Manager / Senior Manager, Transaction Advisory Services
Permanent role – work from home options + team connection days
Accelerate your career in deals advisory and build your own brand as a valued team leader
9-day fortnight with no salary reduction
Grant Thornton Australia is one of the world's leading independently-owned and managed accounting, advisory and consulting firms.
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In Australia, we're proud to support the careers of over 1,500 remarkable people.
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About this role
Our
Transaction Advisory Services (TAS)
team are capable, experienced, and 'hands-on' – leveraging cross-border transaction knowledge and a holistic approach to due diligence, in order to help clients make informed decisions on fundamentally pivotal transactions and deals such as mergers, acquisitions, divestments or listings.
As a
Manager
or
Senior Manager
in our Sydney or Brisbane TAS team, you will conduct all phases of financial due diligence on M&A transactions and Investigating Accountant engagements on stock exchange listings across various industries.
Key responsibilities
Manage the performance of buy-side and sell-side due diligence on M&A transactions, IPO assignments (as Investigating Accountants) and other ad hoc advisory projects as required for corporate and private equity clients
Planning of assignments, including identifying engagement risk and determining the appropriate strategy in conjunction with Managers and Partners
Review and interpret financial statements and other financial data
Prepare and review detailed financial analysis to illustrate key business drivers and performance indicators
Draft comprehensive and succinct due diligence reports, including executive summaries
As a leader in TAS, you'll also be required to provide coaching, mentoring and training opportunities to other team members, as well as 'build your brand' and participate in business development and networking activities.
Skills and experience
Required
Significant experience in an accounting / auditing environment, with exposure to transaction due diligence and a thorough understanding of preparing and interpreting financial statements
Fluent written and spoken communication skills, as well as excellent report-writing and presentation skills
Critical thinker with analytical, logical and problem-solving skills, coupled with a high degree of commercial awareness and professional judgement
Well-developed organisational and project management skills, with the ability to adhere to deadlines and manage competing priorities
Strong IT literacy, including use of Microsoft Office suite (primarily Excel and PowerPoint)
Qualification(s) and / or professional accreditation(s) in a relevant discipline such as Business / Commerce, Accounting or Finance, or other relevant professional or overseas qualification(s)
If you're interested in this role but don't feel that you match every single one of our requirements, we would still love to hear from you and explore the unique skillset and attributes that you can bring to the team.
At Grant Thornton we do things differently because we understand that when you strive for better and care about what you do remarkable things are possible.
Remarkable perks that put you first:
Flexible working options available
Support to undertake CA or other postgrad study
Structured learning and development at all career levels
Fully funded gym membership | Health Insurance discounts
And many more!
Grant Thornton Australia is a member firm of the Grant Thornton global network – one of the world's leading independently-owned and managed accounting and consulting firms.
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