Dawson Chen

Tax Associate at Grant Thornton Advisors LLP

Greater Philadelphia

About

Experience

  • Grant Thornton (US) (3 yrs 1 mo)
    • Tax Associate
      Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

    • Tax Intern
      Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • PPD (Wilmington, North Carolina, United States)
    • Commercial finance intern
      Jun 2022 - Aug 2022 · 3 mos

    • Commercial finance intern
      Jun 2022 - Aug 2022 · 3 mos

  • Financial Analyst at Twenty Lake Holdings, LLC
    May 2021 - Aug 2021 · 4 mos

    TLH is a private equity firm that is a subsidiary of a two-billion-dollar NYC-based hedge fund, Alden Global Financial. TLH exclusively advises the hedge fund on their real estate and also primarily invests in newspaper buildings, surplus corporate real estate, and different types of office/industrial/retail/flex buildings throughout the country Research, negotiate and manage third-party providers of real estate services (e.g. lease transformation project, property redevelopment) Provide support for the national acquisitions program and help with the underwriting process Helped develop a cost reduction platform and monetization strategy with respect to distress owned real estate portfolios nationwide Create financial models to analyze the value and cash flow for various properties nationwide Participated in team initiative to conduct market and property-level research to analyze potential new investments (B-Level Markets & Tertiary Markets)

  • Bookkeeper at Smith Houston Inc.
    May 2020 - Aug 2020 · 4 mos

    -A commercial development company that focuses on developing commercial (retail and office space.) -Monitored and recorded all financial transactions within the business credit card accounts for more than eight (8) LLCs -Recognized errors and discrepancies for reconciliation -Assisted in commercial and residential property analysis throughout The tri-state area (PA, NJ, & NY) -Processed and maintained accounts payable/receivable for all vendors, tenants, and contractors. -Responsible for obtaining estimates from contractors & third party providers for repairs, deferred maintenance, and other miscellaneous items