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Alvarez & Marsal · 1 day ago

PEPI: Senior Director, CFO Services--Financial Reporting Advisory (OPEN TO ALL US LOCATIONS)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$175K/yr - $250K/yr

15+ years exp

Alvarez & Marsal is a firm that specializes in providing financial advisory services to private equity held portfolio companies. They are seeking a Senior Director in CFO Services to provide accounting and financial reporting advice, ensuring adherence to accounting standards and effective management of financial reporting processes.

ConsultingProfessional Services

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Maintain up-to date knowledge of US GAAP with a technical understanding of accounting changes (e.g. revenue recognition and lease transactions) and provide clients with recommendations and conclusions on the application of complex accounting guidance

Prepare and review pre- and post-deal financial reporting (e.g., opening / closing balance sheets) to meet contractual/regulatory requirements without interruptions to the standard business process

Investigate and remediate unexplained EBITDA volatility, unexpected financial results, or unreconciled accounts through advisory or interim management roles

Guide clients through the IPO readiness journey by drafting SEC reporting and providing audit support

Drive working capital disputes to favorable outcomes by managing the process through settlement or arbitration

Guide team members in information gathering approach and ensure all relevant sources of information are pursued

Guide and lead client interviews, ask inquisitive questions and understand different stakeholders’ perspective

Identify knowledge gaps, guide the team to challenge status quo, validate, disprove and/or develop better assumptions

Identify key business challenges, accurately forecast liquidity needs, pinpoint financial/accounting process inefficiencies and assess the organization’s design, roles and team

Ensure issues and opportunities are clearly and concisely presented

Understanding accounting and finance process flows and how information is consolidated into the general ledger, to ensure improvement and value creation

Ability to own and complete a workstream based on the pillars of services CFO Services provides

Ensure that project approach, timeline and deliverables are logical, reasonable and accurate

Set and communicate client’s expectation consistently

Employ actionable plans (e.g. create initiatives to optimize working capital, instill a liquidity focused culture, improve transparency in processes and organizations)

Identify risks and obstacles early on, create contingency plans and communicating timely with client

Ability to identify where the pillars of services CFO Services provides are not functioning

Leverage previous experience to guide and promote team to think innovatively

Recognize the current skill set of team members and maximize their level of contribution

Share knowledge and experience, provide coaching to teammates

Ability to build and review various financial models, provide valuable financial analysis and evaluate accounting treatments

Ability to provide valuable insight and improvement initiatives to senior management and board members

Qualification

US GAAP knowledgeCPA certificationFinancial reportingFinancial modelingProject managementData analysisLeadershipCommunication skills

Required

Minimum 15+ years of relevant work experience in both public accounting and industry

CPA certification highly preferred