Transaction Advisory Senior Associate

Vaco by Highspring; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring seeks a Senior Associate to support buy-side financial due diligence engagements, working closely with senior leadership and clients through the transaction process. You will execute QoE analyses, review historical results, earnings trends, cash flows, and key drivers, and assist with planning engagements while collecting and organizing large data sets.

Grow toward independently managing engagements as the practice expands, with some exposure to sell-side and investment

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of relevant experience, ideally within public accounting.
• Audit/assurance experience required; exposure to financial due diligence or transaction advisory is highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and financial statements.
• Ability to analyze a company’s earnings, cash flows, and overall financial performance.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience with Power Query or other data analytics tools is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA highly preferred if coming from audit.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to interact confidently with clients and company executives.
• Strong project management skills and attention to detail.
• Willingness to travel approximately 10%

Responsibilities

• Execute financial due diligence and QoE analyses.
• Analyze historical financial results, earnings trends, cash flows, and key business drivers.
• Assist with planning and coordinating due diligence engagements.
• Collect, organize, and analyze large volumes of financial data.
• Participate in management and due diligence meetings.
• Communicate directly with clients throughout the engagement lifecycle.
• Draft and deliver final due diligence reports.
• Develop toward independently managing engagements as the practice continues to grow.
• Gain exposure to sell-side and investment banking projects as part of the broader firm.

Skills

Due diligence

QoE analysis

Financial analysis

Excel skills

Client communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Power Query

Job description

The Senior Associate will primarily support buy-side financial due diligence engagements, working closely with senior leadership and clients throughout the transaction process.

Key responsibilities include:

• Execute financial due diligence and Quality of Earnings (QoE) analyses
• Analyze historical financial results, earnings trends, cash flows, and key business drivers
• Assist with planning and coordinating due diligence engagements
• Collect, organize, and analyze large volumes of financial data
• Participate in management and due diligence meetings
• Communicate directly with clients throughout the engagement lifecycle
• Draft and deliver final due diligence reports
• Develop toward independently managing engagements as the practice continues to grow
• Gain exposure to sell-side and investment banking projects as part of the broader firm

What We’re Looking For

• 2-5 years of relevant experience, ideally within public accounting
• Audit/assurance experience required; exposure to financial due diligence or transaction advisory is highly preferred
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and financial statements
• Ability to analyze a company’s earnings, cash flows, and overall financial performance
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience with Power Query or other data analytics tools is a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA highly preferred, if coming from audit, required
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to interact confidently with clients and company executives
• Strong project management skills and attention to detail
• Willingness to travel approximately 10%

Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail].

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By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application.

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Pay Transparency Notice

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With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).