Senior Financial Due Diligence Lead — M&A Advisory

Grant Thornton; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Hybrid work arrangement

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Grant Thornton is seeking a Financial Due Diligence Senior Associate in the United States. The role focuses on middle-market transactions, performing due diligence, and producing QOE reports for potential investments.

You will lead analyses of working capital, debt, and earnings, mentor associates, and contribute to client-ready advisory reports. The team values leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 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 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%

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Recruitment

Training

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field

Advanced degree preferred

CPA preferred

Job description

Grant Thornton is seeking a Financial Due Diligence Senior Associate in the United States. The role focuses on middle-market transactions, performing due diligence, and producing QOE reports for potential investments.

You will lead analyses of working capital, debt, and earnings, mentor associates, and contribute to client-ready advisory reports. The team values leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and strong communication skills.