Associate Director - Private Equity Advisory

CrossCountry Consulting’s Private Equity practice is an exciting opportunity to make an impact not only with our clients but within our firm. At CrossCountry Consulting we strive to provide a better experience for our premier PE-backed clients and our team. If you enjoy providing expertise in the fast-paced world of PE, this is a unique opportunity to become part of our growing, collaborative, energetic and entrepreneurial team at CrossCountry Consulting!

Location

Canada or USA (Washington DC, New York, Boston)

Willingness to travel to the US for client needs

Responsibilities

• Assist with expanding relationships within client organization with Business Development and Networking in mind
• Lead projects focused on creating automated financial and operational reporting solutions to meet the needs of PE sponsors and lenders
• Provide guidance and leadership for financial reporting including P&L, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Cash Flow
• Assist with generating leads from a network outside of existing client work
• Understand key industry/technical developments and trends and articulate how clients will be affected
• Post transaction and performance improvement services
• Assist with leadership over client finance and/or accounting functions to include: accounting and operational process improvements, consolidation and reporting, financial reporting preparation, board and management reporting, and system strategy/selection (if needed)
• Manage C-level relationships at portfolio company as well as representatives from Private Equity sponsors
• Perform finance function performance assessments and create a framework to improve finance function effectiveness
• FP&A capabilities build-out
• Practice development
• Serve as a role model, supervisor, coach, and mentor to Managing Consultants, Senior Consultants and Consultants both on projects and within coaching families. This includes being a champion for the firm in our community, within the market, with recruits, and with employees to attract and retain our people
• Participate in advancing the firm through committees and internal initiatives such as recruiting, business development, marketing, and knowledge sharing
• Serve clients within the “Office of the CFO” of private equity portfolio companies
• Work/liaise cross-functionally to solve problems and implement changes
• Advocate on behalf of clients and represent clients' needs as appropriate to leadership
• Assist with various complex PE driven initiatives, including post-closing net working capital settlement, purchase accounting, accounting method changes (cash to accrual)
• Client account management
• Business development
• Identify emerging client needs and opportunities to bring in different CrossCountry service lines, including Business Transformation and Technology Solutions
• Willingness to travel up to 40% in the USA
• Proactively network across service lines to identify and bring in the experts needed to address client needs, scope and clarify the opportunity and deliver superior service
• Advise on accounting policy (purchase accounting including valuation issues, stock based and other equity compensation, debt and equity transactions, impairment, ASC606 revenue recognition, lease transactions, etc.)
• Liaise with buy-side due diligence teams (M&A, outside counsel) as appropriate to ensure smooth transition to post-close period
• Responsible for project team(s) technical and functional development and performance management

Ideal Skills and Qualifications

• Creativity, confidence, and flexibility
• Experience working with Private Equity, with an understanding of the unique requirements of the Private Equity consulting environment
• Ability to advance numerous projects in parallel through thoughtful project management and provide strategic direction to team members
• Experience at a Big Four or equivalent firm. This background is a critical differentiator among interested candidates
• Excellent strategic planning and operational deployment skills; able to translate vision and strategy into clear efficient successes with a strong attention to detail
• Mentoring and people development capabilities
• High energy, enthusiasm and an entrepreneurial spirit
• Critical thinking skills with the ability to identify and solve complex problems
• Confident and self-aware.  Ability to use appropriate communication style for various levels across the organization
• Effective verbal and written communication skills including comfort with executive audiences
• 8+ years of experience working in a client facing role at a top-tier public accounting firm and/or consulting firm
• Strong bias for thoughtful action, highly relationship-oriented, accomplishes work with, and through, others via purposeful collaboration
• Great sense of humor! 
• Proven track record as an influential change agent, championing, organizing and successfully and efficiently executing new ideas and initiatives
• In depth knowledge of accounting standards (US GAAP and/or IFRS) and the ability to advise/research complex technical accounting and transaction issues

Desired Certifications

• CPA, CA, CFA

Education

• Required- BS, BA
• Desired- MBA, MA, MFA, MSA

CrossCountry Consulting provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants and believes that respect and fair treatment are critical to creating a productive, diverse, and inclusive workplace. As an equal opportunity employer, CrossCountry is fully committed to comply with all federal, state, and local laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, pregnancy, genetics, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.