Also called: Financial Due Diligence Associate
Digs into a company's books before someone buys it, looking for hidden problems.
A private equity firm wants to buy a car-parts maker, so you spend three weeks combing through its accounting, find that profits were inflated by one-time sales and write it up.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's in accounting; CPA usually expected.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Accounting, Finance.
Growing about average. Tracks M&A activity.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI tears through data rooms and flags issues in hours; due-diligence teams need fewer junior associates.
Classes: Accounting, AP Statistics, Computer applications, Business law.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2011.
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