Executive Director, Transaction Advisory Services

6 days ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States Medium Full time
About the Role

Portage Point Partners is a business advisory, interim management and investment banking firm intensely focused on the middle market. Our blue chip team leverages bulge bracket experience in consulting, operations, finance, accounting, investment banking and investing to provide unmatched transactional, operational and financial perspectives to middle market stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities
  • Work directly with senior personnel at Portage Point and our clients to develop comprehensive solutions to complex transactional challenges.
  • Lead multiple engagements and develop relationships through best-in-class execution.
  • Execute buy-side and sell-side diligence including but not limited to historical and projected financial and operating trends analysis, quality of earnings analysis, working capital and net debt consideration analysis, cash flow analysis, potential liabilities and risk analysis.
  • Draft clear and compelling reports outlining key takeaways including, but not limited to, normalized earnings, budget achievability, indebtedness and post-transaction considerations.
  • Review transaction agreements, customer and vendor contracts.
  • Make significant contributions to marketing and business development efforts by participating in strategic branding initiatives to highlight the TAS practice's capabilities.
  • Curate a personal network that will result in a consistent book of business and increased practice line revenue.
  • Collaborate closely with performance improvement, turnaround & restructuring and investment banking colleagues.
  • Identify and capitalize on opportunities for cross selling of other services offered by the firm.
  • Formulate and lead practice development initiatives.
  • Provide professional development coaching to junior team members.
  • Share and manage best practices as well as lead internal trainings where required.
  • Lead talent acquisition and firm development efforts.
  • Contribute to creating a high-performing and inclusive culture.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree from a top undergraduate program.
  • Located or willing to relocate to Chicago.
  • Invested in a team-based culture that involves in office four days per week and willing to work at client sites as needed.
  • 15 plus years of financial due diligence experience or a combination of audit and financial due diligence experience within a Big 4 accounting firm.
  • Certified Public Accountant.
  • Deep understanding of US GAAP principles.
  • Familiarity with Tableau and Alteryx preferred.
  • Exceptional engagement leadership and client management skills including extensive experience in project management.
  • Experience pitching and partnering with private equity firms, corporate and other related buyers.
  • Readiness to have a direct impact on revenue growth.
  • Ability to successfully work in a small, collaborative team environment.
  • High degree of maturity with a proven ability to interact with senior executives, private equity firms, lenders, lawyers, middle managers and line workers.
  • Effectively communicates analysis through Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint including high-quality messaging, structure and formatting.
  • Eagerness to be responsive at all times.
  • Proven track-record of success in high pressure, time-constrained environments.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills including strong e-mail etiquette.
  • Top-tier organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Self-starter and entrepreneurial spirit.
Compensation

The City of New York and the State of California require Portage Point to provide compensation information for this role. This range represents the anticipated minimum and maximum base + bonus for this position based upon a good faith and reasonable estimate. The final compensation for this position will be set based on the applicant's qualifications (education, training and/or experience related to this role), and therefore, may fall outside the range shown, depending on the circumstances.

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