
Deals - FS - Financial Due Diligence, Senior Associate
Chicago, ILJob$77–202K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
As a Financial Due Diligence Senior Associate, the role supports mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures by analyzing financial profiles and interpreting findings to inform decisions. The associate manages assigned workstreams, develops client deliverables, deepens technical skills, guides junior team members, and uses professional judgment in complex situations. The work is part of PwC’s Deals practice and contributes to deal strategy and execution.
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The Opportunity
As a Financial Due Diligence Senior Associate you will support transactions by analyzing financial information, focusing on earnings quality, assets, cash flows, and other key deal issues within our Deals practice. As a Senior Associate you will build meaningful client connections, manage assigned workstreams, and develop deliverables while deepening your technical skills, guiding junior team members, and navigating complex situations with professional judgment. In this role at PwC, you will help clients assess the financial profile of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, interpret findings to inform decisions, and contribute to work that sits at the center of deal strategy and execution.
Responsibilities
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Analyzing financial statements, earnings quality, cash flow, and working capital trends for buy-side and sell-side diligence engagements
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Evaluating historical and projected performance to identify transaction risks, value drivers, and key deal issues
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Building financial models and supporting valuation analysis using transaction data, management reports, and market information
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Reviewing quality of earnings adjustments, balance sheet items, and accounting policies to interpret business performance
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Coordinating diligence workstreams, tracking deliverables, and responding to client questions across transaction timelines
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Developing concise findings, exhibits, and presentations that summarize insights for internal review and client discussions
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Mentoring junior team members, reviewing assigned work, and helping prioritize tasks across multiple engagement streams
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Strengthening client relationships by anticipating needs, adapting to shifting transaction conditions, and communicating practical recommendations
What You Must Have
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At least a Bachelor's degree
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At least 3 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
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Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Accounting, Actuarial Science, Analytics/Data Science, Business Administration/Management, Computer Science/Information Systems, Economics, Finance, Health Administration/Public Health, Mathematics/Statistics, Risk Management/Insurance
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Demonstrating financial due diligence skills across buy-side or sell-side transactions
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Interpreting financial statements, earnings quality, cash flow, and deal drivers
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Utilizing data analysis and modeling tools to inform transaction insights
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Applying critical thinking to complex deal issues and valuation concepts
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Building client relationships while anticipating team and client needs
The salary range for this position is: $77,000 - $202,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,296 open Financial Analysis jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$77–202K/yr
- Illinois median$95–146K/yr50 salary ranges
- US median$95–149K/yr915 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $140K, is 19% above the Illinois median midpoint ($118K) — in the middle half of Financial Analysis salary ranges in Illinois.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 60 open Financial Analysis jobs in Illinois and 1,296 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Financial Analysis postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,111 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 561 of the 1,296 open Financial Analysis jobs (43%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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