Consultant, Lender Services | Corporate Finance

FTI Consulting; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 56,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

FTI Consulting’s Corporate Finance & Restructuring practice seeks a Consultant for the Lender Services team. You will support day-to-day project activities, collaborating with team members and client personnel to deliver thorough due diligence and financial analyses.

The role focuses on balance sheet and P&L review, financial modeling, and developing clear work products for clients. Travel to client sites is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting and/or finance or related field.
• Proficient use and analysis of detailed financial models and dynamic spreadsheets.
• Familiarity with financial research resources (SEC filings, competitive data, etc.).
• Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis (no visa sponsorship).

Responsibilities

• Develop knowledge management: tools, reports, models, work plans, processes.
• Apply business, accounting, finance, and problem-solving skills to client situations including due diligence and financial modeling.
• Assist with preparation and review of draft presentations, exhibits, and reports for third parties.
• Participate in conference calls with clients to review due diligence results.
• Identify information to facilitate data access and scrutiny.
• Assist with practice development and marketing materials and events.

Skills

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Spreadsheet proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

CPA or CPA hours

Job description

Who We Are

FTI Consulting is the leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation. We work with many of the world’s top multinational corporations, law firms, banks and private equity firms on their most important issues to deliver impact that makes a difference. From resolving disputes, navigating crises, managing risk and optimizing performance, our teams respond rapidly to dynamic and complex situations. At FTI Consulting, you’ll work side-by side with leaders who have shaped history, helping solve the biggest challenges making headlines today. From day one, you’ll be an integral part of a focused team where you can make a real impact. You’ll be surrounded by an open, collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and, most importantly, you.

About The Role

FTI Consulting’s Corporate Finance & Restructuring practice focuses on our clients’ strategic, operational, financial, and capital needs by addressing the full spectrum of financial and transactional opportunities faced by corporations, boards, private equity sponsors, creditor constituencies and other stakeholders.

The Lender Services team focuses on all aspects of the transactional due diligence lending process. The services offered include due diligence reviews, crisis credit analysis, portfolio monitoring, collateral analyses, ABL field reviews, back up manager services, quality of earnings analyses and securitized transaction assistance. Our clients are primarily blue chip, global financial institutions and investment banks, well-heeled hedge funds, large commercial finance companies who provide or need credit facilities in a wide array of companies operating in many different industries as well strategic and financial buyers who actively are examining the credit needs of their portfolio companies.

Lender Services has expertise across many industries, including retail, healthcare, automotive, business services, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, wholesale and distribution, and financial services. The team assists its clients in both domestic and foreign-based mandates.

What You’ll Do

Our team is looking for strong accounting and financial specialists who are excited to be part of an expanding team. The Consultant would be responsible for performing the day-to-day activities of a project, while collaborating with other team members and client personnel to effectively accomplish designated tasks.

• Developing and scaling knowledge management; including tools, methodologies, reports, models, work plans, and processes.
• Apply business, accounting, finance and problem-solving skills to various client situations and practice disciplines including due diligence on balance sheet and P&L, statement items, review financial statements and projections, assessing business plans, and financial modeling to create a work product that is flexible, understandable and usable by others.
• Assist with preparation and review of draft, presentations, quantitative exhibits, and other reports for third parties, findings and/or results of activities.
• Participate in conference calls with clients to review due diligence results.
• Identify research and organize information to assess appropriateness/sufficiency of such to facilitate effective data access and scrutiny.
• Assisting with practice development and marketing, including developing materials, surveys, events, and case studies.

How You’ll Grow

Direct access with high visibility to leadership with defined long-term planning will ensure continued success and career trajectory with direct development. Having the opportunity to partner with our internal teams and diverse clients across various industries will help with continued growth in new and complex functional areas. As you progress through your career at FTI Consulting, we offer tailored programs for critical professional milestones to ensure you are prepared and empowered to take on your next role.

Basic Qualifications

What You Will Need To Succeed

• Bachelor's degree in accounting and/or finance or related field
• Proficient use and analysis of detailed financial models, and development of dynamic spreadsheet applications
• Familiarity with financial research resources for corporate information, SEC filings, competitive data, etc.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; the employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of relevant experience preferred in public accounting Audit, FAS or Consulting environment
• CPA or sufficient hours to meet CPA requirements
• Experience with asset-based lending, and/or conducting pre-loan due diligence or related financial due diligence methods, collateral monitoring, and/or cash flow forecast scrutiny related to transactions
• Robust knowledge base of corporate finance and accounting standards and terminology
• Experience supporting Manufacturing or Distribution industry/clients
• Travel required to clients and to FTI office(s).

FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Compensation
Minimum Pay: $56,000
Maximum Pay: $113,500
Compensation Disclosure: The compensation range reflects potential base salary for the role. Actual compensation is determined based on a wide array of relevant factors including market considerations, business needs, and an individual’s location, skills, level of experience, and qualifications.