Senior Associate, Disputes and Investigations (Forensic Valuation)

Senior Associate Disputes and Investigations Forensic Valuation

Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

Job Type: Full-time

About Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry.

The Team

Our talent drives our success, resulting in our growing Disputes and Investigations practice becoming one of the most respected in the industry. From the boardroom to the courtroom, the firm delivers a wide array of solutions to contentious situations by drawing on the deep skills, diverse disciplines, and experiences of its professionals. We are recognized by Global Arbitration Review as one of the leading firms of independent experts for arbitration and considered a top three firm by Whos Who Legal based on the number of experts across the globe.

What You Will Be Doing

You will be part of a team helping to resolve complex matters that pose a threat or disruption to normal operations for our clients. Your responsibilities will include:

• Performing directed research
• Conducting financial valuation and/or damages analysis
• Providing litigation support
• Helping our clients and their counsel understand and resolve the financial impacts around their legal matters relating to complex accounting, valuation, and financial issues
• Developing presentations and reports to effectively communicate the analyses, findings, and insights to the client and/or Court
• Relying on your initiative and flexibility to deliver results in an agile and collaborative team environment
• Building strong relationships with clients, legal counsel, and expert witnesses

Responsibilities

Some of the main responsibilities of this role include:

• Working on high-profile and complex matters that incorporate valuation concepts and tools, including conducting data analysis and valuation modeling
• Working closely with Managing Directors, Senior Directors, Directors, and Managers to identify and provide any needed project support
• Providing support on complex accounting and valuation-related matters and disputes, including example project types such as investigations, forensic accounting, damage calculations, solvency analysis, settlement models, post-acquisition disputes, and general litigation support
• Conducting research, synthesizing information, and developing reports for high-profile clients
• Assisting with researching technical and industry-specific issues
• Ability to receive and act upon constructive feedback
• Developing and suggesting solutions to complex problems by thinking outside the box
• Clearly presenting findings to internal team members
• Creating a learning environment by providing constructive 360-degree feedback
• Creating an inclusive team working environment with trust and respect, seeking different viewpoints that lead to continuous improvement and growth
• Cultivating and maintaining positive, productive, and professional relationships with colleagues
• Proactively communicating efficiently and effectively to all levels of the engagement team
• Balancing multiple client projects and other responsibilities
• Supporting internal development of valuations frameworks, modeling templates, and analysis tools

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• 3 to 6 years of experience in valuation, public audit, and/or a forensic and dispute consulting practice
• Valuation certification, such as ASAM, RICS, or equivalent certification
• CPA designation preferred
• Knowledge of financial statement entry and analysis, KPI development and benchmarking, comparative analysis, and financial forecasting development
• Experience working on various types of complex valuation matters, including restructuring
• Applied understanding of valuation approaches, including market guideline, transaction, income, DCF, capitalization of earnings, cost-asset, and premise of value
• Experience in performing financial statement analysis, including the use of trend, common-size, and ratio analyses
• Experience in three-statement financial modeling, scenario stress modeling, and creating models from scratch
• Ability to create discount rates using BUM, CAPM, and WACC
• Practical working knowledge of control premia, minority interest discounts, as well as NAV and DLOM development via OPM frameworks
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel for purposes of extensive data analysis and valuation modeling
• Prior practical or analytical experience in the real estate industry or exposure to real estate appraisal is considered an asset
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
• Proficient in use of market intelligence platforms, such as S&P Capital IQ, Bloomberg, etc.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Effective interpersonal and team management skills
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability and willingness to maintain a flexible work schedule to meet client needs
• Hybrid - Ability to work in a flexible hybrid work arrangement, part-time in physical office and remote
• Flexibility to travel
• Demonstrated management skills, including estimating time required for various project tasks and workstreams and delivering results
• Experience in supervising, developing, and motivating staff by providing them with leadership, mentoring, performance feedback, and career guidance
• Ability to build internal and external relationships and assist with research for business development

Benefits

A&M offers a competitive salary range of $90,000 - $110,000 annually, dependent on several variables, including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. In addition, A&M offers a discretionary bonus program, which is based on a number of factors, including individual and firm performance. Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are also entitled to participate in Alvarez & Marsal Holdings fringe benefits, including healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life AD&D and disability coverages, and a 401k retirement plan.

About Alvarez & Marsal

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