Senior Associate, Transaction Advisory Services (TAS)

Trout CPA is a regional accounting firm in Pennsylvania with a fast-growing, boutique Transaction Advisory Services practice providing corporate and private equity clients with buy-side and sell-side M&A advisory services. These services include financial due diligence (Quality of Earnings), net working capital analysis, pre-transaction preparation engagements, purchase agreement consulting, and post-acquisition assistance. The successful candidate will Prepare comprehensive QoE databooks and reports Concurrently execute multiple projects of varying size and complexity Participate in diligence calls with clients/targets Research GAAP treatment and application to present accounting adjustments in the QoE Take primary responsibility for execution of QoE engagements from end-to-end Review work performed by junior associates Communicate regularly with internal team regarding engagement matters (e.g. status updates, request lists, etc.)

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or finance CPA designation (or in-process) required 4+ years of total experience in public accounting, with 1+ years of specific experience in TAS Deep proficiency in US GAAP Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet unpredictable deadlines Strong Excel skills and ability to work with large data sets. Ability to use common formulas, such as: vlookup, sumif, index-match, pivot tables Proficiency in PowerPoint Comfortable navigating inconsistent accounting records and identifying material issues common on lower middle market deals High attention to detail