GHJ · 2 months ago
Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) Experienced Associate
Los Angeles, California (Hybrid)
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry Level
$90K/yr - $95K/yr
1+ years expGHJ is a long-established independent firm in the Los Angeles area, dedicated to helping clients build thriving businesses. The Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) Experienced Associate will participate in transaction engagements, assist in discussions with company management and advisors, and prepare financial analyses to support client needs.
AccountingConsultingIndustrial
Responsibilities
Participate in buy-side and sell-side transaction engagements with corporate entities, investment bankers, private equity firms and strategic corporate buyers
Assist in preparing for, and participate in, discussions with company management, and buyer/seller advisors
Prepare/review Excel databooks and supporting schedules to support discussions with clients and company management
Collate information to support adjustments to company earnings, identify trends and stimulate conversation leading to potential earnings adjustments
Work with offshore team to provide guidance on analyses required, how to interpret client data, and to navigate roadblocks encountered
Prepare operating and financial metrics including graphs, charts for discussion highlighting trends, areas of concern, etc
Monitor and track fulfilment of data requests from clients, and take appropriate steps to incorporate such data into the Quality of Earnings process
Assist in preparing recasted financial statements including earnings and working capital to present the company’s adjusted operating performance and needs
Identify and conduct appropriate validation procedures around key financial statement items
Document work completed by preparing write ups and easily to follow methodology and documentation, taking into account possible alternatives and specific client circumstances
Seeks out basic client industry understanding and applies context when reviewing information and preparing for client discussions
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's level education required
1 year professional services experience required
Strong accounting and financial diligence knowledge
Excellent proficiency in Excel including experience working with and reconciling trial balances, experience with pivot tables, Power Pivot, Power Query, lookup formulas, index/match formulas, etc and building schedules and trending analyses
Ability and desire to work with large financial data sets to construct analysis, identify trends and collate topics for discussion
Strong PowerPoint and business writing skills, including writing up details of companies' operations, performance drivers and trends
Demonstrates appetite for technical knowledge of principles, theory and practice, and an ability to apply these appropriately
Thirst for knowledge across multiple industries, and ability to incorporate knowledge gained into tasks and assignments
Demonstrates ability to apply learnings from one transaction to the next, implementing new skills and techniques
Plans and presents well-organized work product
Delivers high quality work under pressure
Seeks to improve skills through self-development
Acts as a team player with peers as well as engagement teams or department
Preferred
Direct Transaction Advisory experience preferred
CPA preferred
Company
GHJ
At GHJ, we go beyond numbers.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Andrew J. Pitt, CPA
Tax Partner
Dan Landes, CPA
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