Sikich - Assistant Manager/Manager - Transaction Advisory - US Market

Description:

Sikich is seeking a Transaction Advisory Assistant Manager/Manager with 10+ years of experience, including minimum 5 years of experience in financial due diligence and related areas for the US market is preferred.

The successful candidate will play a key role in managing buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence engagements, analyzing financial data, and providing strategic advice to clients across various industries.

About the firm:

Sikich (www.sikich.com) is a global company specializing in technology enabled-professional services.

Sikich draws on a diverse portfolio of technology solutions to deliver transformative digital strategies and ranks as one of the largest CPA firms in the United States.

Our dynamic environment attracts top-notch employees who enjoy being at the cutting edge and seeing every day how their work makes a difference.

Job Responsibilities:

- Manage financial due diligence for clients acquiring businesses.

- Identify and analyze business and financial risks and opportunities while advising both strategic and private equity buyers & sellers on alternative strategies for acquisition, disposition, and restructuring of businesses.

- Aggregate, refine, and analyse target company data to identify historical and projected financial and operating trends, quality of earnings, and working capital considerations.

- Work on multiple projects of varying size and complexity.

Lead day-to-day operations including managing a team through:

- Drafting request lists and managing client communications regarding requested items.

- Managing the creation of databooks.

- Preparing materials for management meetings.

- Drafting adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net working capital, and debt and debt-like tables.

- Prepare detailed reports and presentations summarizing findings and recommendations.

- Communicate with senior managers, directors, and principals on a regular basis.

- Develop associates and senior associates by coaching and providing real-time feedback.

- Comfortable prioritizing and working on multiple tasks including client work and internal initiatives.

Requirements for Successful Candidate:

- CA or CPA(US) or CFA(US) certifications with a bachelors or masters degree in accounting or finance.

- Minimum 5+ years of experience in transaction advisory services or audit.

- Strong current knowledge of U.S. GAAP.

- Project management experience.

- Calibrate style to communicate clearly and concisely.

- Capacity to understand an entity through analyzing financial statements and creating analyses.

- Ability to identify and deploy analytical tools to solve problems.

- Desire to build strong relationships.

- Comfortable with ambiguity.

- Ability to induce structure on disorderly situations.

- Experience developing through on the job coaching and creating resources.