Financial Due Diligence Senior Associate

Grant Thornton - US; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 121,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton - US is seeking a Financial Due Diligence Senior Associate to support middle-market transactions with a team of experienced professionals.

You will perform buy-side and sell-side engagements, lead reports like Quality of Earnings, and mentor associates while traveling up to 25% as needed. The role emphasizes US GAAP, GAAS, SEC reporting, and cross-industry advisory services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field required; advanced degree preferred.
• 2 to 6 years of related work experience in a national cross-industry setting required.
• CPA preferred or CPA in process.
• Solid experience in accounting, audit, or transaction advisory services.
• Strong knowledge in US GAAP, GAAS, SEC Reporting, M&A.
• Can travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Perform in buy-side and sell-side transaction advisory engagements, providing carve-outs and similar services.
• Assist clients with mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures and related capital markets transactions.
• Conduct financial due diligence on Income Statement and Balance Sheet areas.
• Formulate questions and propose basic adjustments based on key risks and drivers.
• Lead analysis on operating data, net working capital, debt and debt-like items.
• Draft reports for clients highlighting financial findings and drivers of profits and cash flows.
• Create tailored transaction advisory reports on earnings normalization and debt considerations.
• Collaborate with partners and senior managers on proposals and BD calls.
• Meet or exceed targeted billing hours and mentor associates.
• Assess performance of associates for engagement and year-end reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Recruitment

Training

Mentoring

Communication

Multitasking

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

CPA

Job description

As a Financial Due Diligence Senior Associate, you’ll focus on middle-market transactions, serving dynamic organizations with experienced professionals who bring a full range of advisory services to validate, optimize and create value for the Grant Thornton | Stax Transactions – all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel. Our Financial Due Diligence solution is comprised of several integrated capabilities that support our clients' needs throughout the transaction lifecycle.

From day one, you’ll be empowered to help clients make the moves that will help them achieve their vision and help you achieve more, confidently.

Your day-to-day may include:

• Perform in buy-side and sell-side transaction advisory engagements, providing carve-outs and similar services to clients, private equity investors, and asset-based lenders.
• Help organizations realize the potential of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures as well as various transactions within the capital markets.
• Perform financial due diligence on key areas of the Income Statement and Balance Sheet.
• Formulate questions and propose basic adjustments based on the identification of key risks and business drivers.
• Lead analysis on key operational data, net working capital, debt, and debt-like items.
• Lead initial drafts of reports (including Quality of Earnings reports) for clients that highlight the key financial findings of potential investments as well as the drivers behind sustainable profits and cash flows.
• Create and design tailored transaction advisory reports specific to key issues such as normalized earnings, valuation model input assumptions, achievability of management's budget, indebtedness considerations, borrowing base calculations, and/or business combinations and carve-out financial statements.
• Team with partners and senior managers on proposals and business development calls.
• Meet or exceed targeted billing hours (utilization).
• Supervise, train and mentor associates.
• Assess performance of associates for engagement and year-end reviews.
• Other duties as assigned.

You have the following technical skills, qualifications, and abilities:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field required, advanced degree preferred.
• 2 to 6 years of related work experience in a similar consulting practice or function servicing cross-industry clients at a national level required.
• CPA preferred or CPA in process preferred.
• Solid experience in the following: accounting, audit, or transaction advisory services.
• Strong current knowledge in US GAAP, GAAS, SEC Reporting, transaction advisory services or mergers and acquisitions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and simultaneous project in a rapidly growing practice.
• Strong leadership, business development, recruitment, training, and mentoring skills.
• Excellent written, presentation, leadership, and interpersonal communications skills.
• Prior relevant consulting experience preferred.
• Can travel as needed. Expected travel is up to 25%

The base salary range for this position is between $121,440 and $154,836. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton's discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity. At Grant Thornton, compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.