Financial Due Diligence Manager

Job Description

As a Financial Due Diligence Manager, you’ll focus on middle‑market transactions, serving dynamic organizations with experienced professionals who bring a full range of advisory services to validate, optimize and create value for Grant Thornton | Stax Transactions.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial due diligence professionals on buy‑side and sell‑side transactions for corporate clients, private equity groups and commercial lenders.
• Manage engagements throughout the transaction lifecycle and coordinate other Grant Thornton capabilities by leveraging 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 findings around quality of earnings, net working capital and business performance along with insights around 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.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum six years of related work experience in a similar consulting practice or function serving cross‑industry clients at a national level required.
• Industry‑recognized professional certification required; CPA or related license/certification preferred.
• Strong current knowledge in US GAAP, GAAS, SEC reporting, transaction advisory services or mergers and acquisitions required.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and simultaneous projects in a rapidly growing practice.
• Strong leadership, business development, recruitment, training, and mentoring skills.
• Excellent written, presentation, leadership, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Can travel as needed; expected travel up to 25%.

Salary

The base salary range for this position in the firm’s Chicago, IL office is between $128,000 and $192,000.

Benefits

• Benefits for internship positions: interns are eligible for medical, dental, vision insurance, employee assistance program, a minimum of 72 hours paid sick leave, and paid holidays during the internship period.
• Benefits for seasonal employee positions: seasonal employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision insurance, employee assistance program, 401(k) savings plan, and employee retirement plan per applicable plan terms, and receive a minimum of 72 hours paid sick leave.

Grant Thornton employees may be eligible for a discretionary, annual bonus based on individual and firm performance, subject to the terms, conditions and eligibility criteria of the applicable bonus plan or program. Interns and seasonal employees are not eligible for bonus compensation.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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