Senior Financial Due Diligence Associate

Grant Thornton (US)

Financial Due Diligence Senior Associate focusing on middle-market transactions for advisory services. Empowering clients to achieve their vision with experienced professionals.

Posted 4/16/2026full-timePhiladelphia • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $103,700 - $155,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Perform in buy-side and sell-side transaction advisory engagements, providing carve-outs and similar services to clients, private equity investors, and asset-based lenders.
Help organizations realize the potential of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures as well as various transactions within the capital markets.
Perform financial due diligence on key areas of the Income Statement and Balance Sheet.
Formulate questions and propose basic adjustments based on the identification of key risks and business drivers.
Lead analysis on key operational data, net working capital, debt, and debt-like items.
Lead initial drafts of reports (including Quality of Earnings reports) for clients that highlight the key financial findings of potential investments as well as the drivers behind sustainable profits and cash flows.
Create and design tailored transaction advisory reports specific to key issues.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field required, advanced degree preferred.
2 to 6 years of related work experience in a similar consulting practice or function servicing cross-industry clients at a national level required.
CPA preferred or CPA in process preferred.
Solid experience in accounting, audit, or transaction advisory services.
Strong current knowledge in US GAAP, GAAS, SEC Reporting, transaction advisory services or mergers and acquisitions.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and simultaneous project in a rapidly growing practice.
Strong leadership, business development, recruitment, training, and mentoring skills.
Excellent written, presentation, leadership, and interpersonal communications skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental and vision insurance
Employee assistance program
Minimum of 72 hours of paid sick leave
Paid for firm holidays that fall within internship period.

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial due diligencetransaction advisorymergers and acquisitionsaccountingauditQuality of Earnings reportsUS GAAPGAASSEC Reportingnet working capital analysis

Soft Skills

leadershipbusiness developmentrecruitmenttrainingmentoringwritten communicationpresentation skillsinterpersonal communicationproject managementability to manage multiple priorities

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Accountingadvanced degreeCPACPA in process