Director, Valuations & Forensics

About the role

At Armanino, you determine your career path. This means it's possible to pursue challenges you are passionate about, in industries you care about. Armanino is proud to be Among the top 20 Largest Public Accounting Firms in the Nation and one of the Best Places to Work. We have a community of resources that are ready and willing to support your ideas, build your skills and expand your professional network. We want you to integrate all aspects of your life with your career. At Armanino, we know you don’t check-out of life when you check-in at work. That’s why we’ve created a unique work environment where your passions, work, and family & friends can overlap. We want to help you achieve growth by giving you access to a network of smart and supportive people, willing to listen to your ideas. Armanino is the brand name under which Armanino LLP and Armanino Advisory LLC, independently owned entities, provide professional services in an alternative practice structure in accordance with law, regulations, and professional standards. Armanino LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services, and Armanino Advisory LLC and its subsidiary entities provide tax, advisory, and business consulting services. Armanino Advisory LLC and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.

Responsibilities

• Manage, review, and deliver business valuation projects for the following purposes: financial reporting purposes (ASC 805/ASC 350), gift and estate tax, 409A/ASC 718, management planning, litigation support, and/or M&A
• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of analysts to support the Armanino business valuation practice
• Review, manage, and from time to time perform financial modeling, for financial models that include the income, asset and market approaches to business valuation
• Work with managers and staff to ensure all projects in the pipeline are completed on budget and on time
• Regularly attend scoping calls and proficiently scope new projects by providing realistic and achievable budget estimates for various projects
• Manage and cultivate key client relationships ensure frequent communication with contacts throughout the valuation process
• Network internally and externally to grow the business
• Have ownership of, and manage, key initiatives and metrics, including but not limited to metrics related to billing, utilization, and A/R

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business, accounting, finance, statistics, mathematics, or engineering
• Minimum of 8 years of valuation experience within a business valuation firm or valuation practice of a CPA firm
• At least one of the following relevant professional and/or valuation designation(s) including, but not limited to: ASA, CPA, CFA, CEIV, CVFI, ABV, or CVA highly preferred
• Prior experience effectively resolving external review issues (auditors, IRS, etc.)
• Strong client communication skills
• Good report writing skills, financial modeling skills, the ability to work well in a team environment
• Ability to develop external relationships (networking, referral sources