Senior Associate, Damages and Valuations

The role

Senior Associates work with senior professionals and testifying experts on issues involving valuation, finance, accounting, economics and law. They assist with expert reports, financial models, and support matters through hearings, trials and mediations.

What you will do

• Assisting with the preparation of expert reports addressing business valuation and economic damages
• Conducting economic, financial, industry and company-specific research
• Analyzing financial and non-financial information and communicating findings to team members, clients and counsel
• Developing valuation assumptions and parameters, including forecasts, discount rates and other financial inputs
• Building, reviewing and interpreting financial and valuation models
• Assisting with the preparation of rebuttal expert reports
• Supporting communications with clients, counsel and other professional advisers
• Preparing for and attending hearings, trials and mediations
• Managing assigned workstreams and contributing to the effective delivery of engagements
• Supporting the development of junior team members, where appropriate

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, business or another relevant discipline from a recognized post-secondary institution
• A CBV, CPA, CFA, ACA/ACCA or equivalent international professional designation, or demonstrated progress toward one
• Approximately three to six years of relevant professional experience
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Ability to interpret financial statements and work with financial and non-financial information
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and experience developing or reviewing financial models
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills in English
• Ability to prioritize competing demands, meet deadlines and perform in a fast-paced professional environment
• Ability to understand new businesses, industries and factual circumstances quickly
• A collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams
• A willingness to travel domestically or internationally when required

Nice to have

• Prior experience in business valuation, economic damages, forensic accounting, dispute advisory, transaction advisory, audit, financial analysis or economic consulting
• Additional language skills
• Experience with financial databases such as S&P Capital IQ and Bloomberg

About the company

Secretariat professionals are trusted in the highest-stakes legal, risk, and regulatory matters around the world. The firm works with renowned law firms, leading corporations, and influential institutions.