Associate Trainee

We are currently seeking a talented and driven professional associate consultant. If your job search includes “new jobs hiring near me“, “NY entry-level jobs” or “consulting jobs NYC“. We have urgent hiring opportunities for entry-level consultant jobs. This is a great career opportunity for an experienced audit professional who has an 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.

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!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

What are the job 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, and 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

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