Transaction Advisory Services Manager

Description

BST Gallagher Flynn is a regional accounting and advisory firm formed through the merger of BST & Co. and Gallagher Flynn & Company. The combined firm provides assurance, tax, transaction advisory, outsourced accounting, consulting, valuation, forensic accounting, and other specialized services to businesses, nonprofit organizations, governmental entities, and individuals across the Northeast and beyond. With headquarters in Latham, New York and South Burlington, Vermont, the firm brings together the collective expertise, industry depth, and relationship-driven culture of both organizations to help clients navigate an increasingly complex business environment with confidence.

We offer a flexible work schedule, an excellent benefits program, professional education opportunities, competitive compensation, and most importantly, a people-focused culture with genuine support inside and outside of work.

Our Transaction Advisory Services team works directly with business owners, private equity groups and strategic buyers to navigate the complexities of buying, selling and transitioning ownership of a business. We provide financial due diligence, quality of earnings analysis, valuation and other transaction-related services for small-to-middle-market businesses, helping clients make informed decisions throughout the transaction process.

Our growing TAS practice offers challenging and rewarding opportunities to work alongside firm leaders and client executives, develop your expertise and build meaningful client relationships.

The Manager will work collaboratively with practice leaders and team members to execute financial due diligence, business valuation analyses and other transaction-based consulting engagements. The Manager will play a key role in managing engagements, developing analyses and deliverables, and providing high-quality insights to support client decision-making.

The Manager will report to and work closely alongside the practice leaders and will possess strong project management capabilities, technical knowledge and critical thinking skills, including the ability to interpret and analyze client financial information in the context of applicable accounting standards. This role offers the opportunity to take on significant responsibility in a fast-paced consulting environment while managing multiple engagements and mentoring team members.

This position will be based out of our South Burlington, VT or Albany, NY office, with remote capabilities also considered.

• Lead day-to-day responsibilities in buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence engagements with both private equity and strategic corporate buyers across a wide range of industries
• Lead diligence meetings with target company management team
• Perform quality of earnings and working capital analyses, including formulation of adjusting entries to client financial statements
• Understand and evaluate financial and operational trends of subject companies
• Assist with analyzing the financial operations of the target companies and identify issues that may impact the purchase price and resolving them
• Prepare and communicate due diligence findings in a formal report
• Manage multiple tasks and projects at a time
• Assist in preparing proposals and engagement letters
• Supervise Associates and provide performance review feedback

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• Minimum of 5 years in public accounting (audit and/or transaction advisory), with 2+ years in transaction advisory preferred
• CPA license preferred
• Excellent technical skills, including data management and analysis
• Experience in…