Senior Associate - M&A Data Analytics - Corporate Finance

BRG; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

BRG in Chicago is seeking a Data Analytics Senior Associate to focus on middle-market transactions. You will analyze deal data to provide insights impacting client success using advanced data visualization techniques. A Bachelor's degree in Accounting and a minimum of 2 years of experience in data analytics are required. The role offers a salary range of $80,000 to $135,000 per year, along with an emphasis on collaboration and advanced analytics tools.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of related work experience analyzing large data sets.
• Demonstrated experience in business analytics and data mining.
• Excellent written, presentation, leadership, and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Obtain, validate, normalize, and analyze deal data.
• Collaborate with client teams and external advisors to analyze data.
• Develop dashboards to articulate insights.

Skills

Data analysis

Data visualization

Business intelligence tools

ETL transformations

SQL

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Alteryx

Excel

Tableau

PowerBI

Job description

We do Consulting Differently

As a Data Analytics 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 Transaction Advisory Practice – 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.

This role entails obtaining, validating, normalizing and analyzing deal data (e.g., revenue, cost, unit economics, inventory, etc.). As a key member of the deal team, you’ll use your expert knowledge of data manipulation and visualization to identify and articulate insights that impact client deal success.

Your Day-to-day May Include

• Extensive exposure to granular accounting data, including reconciliations between financials and detailed data
• Collaborate with client teams, adjacent engagement teams, and external advisors to identify, collect, validate, and analyze data from various business cycles (revenue, procurement, supply chain, inventory, etc.)
• Consolidate and synthesize deal data into trend analysis, insights, and outliers
• Provide observations into behavior, trends, financials and business operations through data analysis and translate into illustrative visualizations
• Develop dashboards to clearly articulate the insights reflected
• Utilize advanced business intelligence tools including complex calculations, table calculations, mapping, data blending and optimization of data extracts
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications & Technical Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting and strong foundational knowledge of accounting processes, systems, reconciliation, and reporting
• Minimum 2 years of related work experience analyzing large data sets, with specific emphasis on financial and operational data: revenue cycle, profitability, unit economics, labor, etc.
• Demonstrated experience in business analytics and data mining
• Experience in a similar consulting function servicing cross‑industry clients at a national level
• Professional working knowledge of ETL transformations and manipulations using Alteryx as well as visualizations in Excel, Tableau, and PowerBI
• Excellent written, presentation, leadership, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to identify, visualize, and clearly articulate key trends, outliers, and other patterns observed in your analysis
• Knowledge of programming languages such as SQL and Python a strong plus
• CPA / MBA and/or relevant professional certification a strong plus

Candidate must be able to submit verification of his/her legal right to work in the United States, without company sponsorship.

Salary Range: $80,000 to $135,000 per year.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

BRG is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.