Director, Transaction Advisory Services

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At Portage Point Partners (Portage Point), you are not a cog in a legacy machine, you are shaping strategy, influencing outcomes and being rewarded for driving impact.

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At Portage Point Partners (Portage Point), you are not a cog in a legacy machine, you are shaping strategy, influencing outcomes and being rewarded for driving impact. Backed by New Mountain Capital, Portage Point is recognized for accelerated growth and is consistently featured in rankings from Inc.5000, The Financial Times and Consulting Magazine. This recognition is a testament to our focus on excellence, intensity and pace and ability to attract blue chip talent committed to delivering best-in-class outcomes. Our cross-functional platform spans the full business lifecycle and offers middle market clients integrated solutions across Transaction Advisory Services (TAS), Valuations (VAL), Transaction Execution Services (TES), Office of the CFO (OCFO), Performance Improvement (PI), Interim Management (IM), Investment Banking (IB) and Turnaround & Restructuring Services (TRS).

The TAS team supports private equity sponsors, lenders and corporates with financial, tax and operational diligence across Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and corporate actions. Portage Point’s entrepreneurial model empowers TAS team members to lead early and often, delivering value across the deal continuum with speed and precision.

The Director, TAS role at Portage Point represents a unique opportunity to serve private equity, direct lenders and corporate clients to increase value through thoughtful transaction diligence and structuring. This Director, TAS will provide advice, leadership and project execution for clients across buy-side and sell-side transactions including financial and business due diligence, accounting and financial reporting and tax. The Director, TAS will report directly into the TAS Practice Line Leader and work within a collaborative team environment to assess target strengths and weaknesses, identify key risks and potential deal breakers and ultimately evaluate the potential transactions alignment clients’ investment strategy. This Director will lead key initiatives, manage discrete workstreams. If you thrive in a high-performance culture and want to help build the future of a rapidly growing consultancy, this is the right role for you.

Work directly with senior personnel at Portage Point and our clients to develop comprehensive solutions to complex transactional challenges

Lead engagements developing relationships through best-in-class execution

Formulate, oversee and lead multiple engagements while guiding and coaching junior team members

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

Create and manipulate financial models

Review transaction agreements, customer and vendor contracts

Curate a personal network that will result in a consistent book of business and increased practice line revenues

Collaborating closely with performance improvement, restructuring and investment banking colleagues

Lead internal trainings and best practice sharing

Lead and support business development and client relationship efforts

Support talent acquisition and firm-building initiatives

Contribute to a high-performing, inclusive and values-driven culture

Bachelor’s degree from a top undergraduate program

Located in or willing to relocate to Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Nasvhille, New York or Philadelphia

Invested in a team-based culture, motivated to collaborate in office four days per week and willing to work at client sites as needed

Certified Public Accountant required

10+ years of financial due diligence experience or a combination of audit and financial due diligence experience within a Big Four accounting firm

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 including planning, organizing, coordinating and managing team members and clients

Readiness to have a direct impact on revenue growth

Proficiency in financial modeling including ability to prepare three statement models, dynamic KPI packages and complex ad hoc analysis

Superior written and verbal communication skills, including executive-ready presentation and reporting skills

Proven ability to thrive in lean, fast-moving teams

High attention to detail, responsiveness and ownership mindset

Track record of success in high-pressure, client-facing environments