VP Economic Damages and Valuations
J.S. Held LLC

Job Info

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Company Description

Are you looking to join an organization that is growing and dynamic? What about a high-energy, collaborative environment that rewards hard work?

J.S. Held is a global consulting firm that combines technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise to advise clients seeking to realize value and mitigate risk. Our Professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high-stakes matters demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, proven experience, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets.

Job Description

We are seeking a Vice President to join our Economic Damages & Valuation team. This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial, highly driven person with a well-rounded skill set, whose responsibilities extend beyond those of traditional vice presidents. The ideal person for this role will need to not only have a strong grasp of consulting and business litigation but also be flexible and a strategic thinker, able to take on a variety of tasks.

The Team and Job Summary:

The ideal candidate for this position possesses a minimum of 7 years of work experience evaluating economic damages in business litigation matters, covering a broad spectrum of industries and situations. A strong background in financial statement analysis and expert report preparation is required. An Assistant Vice President will be responsible for helping lead day-to-day project management and client communications across multiple projects simultaneously.

The most successful experts in our organization have a strong desire to learn and apply the methodologies used for evaluating economic damages. They constantly apply strong analytical and writing skills to produce expert reports to support our clients.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead complex business litigation engagements to evaluate economic damages, including planning the engagement, delegating tasks, and managing teams.
• Build client relationships and act as a point of contact with current and prospective clients.
• Interacting with clients, including face-to-face meetings, to gather data and information pertinent to the engagement.
• Providing insight and expertise on target industries, markets, and competitor information.
• Managing damages analyses, including determining appropriate methodologies, and building and reviewing financial models.
• Review and analyze reports of opposing damages experts.
• Taking on assignments as an expert witness when appropriate and providing expert witness testimony.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or master's degree with strong quantitative bias (e.g. Business, Economics, Math, Finance or Accounting).
• Relevant experience evaluating economic damages in business litigation cases (5 years minimum).
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word with strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to produce high-quality expert reports.
• Strong project management skills.
• Strong analysis and critical thinking skills.
• Able to meet deadlines while being detail-oriented.
• Strong independent work ethic and leadership skills and qualities.
• Exceptional communication skills to support and solve our client's questions and requests.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional certifications (ex. CPA, ASA, CVA, ABV, CFA, etc.), or have demonstrated progress towards obtaining certifications.
• Testimony experience is preferred but not required.

Physical and Mental Job Qualifications:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Additional Information

Some of the Benefits We Have Include
J.S. Held understands all our employees are people and sometimes life needs flexibility. We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our team's needs.
Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely, when needed.

• Flexible Time Off policy
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401k Match
• Commuter Benefits.

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $145,000 - $190,000. Any offered salary range is based on a wide array of factors including but not limited to skillset, experience, training, location, scope of role, management responsibility, etc.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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Please explore what we're all about at www.jsheld.com.

EEO and Job Accommodations
We embrace diversity and our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. We are greater when we are equal!

J.S. Held is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request for a reasonable accommodation, please email jobs@jsheld.com and include "Applicant Accommodation" within the subject line with your request and contact information.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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