Senior Director - Transaction Advisory - Financial Due Diligence

Senior Director - Transaction Advisory - Financial Due Diligence

Location: Houston, TX, United States

Date Posted: January 23, 2026

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Job Description:

We are seeking a Senior Director to join our Transaction Advisory Group in Houston, TX. As a Senior Director, you will have the opportunity to work with our highly motivated and effective team of professionals on a variety of interesting projects across different industries.

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 Team:

Our Transaction Advisory Group is a subsidiary of A&M, an established leader in providing global leadership and advisory services to a variety of diverse industries. TAG professionals specialize largely in providing financial and accounting buy-side and sell-side due diligence, capital markets, and accounting advisory, global transaction analytics, environmental, technical & sustainability ETS advisory, and other related M&A services for private equity, hedge funds, sovereign wealth, family office, and corporate clients around the world.

Responsibilities:

As a Senior Director, you will be responsible for:

• Counseling and mentoring all levels of employees
• Effectively leading the team in conversations with clients and lenders
• Managing and prioritizing engagements and responsibilities appropriately
• Effectively handling all relationship matters with clients with limited Managing Director involvement
• Managing multiple chargeable and non-chargeable projects of varying size and complexity
• Identifying potential transaction risks and implementing strategies to address risks
• Acting as a subject matter expert in technical accounting subjects relevant to TAG
• Generating a full due diligence report
• Leading the Quality of Earnings P&L and Working Capital analyses
• Effectively managing day-to-day client interaction and relationships and continuing to emphasize the capabilities of A&M to clients
• Managing client relationships and ensuring all client needs are met
• Developing and proposing creative solutions to engagement and transaction risks and effectively managing problem resolution
• Helping engagement executives in maximizing the value the client is receiving from A&M, i.e., monitoring engagement leverage efficiency of staff and appropriateness of T&Es billed by all team members
• Proactively recruiting, training, and developing individuals of all levels for TAG
• Engaging in training initiatives, including developing and teaching courses as appropriate
• Displaying a core understanding of all TAG services FDDODD and striving to cross-sell TAG and other A&M services as opportunities arise
• Abiding by risk management guidelines and engagement review memo procedures
• Gathering applicable conflict check information and coordinating with Managing Directors to set up engagement codes and other engagement requirements
• Assisting Managing Directors and Senior Director in sales and business development efforts
• Contributing to sales pursuits and generating new client business and/or adding on business from current clients
• Identifying and pursuing referrals from existing clients and new client opportunities by attending industry conferences
• Appropriately managing 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
• Bachelors or Masters 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 persons unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy. With top-notch training and on-the-job learning opportunities, you can acquire new skills and advance your career.

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.

Benefits:

• Base salary: $225,000 annually (dependent on several variables, including education, experience, skills, and geography)
• Discretionary bonus program (based on individual and firm performance)
• 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
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Discretionary contribution to 401(k) from Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

Alvarez & Marsal is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the companys career webpage as a result of your disability.

Inclusive Diversity:

Alvarez & Marsals entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work-guided by A&Ms core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity-are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity and foster inclusiveness, encouraging everyone to bring their whole self to work each day. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

It is Alvarez & Marsals practice to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, or gender, gender identity, or gender expression, including transgender status, sexual orientation, marital status, military service, and veteran status, physical or mental disability, family medical history, genetic information, or other protected medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by and in accordance with applicable laws.

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Please note that as per A&M policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that A&M will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency person or entity.

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