GA Group is one of the nation's leading financial valuation firms providing a unique collection of services made up of Advisory, Real Estate, Retail, and Wholesale & Industrial solutions, in a combined breadth of expertise to offer tailored results across industries. From operational efficiency and restructuring to growth initiatives, we are committed to converting challenges into strategic advantages and enhancing value for our clients.

GA Group employees enjoy competitive salaries, access to our 401(k) profit sharing retirement plan, and other benefits including paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, voluntary group medical, dental, and vision insurance, and company paid life and disability coverage.

GA Group is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with offices across the U.S.

POSITION SCOPE

We are seeking a full-time Analyst to work in our Chicago, IL office.

Our services include valuation, tax, engineering, and financial consulting for the purposes of financial reporting, tax reporting, transaction advisory, litigation support, and financing. Some of the more common valuation products include the following: purchase price allocations, liquidation valuations, tax valuations, expert witness reports and testimony.

In addition, we provide specialty tax consulting and transaction due diligence services. These services include providing utility sales tax exemption studies, obsolete inventory studies, capex and maintenance studies, and property tax consulting. These services are typically provided in the form of a detailed narrative report addressing the service provided.

An Analyst in Advisory Services provides Machinery & Equipment valuations and tax consulting services to clients in all industries, including but not limited to oil and gas, energy, high-tech manufacturing, automotive, retail, consumer products, wholesale and industrial, food and beverage, e-commerce, media, communications, entertainment, healthcare, utilities, and others.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Review, analyze and interpret client provide financial and operational data
• Uses their judgement to apply certain assumptions which in turn will result in assigning preliminary engagement conclusions
• Create statistical models and exhibits that show the engagement conclusions, assumptions and calculations which will ultimately be included in every report to be delivered to clients and all workpapers
• Understands and properly utilizes the valuation techniques such as the market, income and cost approaches when performing on valuation engagements
• Identifies key conclusion drivers and properly accounts for them in statistical models
• Participates in management interviews with the subject company to gather data pertinent to the engagement through direct client interaction
• Participate in inspections of complex machinery & equipment
• Report Writing - Presenting the results of our analysis in a clear and concise manner
• Record Keeping - Documenting all pertinent data used in analysis

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, accounting, finance, economics, or business from an accredited college/university
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
• Valid driver’s license
• Excellent knowledge of MS Excel operations
• Demonstrated strong level of computer skills to include, Microsoft Office applications, as well as other office software products in a Windows environment

WHY GA GROUP?

• Growth opportunities with training and internal path to promotion
• Encouragement to contribute your valuable ideas to improve our company, products, and services
• Regular communication with senior management of companies in a wide range of industries, providing frequent opportunities to expand your business knowledge.
• Healthy work-life balance with hybrid position, allowing for both remote work and in-person interaction and collaboration

Visit us at https://gagroup.com/ to learn more!

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive and the employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required. Great American reserves the right to revise or change duties as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.