Grant Thornton (US) · 1 day ago
Manager – Diligence for Multiple Openings
Chicago, IL, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$156K/yr - $165K/yr
2+ years expGrant Thornton (US) is a leading advisory firm, and they are seeking a Manager for Diligence to oversee financial due diligence for various clients. The role involves leveraging data skills, managing client engagements, and developing strong client relationships while supervising a team.
Accounting
Responsibilities
Leverage data skills to extract, clean and analyze large financial data sets from ERP systems while working within the Quality of Earning Analyses
Employ knowledge of information systems to assess tech clients on either buy or sell side
Review systems analysis and design to perform information technology project management tasks and perform data visualization tasks
Manage engagements throughout the transaction lifecycle and coordinate other company 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 and 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
Supervises 2-4 direct reports – Senior Associates, Associates
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Information Systems, or related field, or the foreign degree equivalent
2 years of post-baccalaureate experience as a Senior Associate, Associate, Assurance Executive, or alternate acceptable related occupation
Work experience must have included: (1) US GAAP, GAAS, SEC Reporting, transaction advisory services, or mergers and acquisitions; (2) Performing accounting, audit, or transaction advisory services for cross-industry clients at an international level; (3) Leveraged buyout (LBO) models used for M&A transactions; (4) data analysis tools such as Tableau, Microsoft Access, and other platforms to assess the financial performance and financial position of companies in a variety of industries; (5) analyzing operating data to deliver real time observations, insights, and risk areas; (6) Utilizing QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop software to create reports, extract general ledger data, and track individual transactions of a business; (7) IFRS accounting standards and ISA (International Standards on Auditing); and (8) extracting, cleaning and analyzing large financial data sets
CPA License (U.S. or other jurisdiction) required
10-20% domestic travel required for client meeting and projects to manage client engagement
Company
Grant Thornton (US)
In the US, Grant Thornton LLP and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (and their respective subsidiary entities) practice as an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable law, regulations and professional standards.
5001-10000 employees
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