Senior Director / Director - Valuations

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Senior Director / Director - Valuations

Alvarez & Marsal

Paris

Companies, investors and government entities around the world turn to Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) for leadership, action and results. Privately held since its founding in 1983, A&M is a leading global professional services firm that provides advisory, business performance improvement and turnaround management services. When conventional approaches are not enough to create transformation and drive change, clients seek our deep expertise and ability to deliver practical solutions to their unique problems.

With over 10,000 people providing services across six continents, we deliver tangible results for corporates, boards, private equity firms, law firms and government agencies facing complex challenges. Our senior leaders, and their teams, leverage A&M’s restructuring heritage to help companies act decisively, catapult growth and accelerate results. We are experienced operators, world-class consultants, former regulators and industry authorities with a shared commitment to telling clients what is really needed for turning change into a strategic business asset, managing risk and unlocking value at every stage of growth.

Our European Valuation & Modelling business is dynamic and fast growing. Over the last 7 years we have established teams across the USA and in London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Munich and Paris. We are unrestricted by any conflict with audit mandates and the resulting issues caused that are typical in many of our competitors. We are also able to operate cross-border seamlessly.

We provide a full suite of valuation and modelling services in the areas of Mergers & Acquisitions, Restructuring, Private Equity portfolios, Contentious Valuations, Complex Financial Instruments, Illiquid Securities and Financial and Tax reporting. All of our teams are expanding, and we have established A&M as one of the leading providers of Valuations globally.

Due to the continued growth of the team we are looking for an experienced Senior Director / Director to join us in our Paris office. The successful applicant will benefit from attractive career progression opportunities, complemented by A&M’s highly competitive base pay and bonus scheme and its entrepreneurial and stimulating working environment.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely our Managing Directors in France and across Europe on business development activities including proposals, pitches & networking
• Lead multiple and complex Valuation engagements whilst collaborating closely with a range of industry leading specialists across different teams
• Use a variety of tools to conduct extensive data analysis and valuation modelling
• Conduct research, synthesize information and develop reports
• Contribute to the development of the wider team through the provision of formal and informal training

Typical projects will include;

• Fairness Opinions
• Valuations in a Restructuring Context
• Commercial Valuations
• PE Portfolio Valuations
• Purchase Price Allocations
• Intellectual Property Valuations

Qualifications:

• Extensive valuations experience gained in the Valuations team at a Big 4 accounting firm / independent valuation firm / consulting firm
• Graduated from a leading “Grande Ecoles” ideally combined with an exceptional academic record, including a strong focus on Finance and/or Mathematics or similar
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Fluent business level French and English is essential. Additional European languages are highly valued
• A significant and well-developed network across the French business leader communities;
• Ambitious with a desire to succeed in an entrepreneurial culture

A&M base salaries are highly competitive and bonuses are uncapped and well known for both its fairness and generosity. Employees are rewarded for their contribution to growing both Valuations and A&M.

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A&M’s entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M’s core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity, and we foster inclusiveness, encouraging everyone to bring their whole self to work each day. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.

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