Who We Are
FTI Consulting is the world’s leading expert-driven consulting firm. Over the last 40 years, FTI Consulting experts have served as the trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies and the world’s leading law and private equity firms when they are facing their greatest opportunities and challenges. Our strong performance and continued success are a direct reflection of the ambition, energy, and commitment of our talented professionals across the globe to make a positive impact for our clients and communities.
At FTI Consulting, you’ll be inspired and empowered to make an impact on headline matters that change history. Working side by side with the world’s leading experts in your field, you’ll be surrounded by an open collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and most importantly, you.
There’s never been a more exciting time to join FTI Consulting and this is where you will do the most exciting and fulfilling work of your career.
Are you ready to make an impact?
About the Role
In FTI Consulting’s Corporate Finance & Restructuring organization, we focus on our clients’ strategic, operational, financial and capital needs by addressing the full spectrum of financial and transactional opportunities faced by corporations, boards, private equity sponsors, creditor constituencies and other stakeholders.
Within the Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment, the Office of the CFO practice offers solutions to manage our client’s CFO inbox for a company and help maximize its performance to position them for success to meet today’s increasing opportunities.
What You’ll Do
The candidate will support the Accounting and Financial Reporting Solution of the Office of the CFO practice. The Accounting and Financial Reporting Solution team partners with finance and accounting executives to advise on complex accounting issues, risk and regulatory challenges and accounting productivity. We support companies to improve the productivity and efficiency of people and processes to resolve critical gaps in close processes and financial reporting.
This role will be a critical team member to manage and execute client engagements. This role also carries business development responsibilities in addition to client work. The Director will collaborate with various FTI teams, manage junior staff, and direct projects and workstreams with limited oversight to execute client engagements by:
- Assessing current state financial close processes and providing recommendations for best practices to improve timeliness and accuracy of the close
- Assessing and assisting in the development of controls over financial reporting
- Providing project management support for finance related special projects, including purchase accounting, restatements, account reviews, finance IT system assessments and implementations, and change management
- Designing and implementing controllership activities including key account reconciliations, accounting policies and procedures, the adoption of technical accounting standards, and other financial controls documentation
- Performing accounting functions on an interim basis for clients, including acting as a Controller or other technical accounting management role
- Identify market opportunities to develop and present engagement proposals that drive new revenue and new clients for FTI
- Assisting with practice development and marketing, including developing materials, surveys, events and case studies
- Participating in the writing of thought leadership pieces relevant to CAO’s and the OCFO practice
- Taking a management role in helping coach, train, and mentor Jr. Staff
How You’ll Grow
The performance expectation for our client’s finance function is at a new peak, and the demands placed on a CFO have never been greater. This is where you can step in and make an immediate impact. This is an excellent opportunity for a person with proven, hands-on project delivery experience to work with our Fortune 500 clients to help them plan, design, and execute key financial initiatives to streamline their financial operations.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelors or MS degree in an Accounting, Finance, or a related program.
- 5+ years of experience in public accounting, accounting advisory, or experience in progressing roles of the corporate accounting department of a public company.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Ability to synthesize and advise on complex financial and operational accounting concepts and issues; and translate those to clear and actionable recommendations and insights.
- Excellent organizational, time management, and project management skill; Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Expertise with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to travel to FTI Consulting office(s) and client site(s) as needed
Preferred Qualifications:
- Subject matter expertise in one or more of the following:
- Controllership and financial reporting functions
- Financial close and consolidation best practices
- Technical accounting research and memorialization
- Financial reporting disclosure requirements
- U.S. GAAP and SEC Reporting Requirements