Financial Due Diligence Manager
Grant Thornton’s Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) practice is focused globally on middle-market transactions, serving dynamic organizations with experienced professionals who bring a full range of advisory services to validate, optimize and create value. Our M&A practice is comprised of several integrated capabilities that support our clients' needs throughout the transaction lifecycle.
By joining the Grant Thornton Financial Due Diligence team, you can immediately contribute to the mutual success of our team and our clients by being a key member of the engagement team. Specifically, the Financial Due Diligence Manager is responsible for overseeing all phases of project and engagement management for multiple clients in a wide variety of industries. Responsibilities include planning, directing, and completing projects and services in financial due diligence and developing and managing staff. The Financial Due Diligence Manager works closely with partners and staff and plays a key role in client management, practice development, and business development for an assigned group of clients.
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, net working 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:
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or related field.
- Certifications & Licensures: CPA preferred or willing to acquire necessary certification within 18 months of employment.
- Experience: Minimum of 6 years of related work experience in Financial Due Diligence with a Public Accounting firm.
- Strong current knowledge in US GAAP, GAAS, SEC Reporting, transaction advisory services or mergers and acquisitions.
- Ability to work additional hours as needed and up to 25% travel to various client sites.