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Boston, MA Full Time Posted by: Alvarez & Marsal Deutschland GmbH Posted: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
 
 
Description Senior Director - Transaction Advisory/Financial Due Diligence About Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work-guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity-are why our people love working at A&M.

The Team Global Transaction Advisory Group (TAG)

A&M's Global Transaction Advisory Group (TAG) is an established leader in providing global M&A, capital markets, and advisory services to private equity, hedge funds, sovereign wealth, family offices, and corporate clients around the world.

A&M's TAG offers growth opportunities across U.S. locations including New York, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Nashville, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. We are seeking a Senior Director to bring energy, passion, and expertise to help our clients get the answers they need and get the deal done. TAG professionals actively engage in assessing a target's quality of earning, analyzing cash flows, reviewing working capital, identifying key business drivers, reviewing forecasts, and conducting comprehensive discussions with management and advisors.

How will you contribute?

As a Senior Director, you will work with a highly motivated and effective team of professionals on projects across industries including manufacturing, distribution, consumer, retail, restaurants, business and industrial services, healthcare, software & technology, energy, and financial services. You will provide an integrated due diligence approach that goes beyond traditional quality of earnings analyses and focuses on key value drivers for sponsors and lenders.

Responsibilities will include:

  • Counsel and mentor all levels of employees.
  • Handle personnel matters with employees effectively, including difficult career counseling situations.
  • Effectively lead the team in conversations with clients and lenders.
  • Manage and prioritize engagements and responsibilities appropriately.
  • Handle all relationship matters with clients with limited Managing Director involvement.
  • Manage multiple chargeable and non-chargeable projects of varying size and complexity.
  • Identify potential transaction risks and implement strategies to address risks.
  • Act as a subject matter expert in technical accounting subjects relevant to TAG.
  • Generate a full due diligence report.
  • Lead the Quality of Earnings, P&L and Working Capital analyses.
  • Effectively manage day-to-day client interaction and relationships and continue to emphasize the capabilities of A&M to clients.
  • Manage client relationships and ensure all client needs are met.
  • Develop and propose creative solutions to engagement and transaction risks and effectively manage problem resolution.
  • Help engagement executives maximize the value the client is receiving from A&M (ie, monitor engagement leverage, efficiency of staff, and appropriateness of T&E billed by all team members).
  • Proactively recruit, train, and develop individuals of all levels for TAG.
  • Engage in training initiatives, including developing and teaching courses as appropriate.
  • Display a core understanding of all TAG services (FDD/ODD) and strive to cross-sell TAG and other A&M services, as opportunities arise.
  • Abide by risk management guidelines and engagement review memo procedures.
  • Gather applicable conflict check information and coordinate with Managing Directors to set up engagement codes and other engagement requirements.
  • Assist Managing Directors and Senior Director in sales and business development efforts.
  • Contribute to sales pursuits by generating new client business and/or adding on business from current client.
  • Expand TAG market share within existing clients and increase non-TAG purchases from A&M at both the fund and portfolio levels.
  • Identify and pursue referrals from existing clients and new client opportunities by attending industry conferences.
  • Appropriately manage engagement risk and potential client or engagement issues.
Qualifications
  • A minimum of 10 years of financial accounting due diligence experience at a top accounting firm.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting and/or related major.
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or in the process of obtaining one.
  • Working knowledge of US GAAP, SEC reporting, and purchase accounting.
  • High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to articulate to senior members of target management, client representatives and colleagues.
  • Strong project management skills.
  • Flexibility to work as both a team member in a collaborative setting and as an individual contributor.
  • Ability to thrive and be effective in fast-paced settings.
Your journey at A&M

We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we prioritize an employee experience that fosters each person's unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy.

We prioritize your well-being, providing benefits and resources to support you on your personal journey. Our people consistently highlight the growth opportunities, our unique, entrepreneurial culture, and the fun we have together as their favorite aspects of working at A&M. The possibilities are endless for high-performing and passionate professionals.

The base salary is $225,000 annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. In addition, A&M offers a discretionary bonus program based on individual and firm performance. Please ask your recruiter for details.

Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are also entitled to participate in Alvarez & Marsal Holdings' fringe benefits, including healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life, AD&D, and disability coverages at rates determined from time to time as well as a 401(k) retirement plan. Provided eligibility requirements are met, employees will also receive a discretionary contribution to their 401(k) from Alvarez & Marsal. Click here for more information regarding A&M's benefits programs.

Alvarez & Marsal recruits on an ongoing basis. Candidates are considered as they apply until the opportunity is filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply expeditiously to any role(s) that they are qualified for and that are of interest to them.

A&M does not require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Boston, MA, United States of America
Finance
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