Senior Associate, Transactions

Who We Are

You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone’s friendly and helps each other out? That’s like Doane Grant Thornton. Except here we’re all professionals and there isn’t a mayor or a general store. What we’re trying to say is that we’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ over 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That’s what’s most important to us. We’re building a thriving organization that’s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.

A career in our Transactions team with Doane Grant Thornton will provide you an opportunity to:

• Work with a team of professionals including corporate finance experts, business valuators, chartered professional accountants and other professional advisers who are committed to and understand entrepreneurial people and organizations
• Be part of a unique work culture that challenges you to further your professional development and broaden your chosen career path
• Be part of a fast-growing environment with well-respected professionals who are recognized in their respective field
• Develop solutions with clients and co-workers through collaborative debate and discussion
• Be engaged with clients on a variety of local, regional and national projects
• Work with purpose and have a meaningful impact on our clients and staff
  
  

As a Senior Associate, Transactions your responsibilities will include:

• Assistance with the preparation of valuations of assets and business interests for a wide range of purposes, such as: mergers and acquisitions, litigation support, taxation, financial reporting, fairness opinions, management buy-outs, loss quantifications and shareholder disputes
• Assistance with the preparation of complex financial models for the purpose of sourcing and obtaining financing opportunities for all aspects of business operations
• Assistance in the preparation of confidential information memorandums and other transaction related documentation including buyers lists and compiling and managing electronic data rooms
• Assistance with the preparation of due diligence reports, both buy-side and sell-side diligence
• Assistance in the proposal process including research and writing first drafts of proposals
• Support and assistance as part of a team assisting clients with aspects of the purchase and sale of a business
• Conduct detailed industry research relating to the preparation of business valuations, due diligence and mergers and acquisitions engagements
• Participation in various business development initiatives (internal and external) including research in support of pitches, proposals and new client prospects as well as attendance at various business development events
  
  

Doane Grant Thornton

If you’re a bit like us, you’re driven to connect with how others are feeling and thinking. Here we walk in others shoes before taking action. Just imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexAbility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. At Doane Grant Thornton, you’ll work with inspiring leaders who support your development, both personally and professionally. This is a place where your insatiable curiosity enables you to think, see and hear from a variety of perspectives, a place where every day is different and having the courage to grow is part of who you are. And when all this comes together, well that’s when the magic happens!

Want to learn more about who we are and how we live our purple every day? Read our colleagues’ stories at www.discoveryourpurple.ca

Think you’ve got what it takes to be a Senior Associate, Transactions? Like the colour purple? Great. Here's a few more boxes we’re also hoping you can tick:

• Post secondary education in a business-related field (degree, diploma or certificate)
• Professional accounting designation required (i.e. CPA)
• Previous accounting, corporate finance and/or banking experience
• Currently enrolled or has an interest to pursue a secondary professional designation (example: CFA, CBV)
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and work under pressure with various teams
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to work with and develop mid-level to complex financial models and the ability to analyze and manipulate large volumes of data to gain key insights; experience in Tableau, although not required, would be considered an asset
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Outlook
• Strong online research database skills (i.e. Capital IQ)
• Strong commitment to excellence and attention to detail
• A client-focused approach to work
• Ability to generate creative solutions to abstract or undefined problems
• Proficiency and comfort with financial statement concepts and a demonstrated ability for financial analysis
• Demonstrated interest in all aspects of business and the Canadian business landscape
  
  

At Doane Grant Thornton we’re focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues and our communities. That’s our purpose. Or, as we like to say, living our purple.

What's in it for you?

Profit sharing, Flex days, RRSP contributions, Firmwide holiday closure, Wellness benefits, Concierge-like benefits, Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer for 4 weeks, and more!

Our special culture shines through when we have the opportunity to connect in person. That’s why we’re working in a model where teams are required to be together in the office 4 days per week.

Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?

Doane Grant Thornton is committed to employment equity, human rights and respectful workplace principles throughout the life cycle of employment, including at the recruitment and hiring stages. We welcome applications from members of all equity deserving groups, including persons with disabilities, women, racialized and/or Indigenous applicants. Should you require accommodation in relation to the recruitment process, please notify us by emailing and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs.