Alvarez & Marsal · 1 day ago
Corporate Transactions Group - FDD - Senior Director
Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a leading global professional services firm that provides advisory, business performance improvement and turnaround management services. The Senior Director in the Corporate Transactions Group will lead financial due diligence efforts, manage client relationships, and mentor employees while driving value creation throughout the M&A deal cycle.
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Responsibilities
Counsel and mentor all levels of employees
Handle personnel matters with employees effectively, including but not limited to difficult career counseling situations
Proactively recruit individuals of all levels for CTG
Engage in training initiatives (developing and teaching appropriate courses) to develop CTG employees
Serve as a mentor for employees of CTG from staff through Director
Understand and abide by risk management guidelines and engagement review memo procedures
Appropriately manage engagement risk and potential client or engagement issues (including conflicts, etc.)
Develop and propose creative solutions to engagement and transaction risks and effectively manage problem resolution
Gather applicable conflict check information and coordinates with Managing Directors to set up engagement codes and other engagement requirements
Manage and prioritize engagements and responsibilities appropriately
Manage multiple simultaneous chargeable and non-chargeable projects of varying size and complexity
Help engagement executives in maximizing the value the client is receiving from A&M (i.e., monitors engagement leverage, efficiency of staff, and appropriateness of T&Es billed by all team members)
Lead the financial due diligence work on all projects, which will include the quality of earnings, working capital analyses, debt and debt-like items analyses, general financial statement analysis and other operational and financial analytics
Effectively lead the team in conversations with clients, management teams and other stakeholders (e.g., boards, lenders, etc.)
Identify potential transaction risks and implement strategies to address such risks
Act as a subject matter expert in technical accounting subjects relevant to CTG
Coordinate with all other A&M service groups and functional areas during an engagement
Generate a comprehensive / cohesive due diligence report and integrate findings from other practice areas (e.g., corporate performance improvement, etc.) as necessary into such report
Proactively manages client relationships and ensure all client needs are met
Effectively manage day-to-day client interactions and handle all client relationship matters with limited Managing Director involvement
Assist Managing Directors in sales and business development efforts
Contribute to sales pursuits by building relationships in the market (geographic and specific industries as necessary) generating new client business and/or adding business from current clients
Participate or attend relevant industry conferences and utilize such to develop new client relationships or deepen current client relationships
Display a core understanding of all CTG services and strive to cross-sell CTG and other A&M services, as opportunities arise
Pursue / strengthen a specific industry or sector expertise (in conjunction with CTG discussions). Build relationships in relevant sectors and drive new business opportunities in CTG and across A&M
Qualification
Required
A minimum of 10 years of financial accounting due diligence experience at a top accounting firm
Bachelor's or master's degree in accounting and/or related major
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or the equivalent of a CPA
Working knowledge of US GAAP, SEC reporting, and purchase accounting
High proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and database skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) including the ability to articulate to senior members of target management, client representatives and colleagues
Strong project management skills
Flexibility to work as both a team member in a collaborative setting and as an individual contributor
Ability to travel for project needs and A&M specific needs and opportunities (e.g., training, internal meetings, etc.)
Ability to thrive and be effective in fast-paced settings
Benefits
Healthcare plans
Flexible spending and savings accounts
Life
AD&D
Disability coverages
401(k)-retirement plan
Discretionary contribution to their 401(k) from Alvarez & Marsal
Company
Alvarez & Marsal
Alvarez & Marsal provides advisory services related to turnaround management and performance improvement.
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