Common Trust - Transaction Advisory Manager

About Us Common Trust exists to help business owners sell to their employees, creating shared prosperity that strengthens companies, communities, and the broader economy. We are the first of our kind in the category of alternative exit planning, allowing business owners who will seek a sale within the next decade to get a competitive price while rewarding loyal employees, maintaining company culture, and avoiding the hassles and risks that often come with more traditional sales processes.  Companies that are employee-owned benefit from increased loyalty, pride, and performance, and an owner can rest assured knowing they have done well by doing good and solidified a future that secures the legacy of their business. With a 93% client satisfaction rating, Common Trust has supported over 60,000 workers in becoming employee-owners to date through Employee Ownership Trusts, and for us, this is just the beginning.  We’re building the infrastructure for the next generation of business ownership.  Learn more about us:  Common-Trust.com Position Summary In response to growing demand, our advisory team is now hiring an additional Transaction Advisory Manager to guide small and mid-sized business owners through the process of executing a sale to their employees. With 75% of all business owners in the U.S. looking to sell over the next decade, we believe that making employee ownership the exit of choice for small businesses is one of the most powerful ways to close the wealth gap in America, and in this role, you'll be at the center of making it happen. Reporting to our Chief Customer Officer, the Transaction Advisory Manager is a client-facing role, responsible for ensuring our client understands and is aligned with the financial, tax, and estate impacts of the sale for the seller, as well as the long-term impact of the sale on the company, its governance, and its employees.  In this role, you will be responsible for preparing financial analyses, sharing data and providing guidance during regular client meetings, and for building strong and sustained relationships with our clients and their teams, all with the goal of providing a smooth and successful transition of ownership.  We have a distributed workforce and this position can be done remotely from anywhere in the United States.  We have team members in Eastern and Pacific time zones, and our clients could be located anywhere in the U.S., so the ability to work across time zones will be important.  We also get together in person several times throughout the year for quarterly team meetings and occasional special events, such as industry conferences. While we are seeking a highly motivated, intellectually curious individual who has strong foundational knowledge in business, legal, and financial matters, we are pleased to provide structured on-boarding and training to build fluency in employee ownership structures and Common Trust’s advisory approach. Key Responsibilities Guide business owners through the process to sell their business to their employees, including analyzing the opportunities and risks associated with the sale, evaluating the sale proceeds, estate impact, tax outcomes, decision-making and governance, long-term company stability, and employee benefits Develop and maintain financial models to evaluate transaction structures, operating forecasts, financing alternatives, cash flow generation, debt repayment capacity, and scenario analyses that support client decision-making and long-term ownership transition planning Translate complex information regarding financial, legal, estate, and tax matters in terms that clients can understand so they can make values-aligned decisions Collaborate with and project manage trust, estate, and corporate attorneys to ensure clients receive the best legal advice and their goals are integrated into the legal documentation for the transaction Collaborate with clients’ accounting and tax professionals to ensure clients receive thorough and actionable guidance with respect to the employee ownership sale and post-sale tax outcomes Facilitate employee engagement meetings to help employees understand the impact of the employee ownership sale Prepare clear, decision-oriented client deliverables, including financial models, scenario analyses, and recommendations that synthesize goals, risks, tradeoffs, and key transaction and governance terms Develop long-term, high-trust relationships with clients Support the advisory team in improving and standardizing financial models, valuation analyses, transaction structuring tools, and automation of financial analysis Support our continuous learning culture by ensuring that learnings about our clients are captured and shared across the organization to contribute to long term company strategy Education and Experience Education in business, finance, entrepreneurship, public policy, sustainability, or a related program is a plus, however we place equal value on relevant work experience that demonstrates the skills and character traits needed to be successful in this role 3+ years of experience in a client-facing advisory role navigating complex business, legal, and/or financial decisions; such as in any of the following: corporate finance, corporate development, valuation, wealth management, financial services, management consulting, or paralegal with a particular focus on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions for small and mid-sized businesses, and/or trust and estate law Experience developing multi-year operating forecasts, cash flow projections, financing models, or transaction analyses for privately held businesses is a plus First-hand experience (either personal or professional) that provides a knowledgeable and compassionate understanding of the decisions a business owner will face when they are ready to transition out of owning their company is a plus Experience building scalable systems and processes in a