Transaction Advisory Experienced Senior - Financial Due Diligence; FDD

Position: Transaction Advisory Experienced Senior - Financial Due Diligence (FDD)
Job Summary:

Join one of the fastest growing transaction advisory services practices in the country, where your talent and efforts are valued. Thrive in BDO’s entrepreneurial environment with an innovative and flat organizational structure. Be challenged based on your abilities and not your title. Be part of the number one middle market deals team and truly experience the opportunity of being an immediate contributor with real opportunities for career advancement.  

Work with industry leaders, technical experts and most importantly, people you enjoy spending time with.  While BDO prides itself on the Firm’s work quality, it equally values work/life fit for its professionals, allowing them to focus on what’s important to them outside the office.

The Transaction Experienced Advisory Services Senior Associate will be responsible for managing financial, accounting and operational due diligence engagements for both strategic and financial buyers throughout the USA.

Job Duties:

Prepares data book, reconciles company financial statements generates financial tables and analyses for due diligence report

Analyzes financial forecasts, historical earnings, assets and liabilities of target client

Performs industry and company research

Collects information from all available sources related to the target client’s business

Conducts on-site and / or phone interviews with C-level personnel or target client to gather additional information in support of the financial analysis

Identifies and proposes appropriate resolutions to critical issues related to the M&A process

Manages the relationship and information flow between BDO and the target client

Partners with Transactional Services Senior Manager and Principal/Director to identify and pursue business development opportunities Researches and develops proposal documents and may participate in presentations in pursuit of acquiring new clients

Other duties as required

Qualifications,

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or Finance, required MBA, preferred

Experience:

Four (4) or more years of public accounting experience, required

One (1) or more years of prior TAS experience, preferred

Prior experience interacting and working directly with C-level personnel, preferred

License/

Certifications:

CPA, CPA candidate, or CA, preferred Software:

Proficient in using Microsoft Office Suites, specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint – strong modeling skills, required

Prior exposure utilizing IDEA, preferred Language:

N/AOther Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Strong verbal and written communication skills, specifically business writing aptitude

Ability to interact with and adapt communication style to successfully convey messaging and objectives to all levels of management Capable of initiating and maintaining solid relationships with all levels of client personnel, as well as utilizing network and industry relationships to identify business development opportunities

Capable of working in a demanding, deadline-driven environment either independently or within a team dynamic while effectively managing unexpected issues and/or questions in a professional manner Ability to analyze large volumes of data to identify potential issues and propose the most appropriate resolutions to benefit the buyer Required to maintain the highly confidential nature of information

Excellent project management skills with ability to produce quality work project with an attention to detail

Knowledgeable of technical accounting areas such as US GAAP and SEC reporting

Knowledge of IFRS desirable

Ability to travel as needed

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