M&A Transaction Advisory Manager: Due Diligence Lead

Plante Moran; Southfield (MI); On-site; USD 123,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Discretionary bonus

Flexible time off

Job summary

Plante Moran's Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) team delivers strategic guidance and financial due diligence across the investment lifecycle. As a manager, you will focus on buy-side and sell-side engagements, including quality of earnings analyses, working capital assessments, and accounting policy reviews to evaluate performance sustainability and risk.

Your role requires leading client discussions, supervising staff, researching industry data, building financial models, and preparing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• CPA preferred.
• 4-6 years of TAS, Audit, Consulting, or Investment Banking experience.
• Willing to travel ~20% overnight.
• Experience with financial statement analysis under GAAP is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide transaction oriented accounting for mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and management buyouts.
• Prepare detailed financial analysis to assist clients evaluating acquisition decisions.
• Participate in client meetings and site visits to obtain information for financial analysis.
• Develop and review financial forecasts.
• Assist with development and review of financial reports to determine quality of historical earnings and assets and liabilities to be acquired.
• Analyze financial statements to determine sustainability of performance.
• Assist in preparing proposals and engagement letters.
• Organize varying projects against deadlines and manage time effectively.

Skills

Transaction oriented accounting

Financial analysis

Client meetings

Forecast development

Proposal development

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance

Job description

Plante Moran's Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) team delivers strategic guidance and financial due diligence across the investment lifecycle. As a manager, you will focus on buy-side and sell-side engagements, including quality of earnings analyses, working capital assessments, and accounting policy reviews to evaluate performance sustainability and risk.

Your role requires leading client discussions, supervising staff, researching industry data, building financial models, and preparing