Careers at Granite Flat Partners
A corporate finance practice in McAllen. Fixed fees, honest findings, and nobody paid more for getting a deal over the line.
Why work with us
No success-fee culture
Nobody here is compensated on completions, so telling an owner to wait costs you nothing professionally.
You look for the bad news
Adverse diligence is the core skill here and it is trained properly rather than assumed.
Findings go out unedited
You will never be asked to soften an analysis to keep a process alive.
Published salary
Every advertisement carries the real range with no completion bonus attached.
Current vacancies
All roles are based at our McAllen, TX office unless stated otherwise. Salary ranges are published with every advertisement and we do not negotiate candidates against one another.
Corporate Finance Associate
Runs pre-market adverse diligence and valuation work, and prepares the findings reports that go to owners unedited before any process begins.
What you will do
- Run adverse diligence on client businesses, looking specifically for what a buyer would use to reduce price
- Examine revenue concentration, contract quality, working capital patterns and maintenance capital expenditure
- Identify related-party and informal arrangements that will surface in a buyer's diligence
- Quantify each finding against its likely effect on price rather than simply listing it
- Prepare findings reports that go to clients unedited, including items that damage their position
- Build valuation ranges with assumptions stated separately and buyer attack points identified
- Recommend postponing a sale where specific remediation would produce a materially better outcome
- Model cross-border and seasonal businesses in a way a buyer unfamiliar with the region will accept
What we are looking for
- Three or more years in corporate finance, transaction services, audit or a comparable role
- Strong financial modelling, tested at interview
- Willingness to write findings that reduce a client's valuation
- Comfortable recommending that a client not proceed
- Spanish-language capability is a genuine advantage here and is reflected in the offer
Transaction Director
Leads sell-side and buy-side mandates and owns the client relationship through processes that sometimes end in withdrawal.
What you will do
- Lead sell-side and buy-side transactions end to end
- Own owner and board relationships
- Present adverse findings to clients directly
- Advise withdrawal where a process is not serving the client
What we are looking for
- Ten or more years in corporate finance or transaction advisory
- Completed transactions across the mid-market
- Comfortable ending a process on the client's behalf
- Cross-border experience valued
Valuation Analyst
Builds the valuation and scenario models behind every engagement, with assumptions documented individually.
What you will do
- Build valuation models and defensible ranges
- Document assumptions separately and identify weak points
- Model seasonal and cross-border businesses
- Support diligence with quantitative analysis
What we are looking for
- Three or more years in valuation, modelling or transaction services
- Excellent spreadsheet discipline
- Able to explain a range to a non-financial owner
- CFA progress valued and funded
Analyst
Supports diligence, modelling and client reporting across engagements with structured mentoring.
What you will do
- Support adverse diligence research and analysis
- Assist with modelling and scenario work
- Prepare client materials and findings documentation
- Maintain engagement records
What we are looking for
- Careful analytical work and accurate writing
- Strong spreadsheet skills
- Genuine interest in how businesses are valued
- Open to graduates; study funded
How we hire
Application reviewed
Every applicant receives a reply within two weeks of the closing date, including unsuccessful ones.
First conversation
Thirty minutes about your experience and the role. The salary range was in the advertisement and there is no completion bonus.
Modelling exercise
Two hours, paid, on a realistic but anonymised business. We discuss your reasoning rather than marking the output.
Offer
Two stages then a decision, in writing, with the full compensation structure stated.