Senior Associate OR Manager, M&A and Financial Due-Diligence (31435)

Our client, a boutique advisory firm that provides specialized financial and accounting due diligence services related to mergers and acquisitions is looking for a new team member. The firm performs due diligence and accounting, data analysis and balance sheet investigations for their clients, which cover a broad range of private equity funds, private investors, lenders and corporate clients. They have been growing for almost 20 years, and have an impressive roster of clients, which allows them to work on much bigger and more complex deals than boutique firms of their size are typically asked to participate in.

We are seeking a motivated, team-oriented Senior Associate (or Manager for candidates with established experience in M&A/FDD) to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a foundation in transaction services and/or audit with a Big 4 public accounting firm and be interested in analysis, deals and due diligence. Successful candidates need to be intellectually curious, hardworking and collaborative. They need to have a very strong understanding of financial statements and GAAP and should have advanced excel skills or be committed to becoming an advanced user.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze and review target company financial statements and assess earnings/EBITDA validity, cash flows, financial position, and general financial soundness.
• Manage day-to-day communication with senior members of the internal team, acquisition targets and clients.
• Routinely work with Excel and create often complex and sophisticated Excel deliverables.
• Work on multiple deals at once; multitask and be willing to jump into new challenges and work.
• Strong time management and organization skills.
• Synthesize data effectively and be able to tell the story in the numbers.
• Prepare PowerPoint presentations of findings for clients.

Requirements:

• Finance, Accounting or Economics Degree.
• 2-4 years professional experience in a related field
• Strong foundation of financial and quantitative analysis.
• Strong strategic, analytical, interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
• Dynamic, highly motivated person, who works well as a team member, easily cultivates relationships with colleagues, and can work independently.
• Thrives on an environment that is fast-paced, rapidly changing, and customer service-oriented.
• Produces deliverables that are accurate and timely.
• Very strong understanding of financial statements and GAAP.
• Knowledge of transaction services/M&A due diligence, audit and/or consulting.
• Great command of the Microsoft Office Suite; particularly in EXCEL (ability to learn/use advanced functions is a must)

DeWinter Group and Maris Consulting is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We post pay scales which are based on our client pay ranges. DeWinter, Maris, and our clients have the right to modify the requirements of the role which can impact the pay ranges posted.