Deal Advisory Senior Manager

Cherry Bekaert; Tampa (FL); Hybrid; USD 159,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accounting and consulting firm is seeking a Senior Manager to join their Deal Advisory practice. You'll lead financial due diligence engagements while developing client relationships. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience, and a Bachelor’s in Accounting or Finance is preferred. This position offers a competitive salary between $159,400 and $247,900, with flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Career growth opportunities

Work-life balance flexibility

Qualifications

• 8+ years within professional services, including 5+ years in Financial Due Diligence.
• Experience in audit, financial reporting, or CFO responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead buy-side and sell-side accounting and financial due diligence engagements.
• Develop client relationships and interact effectively with executives.
• Perform quality of earnings and working capital analyses.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Data analysis/mining

Critical thinking

Relationship building

Quality of earnings analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related

Advanced Degree or relevant professional certification (CPA, CFA)

Job description

Overview

Cherry Bekaert is among the largest accounting and consulting firms in the country, delivering innovative advisory, assurance and tax services. We create shared success through teamwork, energy and expertise, with a client-first mindset to create exceptional value for our people, clients and community. The firm is committed to growth and development opportunities at every stage of your personal and professional journey.

To support the continued growth of our Deal Advisory practice, an opportunity has been created for a Senior Manager to join our high performing team with the flexibility to sit in multiple offices throughout our footprint or possibly remote for the right resource. Our National Deal Advisory practice supports M&A activities of Private Equity clients and strategic corporations across the US and internationally. Our services include buy-side due diligence, sell-side due diligence, working capital assistance, merger integration and optimization, divestitures and carve outs. In 2024, our team advised on ~600 deals with an aggregate transaction value exceeding $19B.

Our ideal candidate has demonstrated experience leading the execution of engagements and is equally comfortable participating in strategic discussions with executive leaders as they are performing relevant deal analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage buy-side and sell-side accounting and financial due diligence engagements
• Develop relationships with clients and engage in effective interactions with target company executives
• Perform quality of earnings and working capital analyses
• Identify and evaluate matters that potentially impact enterprise value and the purchase or sales price
• Identify and evaluate financial and operational trends of target companies
• Communicate effectively, both verbal and written, our due diligence findings
• Supervise multiple professionals and prioritize tasks, serving as a hands-on lead for engagements from inception to completion
• Participate in performance reviews and new business development activities

Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s Degree in Accounting (preferred), Finance or related business discipline
• 8+ years within a professional services discipline, with 5+ years of direct experience in Financial Due Diligence and a foundation in audit, financial reporting, or CFO responsibilities (Big 4, National or large Regional CPA firm experience preferred)
• Advanced Degree or relevant professional certification such as CPA or CFA preferred
• Strong GAAP, data analysis/mining and critical thinking skills
• Experience working with Private Equity groups preferred
• Willingness to travel as needed (expected < 15%)

What we offer you

• Our shared values that foster inclusion and belonging including uncompromising integrity, collaboration, trust, and mutual respect.
• The opportunity to innovate and do work that motivates and engages you.
• A collaborative environment focused on enabling you to further your career growth and continuous professional development.
• Competitive compensation and a total rewards package that focuses on all aspects of your wellbeing.
• Flexibility to do impactful work and the time to enjoy your life outside of work.
• Opportunities to connect and learn from professionals from different backgrounds and with different cultures.

Pay

$159,400 to $247,900

About Cherry Bekaert

Cherry Bekaert, ranked among the largest assurance, tax and advisory firms in the U.S., serves clients across industries in all 50 U.S. states and internationally. For more details, visit https://www.cbh.com/disclosure/

Cherry Bekaert provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. https://careers.cbh.com/legal-disclosures/ contains further information regarding the firm\'s compliance with federal, state and local recruitment and hiring laws.

This role is expected to accept applications for at least five calendar days and may continue to be posted until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

Candidates must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States. Cherry Bekaert will not provide work sponsorship for this position.

Cherry Bekaert LLP and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC are members of Allinial Global, an accountancy and business advisory global association. Visit us at https://careers.cbh.com/ and follow us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

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