CrossCountry Consulting
Associate Director - Financial Due Diligence - Private Equity Advisory
$170K
San Francisco, CA · Hybrid · Director · Full-time · Posted Aug 31, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years in audit and/or financial due diligence; minimum 5+ years of current Financial Due Diligence experience.
- Education
- Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics.
About the job
Leads financial due diligence for private equity and other M&A clients, delivering transaction analyses and reports while managing teams, client relationships, and business development.
What you'll do
- Oversee buy-side and sell-side due diligence, including Quality of Earnings, Net Working Capital, Net Debt, and cash flow analysis.
- Lead client and deal-team communications, engagement delivery, reporting, and team development.
- Manage engagement scoping and economics, contribute to business development, and support approved technology and AI-enabled approaches.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of professional experience in audit and/or financial due diligence; preferably within a Big 4 or comparable professional services firm.
- Minimum of 5+ years of current Financial Due Diligence experience, with direct ownership of buy-side and sell-side engagements.
- Experience issuing Quality of Earnings reports and strong knowledge of Adjusted EBITDA, Net Working Capital, Net Debt, GAAP, and financial statement analysis.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with data and analytics tools such as Power BI or Alteryx.
Nice to have
- CPA, CFA, or advanced degree.
- Experience at a Big 4 or comparable professional services firm.
Pay
$140-170k base per year (base salary)
Tools
Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, Alteryx
AI focus
Responsibly adopt firm-approved AI and technology-enabled tools to improve productivity, quality, and efficiency; support approved AI-enabled approaches in engagements.
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