Senior Associate, Transaction Advisory Services (TAS)

Description 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 reportsConcurrently execute multiple projects of varying size and complexity Participate in diligence calls with clients/targetsResearch GAAP treatment and application to present accounting adjustments in the QoETake primary responsibility for execution of QoE engagements from end-to-endReview work performed by junior associatesCommunicate regularly with internal team regarding engagement matters (e.g. status updates, request lists, etc.) Requirements Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or financeCPA 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 GAAPAbility to manage multiple tasks and meet unpredictable deadlinesStrong Excel skills and ability to work with large data sets. Ability to use common formulas, such as: vlookup, sumif, index-match, pivot tablesProficiency in PowerPointComfortable navigating inconsistent accounting records and identifying material issues common on lower middle market dealsHigh attention to detail