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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in financial due diligence, including Quality of Earnings analysis, accounting adjustments, and transaction advisory services. Proficient in managing client engagements, leading teams, and delivering high-quality analytical insights under pressure.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Financial Due DiligenceQuality of Earnings AnalysisTransaction Advisory ServicesCPA CertificationAdvanced Excel Proficiency
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Hard Skills
Financial AnalysisEBITDA AdjustmentsTrial Balance ReconciliationData AnalysisAccounting PrinciplesProject ManagementAnalytical ReportingAccounting FunctionsBusiness Performance MetricsClosing Estimates
Soft Skills
Exceptional Communication SkillsTeam LeadershipProblem SolvingCreative Solutions GenerationClient Guidance
Tools & Technologies
ExcelPowerPoint
Certifications & Qualifications
CPA
Industry Keywords
Private EquityInvestment BankingTransaction AccountingClient-Industry KnowledgeEngagement Planning
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence engagements with privately held companies and their owners/operators.
- Work alongside investment bankers, private equity firms, and strategic corporate buyers.
- Lead management meetings and discussions with buyer/seller advisors.
- Guide clients through the diligence process and prepare discussion agendas and supporting schedules.
- Advise clients on EBITDA adjustments and business considerations.
- Identify critical accounting areas and conduct procedures to validate or adjust them.
- Review operating and financial metrics and prepare analyses with graphs, charts, and commentary.
- Prepare Quality of Earnings reports covering business background, accounting functions and processes, business performance, and investor insights.
- Analyze balance sheet items, working capital drivers, debt, and debt-like items.
- Advise clients on purchase agreement constructs, definitions, and accounting items.
- Assist with closing estimates, post-closing calculations, and related transaction accounting.
- Manage client projects, workloads, and deliverables across multiple engagements.
- Oversee associates and offshore teams and develop junior team members’ technical and client-service skills.
- Leverage technology to improve efficiency and insight.
- Participate in internal discussions on growth, new ideas, and process improvements.
- Travel occasionally to GHJ headquarters and/or client locations.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s level education required.
- Minimum 4 years professional services experience, with 3 in Transaction Advisory Services.
- Strong accounting and diligence knowledge.
- Exceptional analytical and communication (written and oral) skills required.
- CPA preferred but not required.
- High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience working with and reconciling trial balances.
- Experience with pivot tables, lookup formulas, index/match formulas, and writing up details of company operations, performance drivers, and trends.
- Experience working on multiple engagements and ability to prioritize or adjust priorities.
- Up-to-date knowledge of technical principles, theory, and practice, especially in Quality of Earnings projects.
- Ability to apply client-industry knowledge when scoping and completing assignments.
- Ability to identify and resolve technical problems using research, data analysis, and best practices.
- Ability to apply learnings across transactions and implement new skills and techniques.
- Ability to generate workable ideas and creative solutions.
- Ability to consider options and opinions before making decisions.
- Ability to take ownership of engagement planning, management, and delivery.
- Ability to plan and present well-organized work product.
- Ability to deliver high-quality work under pressure.
- Willingness to lead and take responsibility for others.
- Ability to provide effective guidance and direction.
- Ability to coach associates and team members on best practices, deal dynamics, project management, and judgment.
- Ability to work as a team player.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Flexible, entrepreneurial environment
- Investment in people and technology
- Professional growth and career development opportunities
- Flexible work arrangements
- Occasional travel opportunities