Consultant - Economic Damages & Valuations (Entry Level - 2024 Grads)

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J.S. Held is a global consulting firm providing technical, scientific, and financial expertise across all assets and value at risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high-stakes events demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations.
We have over 100 locations worldwide. We are highly committed to all members of our community, both employees and clients. Our organization focuses on promoting a sense of community and inspiring our people to achieve results that exceed goals.
We are seeking a Consultant to join our Economic Damages & Valuations team. This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial, highly driven person with a well-rounded skill set to apply their finance and accounting knowledge across a variety of different projects.
As a Consultant on the Economic Damages & Valuations Team, your responsibilities will extend beyond those of traditional consultants. The ideal person for this role will need to not only have a strong grasp of accounting and finance concepts, but also be flexible and a strategic thinker able to take on a variety of tasks.
Job Description:
We are currently seeking a qualified candidate for the Consultant position in our Alpharetta office. Assignments generally involve Economic Damages or business valuation analyses for the purposes of litigation ranging from family law and shareholder disputes to mergers & acquisitions and other specialty engagements.
Job Responsibilities:

• Financial statement analysis, financial modeling, company and industry research, and assistance in preparation of valuation, Economic Damages, and other expert reports to be utilized for valuation, litigation, and compliance purposes
• Assisting in reviewing and refuting expert reports and expert testimony
• Design court exhibits
• Participate in court testimony and depositions as needed
• Managing document requests/production
• Conducting site visits and client interactions

Attributes & Background:

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Ability to analyze large data sets and simplify/translate into a visual format.
• Experience with financial modeling (e.g., three-statement projection models, discounted cash flow models, etc.)
• Solid oral and written communications skills (including ability to develop narrative valuation/expert reports and other client communication materials).
• Effective organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects in order to meet fluctuating deadlines and pressure situations with incomplete information.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to research industry and benchmark data and apply to subject companies.
• Maintain the quality of the J.S. Held brand in all oral and written communications.
• Ability to work collectively within teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated progress towards obtaining relevant professional certifications (e.g., CPA, CFA, CVA, ABV, etc.)
• Experience with litigation support activities or consulting through internships, co-ops, or clubs/organizations
• Familiarity with common business valuation data resources (e.g., S&P Capital IQ, Kroll Cost of Capital Navigator, RMA, BV Resources, etc.) via internships, co-ops, or clubs/organizations.
• The ideal candidate should be reading professional business valuation articles/journals and be current regarding trends, techniques, court rulings and how they can be incorporated into (or removed from) our practice.

J.S. Held is dedicated to becoming the global leader in providing multi-disciplinary consulting services to the construction, government, healthcare, industrial, insurance, energy, legal, and technology, communities. We have diverse practice areas including Construction Advisory, Financial Investigations, Forensic Accounting & Economics, Forensic Architecture & Engineering, Surety, Environmental Health & Safety, Equipment, Toxicology, and Building & Property Consulting, among other disciplines. J.S. Held is devoted to recruiting and cultivating top industry talent to build a collaborative and diverse team of experts. We leverage our experience to provide local, cost-efficient solutions and an unrivaled client experience. We embrace diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. We are greater when we are equal!
Our mission is to serve as trusted, expert advisors to organizations around the world facing high-stakes situations that demand urgent attention, exceptional knowledge, staunch integrity and objective, clear-cut analysis and advice.
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
• Generous PTO Policy
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401k Match
• Commuter Benefit

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $65,000 - $80,000. 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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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.
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