SPA - Senior Associate

As CohnReznick grows, so do our career opportunities. As one of the nation's top professional services firms, CohnReznick creates rewarding careers in advisory, assurance, and tax with team members who value innovation and collaboration in everything they do CohnReznick helps organizations optimize performance, manage risk, and maximize value through CohnReznick LLP (assurance services) and CohnReznick Advisory LLC (advisory and tax services). Together, the firm provides leaders with deep industry knowledge and relationships, solutions to address clients' unique business goals and risks, and insight on how emerging market forces can drive opportunity. With offices nationwide, the firm serves organizations around the world as an independent member of Nexia.

We currently have an exciting career opportunity for a SPA−Senior Associate to join our Restructuring and Dispute Resolution Advisory practice.

CohnReznick is a hybrid firm most of our professionals are located within a commutable distance to one of our offices. This position is considered remote which means it does not require job duties be performed within proximity of a CohnReznick office location. However, as a remote employee, you may be required to be present at a CohnReznick office with scheduled notice for client work, team meetings, or trainings.

YOUR TEAM.

This position will support our Restructuring & Dispute Resolution group. This group provides a wide suite of services to clients, giving you the opportunity to learn, grow, and build out your skills. As a member of this team, you'll interact with team members across all levels within the practice.

WHY COHNREZNICK?

At CohnReznick, we're united by a common mission to create opportunity, value, and trust for our clients, our people, and our communities. Whether it's working alongside your peers to solve a client challenge, or volunteering together at the local food bank, there are so many ways to find your "why" at the firm. We believe it's important to balance work with everyday life
- and make time for enjoyment and fun. We invest in a robust Total Rewards package that includes everything from generous PTO, a flexible work environment, expanded parental leave, extensive learning & development, and even paid time off for employees to volunteer.

YOUR ROLE.

CohnReznick's SPA Advisory practice advises buyers, sellers, and their counsel on the financial mechanics embedded in M&A transactions. The core of what we do is SPA review
- reading agreements with technical precision, identifying how financial definitions interact, and advising clients on where the language creates risk before a deal is signed. We are seeking a Senior Associate to join the practice and build deep expertise in SPA financial analysis. This is a hands‑on role centered on SPA review work: reading draft agreements, analyzing Accounting Principles schedules and Sample Calculations, and contributing to written deliverables that go directly to clients and counsel. Senior Associates at this level work closely with Managers and Directors on engagements, taking responsibility for substantive analytical work while developing the judgment and communication skills that define this practice. Closing statement and post‑closing dispute work also form part of the role, with exposure increasing as capability develops.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• SPA Review & Pre‑Signing Advisory – Primary Focus
  • Assist in and progressively lead SPA financial review engagements, covering purchase price definitions, working capital target methodology, Accounting Principles schedules, Sample Calculations, and dispute resolution mechanics.
  • Analyse Accounting Principles schedules to identify the hierarchy between GAAP, historical practice, and Sample Calculation constraints, and flag where the ordering or language creates ambiguity or post‑closing risk.
  • Review Sample Calculations line by line, reconcile the methodology against the defined terms, and identify discrepancies between the illustration and the operative agreement language.
  • Contribute to written client deliverables, including SPA commentary memoranda, marked‑up agreements, and issue summaries, under the supervision and review of senior team members.
  • Develop working familiarity with closing mechanism structures (closing accounts vs. locked box) and the accounting implications of each.
• Closing Statement Advisory
  • Support the preparation and review of closing statement calculations, including net