CrossCountry Consulting
A better experience for our people and our clients
Accounting • Risk & Compliance Advisory Services • Business Transformation • Technology • Cyber
501 - 1000
Director - Private Equity Advisory
July 24
🏡 Remote – New York
CrossCountry Consulting
A better experience for our people and our clients
Accounting • Risk & Compliance Advisory Services • Business Transformation • Technology • Cyber
501 - 1000
Description
• Serve clients within the “Office of the CFO” at private equity portfolio companies, creating a diagnostic framework and enhancing the effectiveness of the finance function • Own stakeholder relationships at portfolio company to scope, clarify, and deliver superior client service • Identify new growth and shared revenue opportunities, collaborating with sales leadership to originate new business, grow existing relationships and increase bookings • Liaise with buy-side due diligence teams (M&A, outside counsel) to ensure a smooth transition to post-closing period • Assist with various complex PE-driven initiatives, including post-closing net working capital settlement, purchase accounting, accounting method changes (cash to accrual) • Provide guidance and leadership for financial reporting including P&L, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Cash Flow • Lead client finance and/or accounting functions, including accounting and operational process improvements, consolidation and reporting, financial reporting preparation, board and management reporting, system strategy/selection (if needed), and advise on accounting policy • Advocate on behalf of clients and represent clients' needs appropriately to leadership • Actively participate in business development opportunities and market a full range of services to prospective clients including using existing relationships to generate new opportunities • Identify key industry developments and trends and articulate potential impact on clients • Lead coaching family by serving as a role model, coach, mentor, and liaison to the leadership team
Requirements
• 10+ years of experience working in a client facing role at public accounting firm, consulting firm or a combination of consulting and industry experience • Experience addressing the unique requirements of the Private Equity consulting environment • Knowledge and proficiency in leading and implementing best practices to optimize finance and accounting functions • Extensive experience in working with transactions and related integration activities • In-depth knowledge of accounting standards including US GAAP and/or IFRS • Demonstrated ability to advise on and research complex technical accounting and transaction issues • Excellent strategic planning and operational deployment skills, with the ability to provide strategic direction to team members • Knowledge of key technology solutions within the Office of the CFO, including ERP and EPM • Proven ability to generate leads from a network outside of existing client work • Experience with -OR- significant exposure to various data analytics tools such as: Tableau, PowerBI, Alteryx, Snowflake, SQL, Python, etc. • Experience mentoring and developing junior team members and helping project teams resolve multi-faceted issues
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