Financial Due Diligence Director

Financial Due Diligence Director

As a Financial Due Diligence Director, 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 the Transaction Advisory Practice all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel. Your day-to-day may include :

• Leading buy-side and sell-side transactions for our client base which includes corporate clients, private equity groups and commercial lenders
• Managing engagements throughout the transaction lifecycle and coordinating other Grant Thornton capabilities by leveraging the expertise of other service lines, cross-functional teams, and international colleagues as needed
• Serving as the day-to-day point person on engagements; leading meetings and calls with clients and target management
• Planning, executing, directing and completing financial due diligence for financial and strategic buyers across a variety of industries
• Examining and analyzing client data to identify key trends, quality of earnings adjustments and net working capital impacts
• Drafting reports to socialize our findings around quality of earnings, net working capital and business performance including insights around the key financial and business issues in a transaction
• Managing client expectations concerning timing, progress, deliverables, deadlines, and leading change efforts effectively
• Developing and maintaining strong client relationships
• Managing business development activities, such as proposals, account teams, whitepapers, conferences, and / or other thought leadership material
• Working closely with engagement teams and partners to promptly identify and resolve client problems or issues
• Meeting or exceeding sales targets for new and follow-on work
• Meeting or exceeding targeted billing hours (utilization)
• Managing, developing, training, coaching and mentoring staff on projects and assessing performance for engagement and year-end reviews
• Leading and supporting business development activities, such as identification, proposal development and other pursuit activities at clients
• Motivating others to perform at maximum efficiency without sacrificing quality of the services delivered
• Interviewing campus and / or experienced candidates
• Other duties as assigned

You have the following technical skills, qualifications, and abilities :

The base salary range for this position in the firm's Los Angeles, CA office is between $202,500 and $337,500. The base salary range for this position in the firm's San Francisco, CA office is between $215,600 and $359,400. The base salary range for this position in the firm's Denver, CO office is between $187,500 and $312,500. The base salary range for this position in the firm's Chicago, IL office is between $187,500 and $312,500. The base salary range for this position in the firm's New York, NY office is between $202,500 and $337,500. The base salary range for this position in the firm's Boston, MA office is between $202,500 and $337,500.

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If you apply and are selected to interview, a Grant Thornton team member will reach out to you to schedule a time to connect. We encourage you to also check out other roles that may be a good fit for you or get to know us a little bit better.

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