude, ability to role model self‑growth behaviours and demonstrate the Doane Grant Thornton coaching and development philosophies
• Have a proven ability to be a strong team player and helping those around them improve
• Be willing and interested in business development and attending and networking activities
• Have strong business acumen, critical thinking skills and the ability to demonstrate interest in a broad range of subjects and current events
• Have demonstrated ability to fully engage in client and non‑client work to support Doane Grant Thornton goals
• Be adaptable, able to negotiate uncertain situations with ease

At Doane Grant Thornton we’re focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues and our communities. That’s our purpose. Or, as we like to say, living our purple.

What's in it for you?

• Profit sharing
• Flex days
• RRSP contributions
• Firmwide holiday closure
• Wellness benefits
• Concierge‑like benefits
• Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer for 4 weeks
• and more!

Our special culture shines through when we have the opportunity to connect in person. That’s why we’re working in a model where teams are required to be together in the office 4 days per week.

Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?