Transaction Advisory Services Senior

Miller Cooper is seeking a Transaction Advisory Services Senior or Supervisor to join our growing team!

With over 105 years of independent, client-focused service in Chicagoland, we've grown organically—never through mergers or acquisitions. That means more opportunity, more impact, and a real voice in your department and your career.

Firm Highlights:  

• Crain’s Chicago 10th largest firm (2024), Accounting Today’s 55th largest firm in the US, 10th in the Great Lakes region (2025).  
• Largest local, independent public accounting firm in Chicago. 
• Large Firm Opportunities, Small Firm Culture.     
• The opportunity to work in various industries, including Manufacturing, Distribution, Real Estate, Construction, Tech, Start-Ups and more.  
• Hybrid work environment with flexible locations- your choice of offices in Chicago, Deerfield, and Downers Grove.  
• Culture of collaboration. We win as a team; we lose as a team. 

How We Will Invest in You: 

• Mentorship. Everyone has a mentor to help you grow and develop the career you want and build relationships throughout the firm.  
• Career growth. We recognize good work and are proud to offer promotions at an accelerated pace compared to the industry average and offer continued learning to support you. 
• Variety of work. We help you foster business relationships and gain a variety of experience by working on a range of clients and industries. 
• Flexibility. We focus on balancing schedules and recognize the importance of having time to unplug and recharge. We don’t mandate a yearly billable hour requirement. 

How You Will Contribute:

• Plan buy-side and sell-side transaction advisory engagements and financial due diligence on middle market companies (average deals are $25-$100 million).
• Manage all aspects of engagement, including analyzing and discussing EBITDA adjustments, historical and projected financial trends, and ratios.
• Consult on financial statement information (income statements, balance sheets, cash flow and other reports) and provide recommendations in the context of valuation and deal structuring alternatives.
• Review all workpapers and due diligence reports.
• Train and develop staff.
• Recognize and inform senior management of opportunities to increase level and types of services to clients.

About YOU!

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting. 
• CPA license preferred.
• 4+ years of direct experience with quality of earnings, attestation, and audit engagements in a consulting environment, including previous experience in a senior role.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), U.S. Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS) and the Uniform Guidance.
• Passion for client service and an entrepreneurial mindset 
• DAILY ACCESS TO RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION to travel to and from client locations and our office locations 
• Strong collaboration skills and desire to work as a team 

What We offer: 

• Competitive health insurance choices that include flexible spending and health savings account options.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Generous paid time off in addition to paid holidays.
• 401K profit sharing.
• Discretionary performance-based annual bonuses (for eligible employees).
• Paid Parental leave.
• 8 hours of paid volunteer time.
• Team lunches every Tuesday, and busy season meals/allowances.
• Miller Cooper Communities (employee resource groups).
• Opportunities for reduced work schedules.
• Employee and client referral bonus program.
• Commuter Benefits

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including internal salary alignment, market data, and the candidate’s qualifications- including, but not limited to, specialty skills, prior relevant industry experience, and relevant degrees or certifications (e.g., CPA, JD). The salary range estimated below is inclusive of all departments within the Firm, and offered salaries may vary within the given range depending on the specific department. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this level is $83,000 - $110,000, not including discretionary annual bonus and other competitive benefits.