Senior Associate Accounting Advisory

Senior Associate Structuring & Accounting Transaction Advisory Services 

To complement its existing Transaction Advisory Services offering, Kroll is continuing to grow its Transaction Structuring and Accounting practice. This team provides commercially focused accounting advice across the entire deal continuum, from the assessment of pre deal accounting complexities to post close financial reporting. The team provides specialist accounting advice to clients across a range of areas, often working as part of cross-functional teams including Transaction Advisory Services, Tax and Valuations.

We are looking for a Senior Associate to join our Transaction Structuring & Accounting practice. 

This team is in a ‘high growth’ phase and presents unmatched benefits and challenges:

• Working on high-profile global transactions
• Real opportunity for accelerated progression in an environment of meritocracy
• Opportunity to test your mental agility and ability
• Working in a collaborative and supportive team with support from experienced senior members of the team
• Client-facing work across every level in the team
• Global footprint for our engagements
• Key role in shaping and driving the growth of the team
• Flexible and performance-based reward structure that is based on a “one-firm” approach

Day to day responsibilities:

• Help identify efficient and effective solutions to technical accounting and transaction issues and deliver these solutions to our clients
• Work on a collaborative basis across our practice to support with the creation of relevant and insightful thought leadership through publications, external seminars and industry groups
• To build and maintain a network of key relationships both internally and externally
• Consistently deliver excellent client service
• Contribute on a proactive basis to the leadership and direction of our group by designing and executing specific components of our market strategy 
• Ability to understand the problems and issues in achieving the required client outcomes and to be able to research the potential solutions autonomously and through consultation with colleagues

Essential traits:

• Bachelor’s in Accounting, Economics, Finance or related discipline 
• CPA Certification Required
• Minimum 2-3 years US GAAP technical accounting experience (in particular ASC 805, ASC 606, ASC 718 and ASC 842)
• Public accounting experience

• Experience in writing technical accounting memorandums preferred

• Key interest in M&A advisory; accounting due diligence; purchase price allocations; fresh start accounting;   

• Strong interpersonal, communication, marketing, sales and organizational skills

• High proficiency in the use Microsoft Office, with focus on Excel, PowerPoint and Word

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills that help represent diverse communities

• Experience working with diverse teams

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