Financial Due Diligence Manager

As a Financial Due Diligence Manager, 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 Grant Thornton | Stax Transactions – 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.

From day one, you’ll be empowered to help clients make the moves that will help them achieve their vision and help you achieve more, confidently.

Your day-to-day may include:

Manage financial due diligence professionals on buy-side and sell-side transactions for our client base which includes corporate clients, private equity groups and commercial lenders

Manage engagements throughout the transaction lifecycle and coordinate other Grant Thornton capabilities by leveraging the expertise of other service lines, cross-functional teams, and international colleagues as needed

Plan, execute, direct and complete financial due diligence for financial and corporate strategic buyers from a variety of industries

Examine & analyze client data to identify key trends, quality of earnings adjustments and net working capital impacts

Draft reports to socialize our findings around quality of earnings, networking capital and business performance along with insights around the key financial and business issues in a transaction

Manage client expectations concerning timing, progress, deliverables, deadlines, and lead change efforts effectively.

Develop and maintain strong client relationships

Team with partners and senior managers on proposals and business development calls

Recruit, manage, mentor, and train senior associates and associates

Assess performance of senior associates and associates for engagement and year-end reviews

Other duties as assigned

You have the following technical skills, qualifications, and abilities:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field required, Advanced degree preferred

Minimum 6 years of related work experience in a similar consulting practice or function servicing cross-industry clients at a national level required

Industry recognized professional certification required, CPA or related license/certification preferred

Strong current knowledge in US GAAP, GAAS, SEC Reporting, transaction advisory services or mergers and acquisitions required

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

Can travel as needed. Expected travel is up to 25%

The base salary range for this position is between $161,920 and $202,400. 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.

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