Senior Associate, Transactions

RPMGlobal; Victoria; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant community within a professional services firm where your contributions truly matter. As a Senior Associate in Transactions, you'll engage with a dynamic team, assisting clients with business valuations, mergers, and acquisitions. This role emphasizes professional growth, collaboration, and a unique work culture that values curiosity and adaptability. You'll be supported by inspiring leaders and have the opportunity to develop your skills in a fast-growing environment. If you're driven to connect with others and make a difference, this is the perfect place for you to thrive and discover your potential.

Benefits

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

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of public practice experience, preferably in transactions.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Interact with clients and professionals to deliver business valuations.
• Analyze financial information and prepare detailed reports.

Skills

CPA certification

Attention to detail

Business acumen

Critical thinking

Team player

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field

Pursuing Chartered Business Valuator designation

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 over 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.

A career in Transactions with Doane Grant Thornton will provide you an opportunity to:

1. Work with a team of professionals across Canada who assist individuals and businesses with a wide range of accounting and financial services
2. Be part of a unique work culture that challenges you to further your professional development and enhance your chosen career path
3. Be part of a fast-growing environment with experienced professionals
4. To be trained in all aspects of the Transactions practice (Valuations, Mergers and Acquisitions, Due Diligence, Capital Advisory, etc.) and also gain exposure to other areas of Advisory services (Forensic Accounting, Recovery and Reorganization etc.)

As a Senior Associate, Transactions your responsibilities will include:

1. Routinely interacting with colleagues, bankers, lawyers, and clients in the delivery of business valuations, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, financial investigation, dispute resolution, litigation support, and damage quantification activities
2. Analyzing and interpreting clients’ financial and non-financial information
3. Responsibility for executing and handling detailed tasks on engagements
4. Preparation and drafting of reports

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

Think you’ve got what it takes to be a Senior Associate, Transactions? Like the colour purple? Great. Here's a few more boxes we’re also hoping you can tick:

1. Have CPA certification
2. Have an interest in pursuing a specialist designation (i.e. Chartered Business Valuator)
3. Have 1-3 years of experience in public practice and transactions experience is an asset
4. Have strong attention to detail and ability to work with minimal supervision
5. Have a positive attitude, ability to role model self-growth behaviours and demonstrate the Doane Grant Thornton coaching and development philosophies
6. Have a proven ability to be a strong team player and helping those around them improve
7. Be willing and have the desire to be involved in business development and networking activities
8. Have strong business acumen, critical thinking skills and the ability to demonstrate interest in a broad range of subjects and current events
9. Have demonstrated ability to fully engage in client and non-client work to support Doane Grant Thornton goals
10. 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.

At Doane Grant Thornton, we’re committed to ensuring our compensation practices are fair, equitable and competitive. To get the conversation started, we’re happy to share that our current base salary for this role ranges from $65,000 - $75,000.

Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?