Senior Vice President

Investigations, Dispute & Risk Senior Vice President

AlixPartners is a leading global business advisory firm of results-oriented professionals who specialize in bringing value and restoring performance at every stage of the business life cycle. We thrive on our ability to make a difference in high-impact situations and deliver sustainable, bottom-line results. We work in small, highly qualified teams with specific industry and functional expertise, and we operate at pace, moving quickly from analysis to implementation. We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our clients until the job is done, and only measure our success in terms of the results we deliver.

At AlixPartners, you’re the driver of your own career. You will work with highly specialized and experienced teams in a collaborative environment who will encourage your development and support you in finding opportunities to continue building your skillset.

You’ll be part of the team supporting our Financial Advisory Services (FAS) practice. Our FAS practice applies accounting, financial and data analysis expertise and experience to assist our clients and address their critical issues. You will work closely with AlixPartners’ experts to address complex issues in commercial litigation, business valuations and investigations. The location of this professional is in our Dallas office. Paid relocation is not available.

Examples of our services include:

• Litigation support and valuation
• Financial damage analysis and lost profits determination
• Valuations of businesses, securities, intellectual property and other intangible assets
• Corporate finance analysis
• Expert reports and testimony
• Assessing work performed by independent auditors
• Financial investigations including those involving financial statement fraud, asset misappropriation, and corruption.
• Assessments of complex financial transactions for compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and international financial reporting standards (“IFRS”).
• Reporting and compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and federal securities laws.

Responsibilities:

• Research and analyze factors including the performance of detailed financial analysis affecting litigation damages or valuations including gaining understanding of the industry or market at issue
• Review and summarize materials produced in litigation matters such as depositions and financial statements
• Develop and assess projections and forecasts
• Create financial models incorporating valuation theory such as the development of discounted cash flow (DCF) models
• Analyze financial transactions for possible fraud and compliance with GAAP or IFRS
• Review audit working papers for compliance with professional standards
• Communicate with clients and colleagues in written and oral form including drafting expert reports and presentations to clients
• Draft written reports
• Create and manage large data sets
• Apply statistical analysis
• Prepare presentation materials
• Perform quality control review over work product
• Organize documents and work papers, including preparing supporting materials for litigation and valuation reports
• Train other professional staff

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, or mathematics required; Master’s is desirable.
• A minimum of six years’ experience working in a professional services firm providing dispute, litigation and/or valuation services; experience in a “Big Four” accounting firm conducting independent financial statement audits for publicly traded companies will also be considered.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and the ability to resolve complex accounting problems.
• The ideal candidate would have obtained a certification such as a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner, Chartered Financial Analyst or Certified Valuation Analyst.
• Well-developed analytical abilities.
• Ability to prepare, or ability to learn to prepare, financial models and cash flow analyses.
• Strong project management skills including the ability to manage multiple tasks, self-prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Fluent oral and written foreign language skills (particularly Spanish) are a plus.
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment, as well as independently with an entrepreneurial attitude.
• A professional demeanor with strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability and willingness to maintain a flexible work schedule in order to meet client needs.
• A positive and energetic attitude.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Desire and interest to meet new people and network socially.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint.
• Travel may be required.

This description is not designed to encompass a comprehensive listing of required activities, duties or responsibilities.

AlixPartners is a global firm of senior business and consulting professionals that specializes in improving corporate financial and operational performance, executing corporate turnarounds and providing litigation consulting and forensic accounting services when it really matters – in urgent, high-impact situations. More information is available at http://www.alixpartners.com.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, (age), status as a protected veteran, or disability. AlixPartners is a proud Bronze award-winning Veteran Friendly Employer.