Transaction Management Senior Associate

Transaction Management Senior Associate

As a Transaction Management Senior Associate, you'll focus on buy-side and sell-side transaction management engagements, serving dynamic organizations with experienced professionals who bring a full range of advisory services to validate, optimize and create value for the Transaction Advisory Practice all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel. From day one, you'll be empowered to help clients make the moves that will help them achieve their vision and help you achieve more, confidently. Your day-to-day may include :

Contributing to transaction advisory engagements, including coordination with the Financial Due Diligence, IT, Supply Chain and Human Capital enterprise diligence teams

Deal Management Office support

Standalone, one-time, and stranded cost assessments

Synergy assessments

Interdependency assessments

Integration plans from high level blueprints to detailed multi-phase integration work plans

Integration Management Office services

Separation plans from high level separation blueprints to detailed multi-phase separation work plans

Transition Management Office services

Transition Service Agreement (TSA) schedule preparation support

Operating model support

Day 1 planning support

Change management support

Helping to coordinate client relationships

Preparing inputs into clear and concise reports and presentations for clients and other stakeholders

Ensuring timely delivery and high-quality work

Contributing to detailed analysis to identify opportunities for improvement and documenting conclusions

Other duties as assigned

You have the following technical skills and qualifications :

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Communications or similar required, MBA preferred

Minimum 2 years of related work experience required

Industry recognized professional certifications such as PMI / PMP, MA&P, CPMI a plus

Creative problem-solving skills, critical thinking, experience with data modeling and / or process mapping

Must have strong communication and interpersonal skills with experience working in cross-functional teams

Effective project and time management skills for handling multiple priorities and simultaneous projects

Can travel as needed. Expected travel is up to 50%

The base salary range for this position in the firm's Chicago, IL office, Dallas, TX office, Houston, TX office, Philadelphia, PA office, New York, NY office, and San Francisco, CA office is between $96,000 and $165,600.

About Us

At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result for our clients and you. Here, we go beyond your expectations of a career in professional services by offering a career path with more : more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support. It's what makes us different, and we think being different makes us better. In the U.S., Grant Thornton delivers professional services through two specialized entities : Grant Thornton LLP, a licensed, certified public accounting (CPA) firm that provides audit and assurance services ? and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (not a licensed CPA firm), which exclusively provides non-attest offerings, including tax and advisory services. In 2025, Grant Thornton formed a multinational, multidisciplinary platform with Grant Thornton Ireland. The platform offers a premier Trans-Atlantic advisory and tax practice, as well as independent American and Irish audit practices. With $2.7 billion in revenues and more than 50 offices spanning the U.S., Ireland and other territories, the platform delivers a singular client experience that includes enhanced solutions and capabilities, backed by powerful technologies and a roster of 12,000 quality-driven professionals enjoying exceptional career-growth opportunities and a distinctive cross-border culture. Grant Thornton is part of the Grant Thornton International Limited network, which provides access to its member firms in more than 150 global markets.

About the Team

The team you're about to join is ready to help you thrive. Here's how :

Whether it's your work location, weekly schedule or unlimited flex time off, we empower you with the options to work in the way that best serves your clients and your life.

Here, you are supported to prioritize your overall well-being through work-life integration options that work best for you and those in your household.

We understand that your needs, responsibilities and experiences are different and we think that's a good thing. That's why we support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations that make you, well, you.

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Benefits

We understand that your needs, responsibilities and experiences are different, and we think that's good thing. That's why we support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations that make you, well, you. For an overview of our benefit offerings, please visit : https : / / www.grantthornton.com / careers / rewards-and-benefits

Benefits for internship positions :

Grant Thornton interns are eligible to participate in the firm's medical, dental and vision insurance programs and the firm's employee assistance program. Interns also receive a minimum of 72 hours of paid sick leave, and are paid for firm holidays that fall within their internship period.

Benefits for seasonal employee positions :

Grant Thornton seasonal employees are eligible to participate in the firm's medical, dental and vision insurance programs and the firm's employee assistance program. Seasonal employees may also be eligible to participate in the firm's 401(k) savings plan and employee retirement plan in accordance with applicable plan terms and eligibility requirements. Seasonal employees receive a minimum of 72 hours of 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.

Additional Details :

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For Los Angeles Applicants only : We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

For Massachusetts Applicants only : It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. Grant Thornton does not require or administer lie detector tests as a condition of employment or continued employment.