Director, Dispute Advisory & Valuation

FTI Consulting, Inc.

Irvine (CA)

On-site

USD 91,000 - 278,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

FTI Consulting, Inc. is seeking a seasoned professional to join our Forensic and Litigation Consulting practice in California.

You will lead and support commercial dispute and family law projects, performing expert analyses and delivering high-quality work products for complex cases. The role emphasizes CPA credentials, 5+ years of post-graduate experience, and strong analytical modeling, with travel to client sites and FTI offices as needed.

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in accounting, finance, economics or related field.
Active CPA license (must be in good standing).
5+ years of relevant post-graduate professional experience.
Experience in California based family law forensic accounting including preparing business valuations, equity compensation apportionments, marital balance sheets, separate property tracings, and income available for support analyses, among others.
Experience in commercial litigation including damages analyses, shareholder disputes, and other economic, accounting, and financial analyses involved in litigation.
Strong analytical modeling, technical accounting, cash flow modeling and finance skills.
Ability to travel to clients and FTI office(s) as needed.

Responsibilities

Supervise and perform day-to-day activities in support of commercial dispute and family law projects including interaction with client personnel, other team members, and professionals from other firms involved in the engagement.
Manage client engagement through entire lifecycle including client communications, billing, and analysis and drafting of expert work product, reports, or other client deliverables.
Manage employees in various offices to execute and deliver all work while working closely with senior management.
Perform research utilizing economic, accounting, financial, statistical and data science tools, including online tools and publicly available economic and financial data sets.
Develops plans to efficiently and effectively execute client deliverables and address the core financial needs to a case, including assisting in preparing work product, reports, and schedules summarizing findings that will be delivered to clients and other parties.
Applies accounting, financial, valuation, economic, statistical and other analytical skills to various client situations and practice disciplines, such as detailed reviews of financial statements and underlying accounting records, preparation of complex financial models, and performing in-depth research and analysis.
Organizes information to facilitate effective data access and analysis.
Supervises junior team members’ analyses.
Maintains detailed working paper records reflecting assumptions, methodologies, and sources of information employed during the performance of all analytical tasks.
Delivers high-quality product within established timeframes and budgets.
Prepares written analyses and other reports for third parties, as necessary, depending on project scope and/or results of activities.
Contributes to mentorship, training, and development of team members and disputes practice.
Develops and maintains productive working relationships with client personnel.