The opportunity

 Our Deal Advisory, Transaction Services team in Toronto is looking for a professional with the skills and drive to make a real difference. As Manager, Financial Due Diligence, you will collaborate in multi-disciplinary teams and provide a range of transaction support and financial due diligence services on behalf of our clients. We are hiring for a 2 months contract with potential to extend.

What you will do:

• Co-coordinate financial due diligence and provide M&A transaction support and advisory services to our clients 
• Interpret and examine information memoranda, business plans, publicly available information on the target business 
• Review historical trading, quality of earnings, cash flow, working capital, net debt, capital expenditure, forecasts, and underlying assumptions 
• Review the adequacy of financing structure, including review of agreements and consideration of limits, terms, and covenants 
• Evaluate potential synergies and post-merger integration considerations 
• Report potential key issues for our clients, including identification of risk or price factors impacting investment decisions 
• Review sale and purchase agreements and financial model to reflect findings of the due diligence process 
• Mentor and coach high performing junior team members  
• Deliver exceptional client service by maximizing results and fostering collaboration across businesses and borders 

 

Your qualifications:

• Must have a CPA or equivalent designation 
• 2+ years of Transactional Services experience  
• Demonstrated accounting experience in a consulting and/or corporate environment including:  
  • Financial due diligence, M&A analysis and report writing 
  • Identification of issues and factors impacting valuations 
  • Financial statement interpretation and analysis, including an understanding of the application of and compliance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) 
• Experience reviewing target projects and formulating deal rationale and strategy 
• Demonstrated ability in project diagnosis, solution development, facilitation of decision making, documentation, managing client expectations and team influence 
• Ability to effectively coach, develop and manage junior high performing engagement teams, deliver full cycle projects simultaneously and client deliverables   
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills (e.g., report writing and presentation skills) to assist in preparing pitch documents e.g., proposals and presentations. 
• Solid investigative skills and attention to detail