Job Description

Grant Thornton’s Complex Financial Instruments (CFI) professionals analyze and value complex financial instruments for financial reporting, tax reporting and strategic planning purposes.

Our CFI services help companies understand the value of complex financial instruments including:

• Derivatives and hedge instruments
• Market-based and performance-based stock options
• Convertible debt
• Contingent consideration (i.e. earnouts)
• Preferred equity
• Management incentive units
• Real options

Interested candidates should display an affinity for learning and problem-solving skills as well as have the adaptability to work cross-functionally within the Valuation & Modeling practice. Interested candidates should be self-starters and should demonstrate strength in or a desire to build skills related to Grant Thornton’s core values of: Collaboration, Leadership, Excellence, Agility, Respect and Responsibility.

Your day-to-day may include:

As a CFI Associate your primary responsibility will be executing high quality projects and services from beginning to end under the supervision of experienced CFI leadership. Associates are expected to aid project teams with deliverables, perform detailed financial analysis, and build strong working relationships with clients. In addition, as a CFI Associate you will focus on continuously developing your technical and professional skills to build and expand your role in the CFI and Valuation & Modeling practice.

Throughout engagements, CFI Associates will:

• Gain an understanding of client operations, processes and business objectives and utilize that knowledge to add value on Valuation & modeling engagements
• Perform market company and industry research in connection with ongoing engagements
• Perform detailed financial analysis and interpret various financial and operational information
• Assist with engagement administration including engagement set up
• Work closely with the project team to promptly resolve client issues
• Oversee and perform data- and document-intensive financial analysis and modeling/projections, economic and statistical analysis, valuation analysis, and industry research
• Oversee and perform research related to engagements as well as document management, referencing from source documents to analysis, and file preparation
• Write opinion letters and reports
• Maintain active communication with clients to manage expectations, ensure satisfaction, make sure deadlines are met, and lead change efforts effectively
• Maintain active communication with engagement team regarding interim and final deadline, percent of completion, etc.
• Other duties as assigned

You have the following technical skills, qualifications, and abilities:

• Master’s degree in Finance, Financial Mathematics, Financial Engineering or other quantitative fields
• Minimum overall GPA of 3.0/4.0
• Willingness and ability to work additional hours and travel to various client sites (as needed)
• Excellent analytical, communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Strong technical aptitude and problem-solving skills
• Effective project and time management skills for handling multiple priorities and simultaneous projects
• Enthusiasm to learn through a combination of structured, on-the-job and self-directed training
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a team environment
• High level of expertise with computer skills including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Highly analytical with expertise in financial analysis and modeling, econometrics, statistics, and regression analysis.
• Desire to pursue applicable professional certifications (e.g. ASA, CFA, CVA, ABV, or FRM)
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. No visa sponsorship is available for this position.

The base salary for this position in the firm’s Boston, MA office is $111,800 per year.

At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result – for our clients and you. Here, we go beyond your expectations of a career in professional services by offering a career path with more: more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support. It’s what makes us different, and we think being different makes us better.

In the U.S., Grant Thornton delivers professional services through two specialized entities: Grant Thornton LLP, a licensed, certified public accounting (CPA) firm that provides audit and assurance services ― and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (not a licensed CPA firm), which exclusively provides non-attest offerings, including tax and advisory services.

In 2025, Grant Thornton formed a multinational, multidisciplinary platform with Grant Thornton Ireland. The platform offers a premier Trans-Atlantic advisory and tax practice, as well as independent American and Irish audit practices. With $2.7 billion in revenues and more than 50 offices spanning the U.S., Ireland and other territories, the platform delivers a singular client experience that includes enhanced solutions and capabilities, backed by powerful technologies and a roster of 12,000 quality-driven professionals enjoying exceptional career-growth opportunities and a distinctive cross-border culture.

Grant Thornton is part of the Grant Thornton International Limited network, which provides access to its member firms in more than 150 global markets.