Who We Are

You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone's friendly and helps each other out? That's like Doane Grant Thornton. Except here we're all professionals and there isn't a mayor or a general store. What we're trying to say is that we're a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ about 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That's what's most important to us. We're building a thriving organization that's purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.

A career in Restructuring with Doane Grant Thornton will provide you an opportunity to:

• Collaborate with restructuring professionals to deliver client-focused solutions at the intersection of business and law.
• Collaborate with external service providers, including lawyers, bankers, appraisers, corporate finance advisers and property managers.
• Join a culture that challenges you to advance your professional development and broaden your career path.
• Thrive in a fast-growing environment alongside respected, regionally recognized professionals.
• Co-develop solutions with clients and colleagues through constructive debate and discussion.
• Engage with clients on a range of local, regional and national projects.

As a Senior Associate, Restructuring your responsibilities will include:

• Assist in preparing valuations of assets and business interests for various purposes (e.g., sale processes, refinancing, settlements, operational restructuring and financial restructuring).
• Assist in preparing complex financial models to evaluate and pursue financial and operational restructuring opportunities across business operations.
• Assist in preparing confidential information memoranda and transaction documentation (e.g., buyer lists, confidentiality agreements) and in compiling and managing electronic data rooms.
• Support project execution by collecting, integrating and summarizing research and other information, and preparing for client deliverables.
• Perform qualitative and quantitative analyses to develop and validate recommendations, offers and counteroffers.
• Support client engagements related to formal and informal restructuring and liquidation processes.
• Liaise with lenders, creditors, debtors, legal counsel and other stakeholders.
• Identify issues, assess implications and recommend practical solutions.
• Participate in business development initiatives, including research to support pitches, proposals and prospecting, and attendance at related events.

Doane Grant Thornton

Here we walk in others' shoes before taking action. Just imagine being part of a team that puts "we before me", where flexAbility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. At Doane Grant Thornton, you'll work with inspiring leaders who support your development, both personally and professionally. This is a place where your insatiable curiosity enables you to think, see and hear from a variety of perspectives, a place where every day is different and having the courage to grow is part of who you are. And when all this comes together, well that's when the magic happens!

Think you've got what it takes to be a Senior Associate, Restructuring? Like the colour purple? Great. Here's a few more boxes we're also hoping you can tick:

• Post‐secondary education in a business‐related field (degree, diploma or certificate).
• Professional accounting designation considered an asset (e.g., CPA).
• Previous experience in accounting, corporate finance and/or banking.
• Enrolled in, or interested in pursuing, a secondary professional designation (e.g., CIRP, LIT).
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to multitask and perform under pressure across multiple teams and a variable workload.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including developing mid‐level to complex financial models and analysing large datasets to generate insights.
• Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Outlook.
• Strong online research skills (databases and web‐based tools).
• Strong commitment to excellence and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Client‐focused approach.
• Ability to develop creative solutions to ambiguous or undefined problems.
• Strong understanding of financial statement concepts and demonstrated financial analysis capability.
• Prior exposure to corporate finance and/or project management considered an asset (not required).
• Demonstrated interest in business and the Canadian business landscape.

What's in it for you?

Profit sharing, Flex days, RRSP contributions, Firm‐wide holiday closure, Wellness benefits, Concierge‐like benefits, Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer for 4 weeks, and more!

Our special culture shines through when we have the opportunity to connect in person. That's why we're working in a model where teams are required to be together in the office 4 days per week.

Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?

Doane Grant Thornton is committed to employment equity, human rights and respectful workplace principles throughout the life cycle of employment, including at the recruitment and hiring stages. We welcome applications from members of all equity‐deserving groups, including persons with disabilities, women, racialized and/or Indigenous applicants. Should you require accommodation in relation to the recruitment process, please notify us by emailing and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs.