BDO Consulting Looking for Experienced Senior Associate, Transaction Advisory – Financial at Columbus, Ohio Full Time

Job Summary

At BDO, we believe our Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) practice offers the potential for career advancement in an environment that emphasizes talent retention. BDO’s TAS leadership prioritizes each team member’s professional and personal development. By choosing BDO, you are joining not only a high growth profitable practice, but also a culture of helping people thrive every day. You will play a key part in continuing to grow the #1 Most Active M&A Advisor Globally and the #1 Due Diligence Provider (as recognized by PitchBook and Mergemarket) in the U.S.

We are invested in innovation, embedding cutting-edge and sophisticated data analytics tools into our engagement process, which allows our teams to provide our clients with deeper insights to make critical decisions. Our philosophy and holistic approach to servicing our M&A clients are designed to maximize the outcome of their transactions. As a TAS professional at BDO you will be a critical component of this effort, collaborating with other practice areas to offer our clients an array of pre- and post-transaction services. We have an important story to tell, one that is unique to BDO and one that we believe is the most compelling in the public accounting and professional services arena. We couldn’t be more excited about sharing our story with you.

BDO’s Core Purpose is Helping People Thrive Every Day. Our Core Values reflect how we manage our work, our relationships and ourselves. As an employee of the firm, you will live true to our Core Values of people first, being exceptional every day in every way, embracing change, feeling empowered through knowledge and choosing accountability. Our Core Values are the standards by which we conduct ourselves day in and day out, both internally and externally.

The Transaction Advisory Services Senior Associate will be responsible for managing financial, accounting and operational due diligence engagements for both strategic and financial buyers throughout the USA.

Qualifications

Education:

– Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance or equivalent, required

– MBA, preferred

Experience:

– More than two (2) years of prior TAS experience, required

– An additional two (2) or more years of public accounting experience, required,within an audit role, preferred

– Prior experience interacting and working directly with C-level personnel, preferred

License/Certifications:

– CPA, CPA candidate, CFA, or CA, preferred

Software:

– Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suites, specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint – strong modeling skills,required

– Prior exposure utilizing IDEA, preferred

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

– Strong verbal and written communication skills, specifically business writing aptitude

– Ability to interact with and adapt communication style to successfully convey messaging and objectives to all levels of management

– Capable of initiating and maintaining solid relationships with all levels of client personnel, as well as utilizing network and industry relationships to identify business development opportunities

– Capable of working in a demanding, deadline-driven environment either independently or within a team dynamic while effectively managing unexpected issues and/or questions in a professional manner

– Ability to analyze large volumes of data to identify potential issues and propose the most appropriate resolutions to benefit the buyer

– Ability to maintain the highly confidential nature of information

– Excellent project management skills with ability to produce quality work project with an attention to detail

– Knowledgeable of technical accounting areas such as US GAAP and SEC reporting

– Knowledge of IFRS desirable

– Ability to travel at least 70% of time