Economic Damages & Valuation Director

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 providing technical, scientific, and financial expertise. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high-stakes events demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, and clear-cut analysis. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services enabling 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.

The ideal candidate for this position possesses a minimum of 5 – 10 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. The Economic Damages & Valuation Director 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:

• Will help lead complex business litigation engagements to evaluate economic damages
• Building client relationships and acting as a direct 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, market, and competitor information
• Managing damages analyses, including determining appropriate methodologies and building and reviewing financial models
• Review and analyze reports of opposing damages experts
  
   

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 preferred but not required   

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