J.S. Held is a global consulting firm providing technical, scientific, and financial expertise across all assets and value at risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high-stakes events demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations. We have over 100 locations worldwide. We are highly committed to all members of our community, both employees and clients. Our organization focuses on promoting a sense of community and inspiring our people to achieve results that exceed goals.
We are seeking a Consultant or a Senior Consultant to join our Economic Damages & Valuations team. This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial, highly driven person with a well-rounded skill set to join the Economic Damages & Valuations team, whose responsibilities extend beyond those of traditional Consultants and Senior Consultants. The ideal person for this role will need to not only have a strong grasp of accounting and finance, but also be flexible and a strategic thinker able to take on a variety of tasks.
Job Description:
We are currently seeking a qualified candidate for either the Consultant or Senior Consultant position in our Atlanta office. Assignments generally involve economic damages or business valuation analyses for the purposes of litigation ranging from family law and shareholder disputes to mergers & acquisitions and other specialty engagements.
Job Responsibilities:
- Financial analysis and modeling, company and industry research, and assistance in preparation of valuation, economic damages, and other expert reports to be utilized for valuation, litigation and compliance purposes
- Assisting in reviewing and refuting expert reports and expert testimony
- Design court exhibits
- Participate in court testimony and depositions as needed
- Managing document requests/production
- Conducting site visits and client interactions
- Manage, develop, train and mentor staff on projects (Senior Consultant position)
Attributes & Background:
- Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or related field.
- 0 to 4 years of experience in Accounting (e.g., audit services, assurance services) or Business Valuation
- High level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word.
- Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Ability to analyze large data sets and simplify/translate into a visual format.
- Solid oral and written communications skills (including ability to develop narrative valuation/expert reports and other client communication materials).
- Effective organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects in order to meet fluctuating deadlines and pressure situations with incomplete information.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to research industry, economic, and benchmark data and apply to subject companies.
- Maintain the quality of the J.S. Held brand in all oral and written communications.
- Ability to work collectively within teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Hold one or more relevant professional certifications (ex. CPA, ASA, CVA, ABV, CFA, etc.), or have demonstrated progress towards obtaining certifications.
- Experience with litigations support activities or consulting
- Familiarity with common business valuation data resources (ex. S&P Capital IQ, Cost of Capital Navigator, RMA, BV Resources, etc.).
- The ideal candidate should be reading professional business valuation articles/journals and be current regarding trends, techniques, court rulings and how they can be incorporated into (or removed from) our practice.
J.S. Held is dedicated to becoming the global leader in providing multi-disciplinary consulting services to the construction, government, healthcare, industrial, insurance, energy, legal, and technology, communities. We have diverse practice areas including Construction Advisory, Financial Investigations, Forensic Accounting & Economics, Forensic Architecture & Engineering, Surety, Environmental Health & Safety, Equipment, Toxicology, and Building & Property Consulting, among other disciplines. J.S. Held is devoted to recruiting and cultivating top industry talent to build a collaborative and diverse team of experts. We leverage our experience to provide local, cost-efficient solutions and an unrivaled client experience. We embrace diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. We are greater when we are equal!
Our mission is to serve as trusted, expert advisors to organizations around the world facing high-stakes situations that demand urgent attention, exceptional knowledge, staunch integrity and objective, clear-cut analysis and advice.
Some of the Benefits We Have Include
J.S. Held understands all of our employees are people and sometimes life needs flexibility. We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our team’s needs.
- Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely, when needed
- Generous PTO Policy
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401k Match
- Commuter Benefits
EEO Statement
J.S. Held LLC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, J.S. Held LLC complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscriminatory employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
J.S. Held LLC expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with J.S. Held LLC employees’ ability to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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