We are currently seeking a talented and driven professional to join our Transaction Group. This is a great career opportunity for an experienced audit professional that has interest in shifting to financial due diligence and who would like to be a part of a fast-growing team. You will be key in helping our clients understand, analyze, and respond to various business opportunities and challenges including buy and sell side due diligence, working capital consulting, and purchase price accounting. You will work directly with client executives along with leaders of our Transaction team. You will be key in helping our clients understand, analyze, and respond to various business opportunities and challenges.

As an accounting and consulting firm, Boulay “hits the sweet spot,” serving clients throughout the country. This role can be based out of our Eden Prairie headquarters, downtown Minneapolis office, or remotely. We are large enough to provide you with professional challenges, growth and development. Yet we are not so large that you get lost in a sea of people. If you are looking to make a change for the better, you could be just the person we are looking for!

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Advise clients on how to maximize opportunities and minimize risks related to mergers and acquisitions and provide recommendations in the context of deal structuring alternatives.
• Manage and work on multiple projects of varying size and complexity related to due diligence and consulting for business owners, private equity groups, search funds, and family offices.
• Develop detailed reports and perform complex analyses, including the analysis of cash flows, quality of assets and earnings, working capital, potential liabilities and risks, and the impact of findings on the purchase price of the target organization.
• Play an integral role in developing relationships with current and prospective clients, identify market opportunities and articulate our value proposition.
• Responsible for engagement management, including preparing and presenting accounting findings and concepts.
• Possess the ability to review and provide feedback regarding project reports prepared by engagement team members.
• Ensure that “best practices” are developed and used within the Transaction Group, including policies, processes, and tools.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or a related business degree
• Excellent knowledge of financial reporting principles affecting M&A activities
• Strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
• Experience serving business owners, private equity groups, family offices and individual investors
• Extensive experience in project management, including planning, organizing, coordinating, and managing staff, clients toward the successful completion of a project
• Ability to be a self-starter and be confident when interacting with clients
• Strong business development mindset: relationship management skills and the ability to influence/negotiate deals
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to creatively solve problems and analyze client data
• Strong interpersonal skills, a team-based attitude, and a desire to collaborate