Supervising Senior - Mergers & Acquisitions

Connor Group

$110K — $130K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent required
  • 2-5 years of prior experience in public accounting or financial due diligence (FDD) required
  • CPA preferred or actively pursuing certification
  • Knowledge in forecasting and budgeting tools like Adaptive or Anaplan
  • International experience is a plus but not required
  • Experience with advanced data applications such as Power Query and/or Alteryx
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel with advanced skills.

Responsibilities

  • Perform financial and accounting due diligence for buy-side or sell-side engagements
  • Identify critical deal issues and assess business strength against industry benchmarks for clients
  • Conduct valuations using various methods, including discounted cash flow and comparable transactions
  • Analyze companies' strategic positions and forecasts
  • Conduct research and industry analyses
  • Review purchase price allocations and financial projections
  • Identify post-closing matters to enhance profitability and cash flows
  • Interact with target company personnel and clients consistently
  • Review and draft due diligence reports summarizing analyses and findings
  • Assist in finalizing purchase price allocations and closing working capital calculations.
  • Utilize advanced Excel functionalities for data management.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for career advancement in a growing firm
  • Exposure to a variety of client industries and financial situations
  • Work closely with senior management and clients
  • Chance to contribute significantly to high-stake transactions
  • Dynamic work environment with opportunities for impactful contributions.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities:
• Perform financial and accounting due diligence procedures for buy-side or sell-side

engagements.
• Identify and communicate (i) critical deal issues and (ii) the strength and weakness of

the business against industry benchmarks to client management that could impact the

purchase price or the deal structure.
• Perform valuation using discounted cash flow, public company comparable, and

transaction comparable methods.
• Analyze companies' strategic positions and corresponding forecasts.
• Perform research and industry analyses.
• Review purchase price allocations.
• Challenge assumptions related to future financial projections.
• Identify and address critical post-closing matters to ensure improvements in profitability

and cash flows.
• Interact extensively with personnel of target companies and clients.
• Review and prepare due diligence reports outlining analyses and findings.
• Assist with the finalization of (i) opening balance sheets of purchase price allocations

and (ii) closing working capital calculations.
• Comfortability with advanced Excel functionalities: building flatfiles, pivot tables, macros,

and using advanced formulas such as SUMIFS, INDEX/MATCH, INDIRECT.

Desired Skills & Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent required
• 2-5 years of prior experience in public accounting or FDD required
• CPA preferred or actively pursuing completion of certification
• Knowledge in forecast and budget tool (Adaptive, Anaplan, etc.)
• International experience (beneficial but not required)
• Experience with advanced data applications like Power Query and/or Alteryx
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite with strong Excel skills
• Willingness to travel up to 10%

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Connor Group

More Legal & Accounting Jobs

Find similar Supervising Senior - Mergers & Acquisitions jobs: