Transaction Advisory - Data Analytics Senior Associate

Grant Thornton (US); Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Bonus program

Job summary

Grant Thornton is seeking a Transaction Advisory - Data Analytics Senior Associate to deliver data-driven insights across the transaction lifecycle for private equity and corporate clients. The role emphasizes transforming large datasets with Python and Alteryx into actionable business guidance, with strong business acumen to interpret results and advise on value creation.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams and communicate findings to clients, supporting acquisitions, divestitures, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Analytics, or related field.
• 4+ years of data analytics experience within transaction advisory or similar.
• Experience analyzing complex financial and operational data for transaction conclusions.
• Strong Python and Alteryx skills for large transaction-related datasets.

Responsibilities

• Support multiple client engagements across the transaction lifecycle, including acquisitions, divestitures, and value creation.
• Define business questions, data requirements, and analytical approaches with engagement teams.
• Extract, clean, combine, validate, and analyze large datasets using Python, SQL, Alteryx, Excel, and related tools.
• Analyze and model datasets to evaluate performance, risks, and opportunities for investments.
• Develop dashboards, visualizations, and executive-level recommendations for clients.
• Explain complex results clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Mentor junior team members and manage analytical workstreams and deadlines.

Skills

Python

Alteryx

SQL

Excel

PowerPoint

Data analytics

Business intuition

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics/Business Analytics

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Job Description

As a Transaction Advisory - Data Analytics Senior Associate within Grant Thornton | Stax Transactions, you will deliver data-driven insights that support private equity and corporate clients across the transaction lifecycle. You will work with multidisciplinary Transaction Advisory teams on acquisitions, divestitures, transaction-related analyses, and post-acquisition value creation initiatives.

Using advanced analytics and market-leading technology, you will transform large and complex datasets into actionable business, financial, commercial, and operational insights. This role requires strong technical capabilities, including Python and Alteryx for data preparation and modeling—combined with the business acumen to interpret results, identify performance drivers, and communicate meaningful recommendations to clients.

Your day-to-day may include:

• Support multiple client engagements across the transaction lifecycle, including acquisitions, divestitures, transaction-related analyses, and post-acquisition value creation.
• Partner with engagement teams to define business questions, data requirements, and analytical approaches.
• Extract, clean, combine, validate, and analyze large and complex financial, customer, sales, pricing, profitability, and operational datasets using Python, SQL, Alteryx, Excel, and related tools.
• Analyze and model complex datasets to evaluate business performance, identify transaction risks and opportunities, and support investment and value creation decisions.
• Perform analyses involving customer segmentation, retention, customer lifetime value, pricing, discounting, profitability, market forecasting, and location performance.
• Evaluate revenue, margin, EBITDA, customer behavior, and other key business drivers to identify meaningful trends, anomalies, and performance improvement opportunities.
• Develop dashboards, data visualizations, presentations, and executive-level recommendations that clearly communicate findings to clients and engagement teams.
• Translate complex analytical results into clear business and financial implications for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary Transaction Advisory teams to incorporate relevant financial, operational, technology, and transaction considerations into the analysis.
• Manage day-to-day client interactions, analytical workstreams, project deliverables, and deadlines.
• Identify and communicate data-quality issues, analytical limitations, and their potential effect on the conclusions.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to the team’s technical and analytical development.
• Meeting or exceeding targeted billing hours (utilization)
• Other duties as assigned

You have the following technical skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Analytics, or a related business discipline required. A degree in Statistics, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, or another quantitative discipline may be considered when combined with relevant transaction advisory, value creation and professional-services experience.
• 4+ years of data analytics experience within transaction advisory, M&A advisory, or a similar professional services environment required.
• Experience analyzing complex company-level financial, customer, sales, pricing, profitability, or operational data to support transaction-related conclusions and client recommendations.
• Demonstrated understanding of transaction-related data and the ability to interpret analytical results in the context of business performance, revenue and margin drivers, investment considerations, and value creation opportunities.
• Strong proficiency in Python and Alteryx for data cleaning, structuring, analyzing, and modeling large transaction-related datasets, with the ability to interpret the results and clearly explain their business and financial implications.
• Proficiency with SQL, relational databases, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Tableau, Power BI, or another business intelligence and visualization platform.
• Experience supporting M&A, divestiture, transaction-related analysis, or post-acquisition value creation engagements.
• Experience performing customer, pricing, profitability, forecasting, or location analytics.
• Understanding of the M&A and private equity investment lifecycle.
• Strong business and financial acumen, with the ability to connect analytical findings to transaction objectives and value creation opportunities.
• Excellent analytical, project management, presentation, interpersonal, and client-facing communication skills.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly and concisely to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to travel as needed.

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.

About Us

At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result – for our clients and you. Here, we go beyond your expectations of a career in professional services by offering a career path with more: more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support. It’s what makes us different, and we think being different makes us better.

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About The Team

The team you’re about to join is ready to help you thrive. Here’s how

• Whether it's your work location, weekly schedule, or flex time off, we empower you with the options to work the way that it best serves your clients and your life. Consistent with the firm's hybrid work model, this position will require in-person attendance at least three days per week, either at a GT office or client site.
• Here, you are supported to prioritize your overall well-being through work-life integration options that work best for you and those in your household.
• We understand that your needs, responsibilities and experiences are different — and we think that’s a good thing. That’s why we support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations that make you, well, you. See how at www.gt.com/careers
• When it comes to inclusion, we are committed to doing more than checking boxes. Explore all the ways we’re taking action for diversity, equity & inclusion at www.gt.com/careers

Benefits

We understand that your needs, responsibilities and experiences are different, and we think that’s a good thing. That’s why we support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations that make you, well, you. For an overview of our benefit offerings, please visit: https://www.grantthornton.com/careers/rewards-and-benefits

• Benefits for internship positions: Grant Thornton interns are eligible to participate in the firm’s medical, dental and vision insurance programs and the firm’s employee assistance program. Interns also receive a minimum of 72 hours of paid sick leave, and are paid for firm holidays that fall within their internship period.
• Benefits for seasonal employee positions: Grant Thornton seasonal employees are eligible to participate in the firm’s medical, dental and vision insurance programs and the firm’s employee assistance program. Seasonal employees may also be eligible to participate in the firm’s 401(k) savings plan and employee retirement plan in accordance with applicable plan terms and eligibility requirements. Seasonal employees receive a minimum of 72 hours of paid sick leave.

Grant Thornton employees may be eligible for a discretionary, annual bonus based on individual and firm performance, subject to the terms, conditions and eligibility criteria of the applicable bonus plan or program. Interns and seasonal employees are not eligible for bonus compensation.

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