Deal Advisory Manager

Ranked among the largest accounting and consulting firms in the country and consistently recognized as a Great Place to Work, Cherry Bekaert delivers innovative advisory, assurance and tax services to our clients. At Cherry Bekaert we create shared success through teamwork, energy, and expertise. We approach today’s toughest business challenges with a client-first mindset, working together to create exceptional value. We are all committed to making a difference for our people, our clients, our community, and our professions. To meet this commitment, Cherry Bekaert will provide you with the space to pursue growth and development opportunities that will guide and support you at each stage of your personal and professional journey.

Due to the sustained growth and success of our Deal Advisory practice, an opportunity has been created for a Manager to join our 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 our 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. Throughout 2024, our team advised on ~600 deal with an aggregate transaction value exceeding $19B. Our ideal candidate will have at least two years of demonstrated experience performing work across an array of M&A engagements in a large regional/national public accounting firm or related professional services consulting environment. If you’re ready to join our team of seasoned, expert, nationally acclaimed and knowledgeable professionals – we’re ready to hear from you!

As a Manager, you will:

• Work closely with Partners and Directors to manage activities of 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, quality of net assets 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 due diligence findings in a formal report
• Supervise junior staff and provide performance review feedback

What you need for this role:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting (preferred), Finance or related business discipline
• 5 years of professional services experience, with a minimum of 2 years of direct financial due diligence (FDD) preferably from a Big 4, National or large Regional CPA firm
• Active CPA license or in-progress required
• Strong accounting, data analysis/mining and critical thinking skills
• Effective communication skills (both oral and written)
• Positive attitude, strong work ethic and excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Able to prioritize tasks and manage assigned portions of engagements
• 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

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. “Cherry Bekaert” is the brand name under which Cherry Bekaert LLP and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC, independently owned entities, provide professional services in an alternative practice structure in accordance with applicable professional standards. Cherry Bekaert LLP is a licensed CPA firm that provides attest services, and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC and its subsidiary entities provide business advisory and non-attest services spanning the areas of transaction advisory, risk and accounting advisory, digital solutions, cybersecurity, tax, benefits consulting, and wealth management. For more details, visit cbh.com/disclosure.

Cherry Bekaert cares about our people. We offer competitive compensation packages based on performance that recognize the value our people bring to our clients and our Firm. The salary range for this position is $89,400 to $194,900. Individual salaries within this range are determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education, knowledge, skills, and geographic location. In addition, we offer a comprehensive, high-quality benefits program which includes annual bonus, medical, dental, and vision care; disability and life insurance; generous Paid Time Off; retirement plans; Paid Care Leave; and other programs that are dedicated to enhancing your personal and work life and providing you and your family with a measure of financial protection.

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, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

This role is expected to accept applications for at least five calendar days.

Candidates must demonstrate they are eligible 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 cbh.com/careers and follow us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

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