Manager, Valuations

About the role

Armanino’s Valuation and Forensics Practice assists start‑ups, private and public companies, estates, attorneys, as well as venture capital and private equity firms with business valuation, real estate, and custom financial modeling services. The practice delivers industry‑leading expertise across a wide range of industries and consulting assignments.

Locations

Open positions are available in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, or Irvine (California); Dallas or Austin (Texas); Seattle (Washington); St. Louis (Missouri); Atlanta (Georgia); Chicago (Illinois); Philadelphia (Pennsylvania); New York (New York); and Denver (Colorado).

Responsibilities

• Manage, review, and deliver valuation projects for financial reporting (ASC 805/ASC 350), gift and estate tax, 409A/ASC 718, management planning, litigation support, and M&A.
• Manage and mentor staff and senior analysts, answering questions regularly.
• Review work of consultants and senior consultants, provide written and verbal coaching, and serve as a performance coach.
• Work with directors and partners to prepare engagement letters for new projects.
• Build, review, and defend financial models across income, market, and asset approaches, including discounted cash flow, guideline public‑company and transaction methods, multi‑period excess earnings, relief‑from‑royalty, with‑and‑without, replacement cost, option pricing (Black‑Scholes/OPM), and Monte Carlo simulation.
• Serve as the technical resource on engagements, applying current AICPA, ASC, IRS, and USPAP guidance and documenting conclusions for auditor, PCAOB, and IRS scrutiny.
• Lead resolution of external review questions, engaging directly with audit teams, valuation specialists, and client stakeholders.
• Work with staff and senior analysts to ensure projects are completed on budget and on time.
• Frequently communicate with key client contacts throughout the valuation process.
• Network internally to help grow the business and identify out‑of‑scope and whitespace opportunities, introducing colleagues across tax, audit, transaction advisory, and forensics teams.
• Contribute to thought leadership, webinars, and market‑facing materials that build the practice’s brand.
• Manage key initiatives and metrics, including billing, utilization, and accounts receivable.
• Contribute to model, template, and innovation efforts, including responsible use of AI‑enabled tools to improve engagement quality and efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business, accounting, finance, statistics, mathematics, or engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years of valuation experience within a national business valuation firm or valuation practice of a major accounting or consulting firm.
• Prior experience effectively resolving external review questions (auditors, IRS, etc.).
• Strong client communication skills.
• Exceptional report and memo writing skills, with ability to translate complex analyses into clear, defensible narratives for clients, auditors, and courts.
• Demonstrated command of the income, market, and asset approaches and of reporting requirements under ASC 805, ASC 350/360, ASC 718/409A, and ASC 820.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills, with working knowledge of market data sources such as S&P Capital IQ, Bloomberg, or equivalent.
• Relevant valuation designations (ASA, CFA, ABV, or CVA).
• Ability to develop external relationships (networking, referral sources) and desire to bring new clients into the business.
• Strong client management, consulting, communication, and leadership skills managing expectations and delivering high‑quality solutions on‑time within scope and budget.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent engagements and deadlines while owning engagement economics, including budgeting, billing, realization, and collections.
• Detail‑oriented, flexible, and responsive.
• Must adhere to Armanino’s 50 % in‑office requirement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within a Big 4, national, or leading boutique valuation practice.
• Depth in one or more specialties such as complex securities and share‑based payments, purchase price allocations, gift and estate tax, real estate, or litigation support.
• Prior experience supporting audit reviews under US GAAP and/or IFRS.
• Demonstrated thought leadership through speaking engagements, publications, or professional association involvement.

Pay

Compensation ranges vary by location: Colorado $115,100 – $156,900; Washington, Illinois, New York, and Southern California $126,700 – $172,600; Northern California $132,400 – $180,400. Compensation may vary based on skills, role, and location. Eligible employees at certain levels can participate in a discretionary long‑term financial incentive plan, subject to plan participation rules.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Generous PTO plan and paid sick time.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• 401(k) with profit sharing.
• Wellness program.
• Generous parental leave.
• 11 paid holidays.