Consultant, Lender Services - Corporate Finance & Restructuring
August 3, 2021
About the Role
FTI Consulting's Corporate Finance & Restructuring practice focuses on our clients' strategic, operational, financial, and capital needs by addressing the full spectrum of financial and transactional opportunities faced by corporations, boards, private equity sponsors, creditor constituencies and other stakeholders.
The Lender Services team focuses on all aspects of the transactional due diligence lending process. The services offered include due diligence reviews, crisis credit analysis, portfolio monitoring, collateral analyses, ABL field reviews, back up manager services, quality of earnings analyses and securitized transaction assistance. Our clients are primarily blue chip, global financial institutions and investment banks, well-heeled hedge funds, large commercial finance companies who provide or need credit facilities in a wide array of companies operating in many different industries as well strategic and financial buyers who actively are examining the credit needs of their portfolio companies.
Lender Services has expertise across many industries, including retail, healthcare, automotive, business services, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, wholesale and distribution, and financial services. The team assists its clients in both domestic and foreign-based mandates.
What You'll Do
Our team in Chicago is looking for strong accounting and financial specialists who are excited to be part of an expanding team. The Senior Consultant would be responsible for performing the day-to-day activities of a project in supporting and helping direct project workstreams; while collaborating with other team members and client personnel in order to effectively accomplish designated tasks. Other responsibilities include:
How You'll Grow
Direct access with high visibility to leadership with defined long-term planning will ensure continued success and career trajectory with direct development. Having the opportunity to partner with our internal teams and diverse clients across various industries will help with continued growth in new and complex functional areas.
Senior Consultant- Basic Qualifications
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Our Benefits
Apart from the well-structured career path and excellent team environment, our employees enjoy a variety of perks and benefits. Our benefits include, but are not limited to:
About FTI Consulting
What makes us unique? With more than 6,250 employees located in offices in every corner of the globe, we are the firm our clients call when their most important issues are at stake. Regardless of what level you are, you will have the opportunity to work alongside and learn from top experts in your field on high-profile engagements that impact history. Our culture is collaborative, and we value diversity, recognition, development and making a difference in our communities.
FTI Consulting is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and has been recognized as a Best Firm to Work For by Consulting magazine and one of America's Best Management Consulting Firms by Forbes . For more information, visit www.fticonsulting.com and connect with us on Twitter ( @FTIConsulting ), Facebook and LinkedIn .
FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
FTI Consulting's Corporate Finance & Restructuring practice focuses on our clients' strategic, operational, financial, and capital needs by addressing the full spectrum of financial and transactional opportunities faced by corporations, boards, private equity sponsors, creditor constituencies and other stakeholders.
The Lender Services team focuses on all aspects of the transactional due diligence lending process. The services offered include due diligence reviews, crisis credit analysis, portfolio monitoring, collateral analyses, ABL field reviews, back up manager services, quality of earnings analyses and securitized transaction assistance. Our clients are primarily blue chip, global financial institutions and investment banks, well-heeled hedge funds, large commercial finance companies who provide or need credit facilities in a wide array of companies operating in many different industries as well strategic and financial buyers who actively are examining the credit needs of their portfolio companies.
Lender Services has expertise across many industries, including retail, healthcare, automotive, business services, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, wholesale and distribution, and financial services. The team assists its clients in both domestic and foreign-based mandates.
What You'll Do
Our team in Chicago is looking for strong accounting and financial specialists who are excited to be part of an expanding team. The Senior Consultant would be responsible for performing the day-to-day activities of a project in supporting and helping direct project workstreams; while collaborating with other team members and client personnel in order to effectively accomplish designated tasks. Other responsibilities include:
- Developing and scaling knowledge management; including tools, methodologies, reports, models, work plans, and processes.
- Apply business, accounting, finance and problem solving skills to various client situations and practice disciplines including: due diligence on balance sheet and P&L, statement items, review financial statements and projections, assessing business plans, and financial modeling to create a work product that is flexible, understandable and usable by others.
- Assist with preparation and review of draft, presentations, quantitative exhibits, and other reports for third parties, findings and/or results of activities.
- Participate on conference calls with clients to review due diligence results.
- Identify research and organize information to assess appropriateness/sufficiency of such to facilitate effective data access and scrutiny.
- Assisting with practice development and marketing, including developing materials, surveys, events, and case studies.
- Taking a management role in helping coach, train, and mentor more junior staff.
How You'll Grow
Direct access with high visibility to leadership with defined long-term planning will ensure continued success and career trajectory with direct development. Having the opportunity to partner with our internal teams and diverse clients across various industries will help with continued growth in new and complex functional areas.
Senior Consultant- Basic Qualifications
- Experience conducting pre-loan due diligence or related financial due diligence methods, collateral monitoring, and cash flow forecast scrutiny related to transactions.
- 2+ years of relevant experience preferred in a Big 4 Audit, FAS or Consulting environment.
- Proficient use and analysis of detailed financial models, and development of dynamic spreadsheet applications.
- Familiarity with financial research resources for corporate information, SEC filings, competitive data, etc.
- Robust knowledge base of corporate finance and accounting standards and terminology.
- CPA or sufficient hours to meet CPA requirements is preferred.
- Bachelor's Degree in accounting and/or finance or related field is preferred.
- Ability to Travel up to 50%.
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Our Benefits
Apart from the well-structured career path and excellent team environment, our employees enjoy a variety of perks and benefits. Our benefits include, but are not limited to:
- Competitive salary and bonus plans
- Generous paid holidays, time off and parental leave
- Full package of benefits plans
- Company matched 401K
- Annual paid volunteer hours
- Corporate matching for charitable donations
- Potential for flexible working arrangements
- Free snacks and drinks
- Upscale offices close to public transportation
- Pet insurance
About FTI Consulting
What makes us unique? With more than 6,250 employees located in offices in every corner of the globe, we are the firm our clients call when their most important issues are at stake. Regardless of what level you are, you will have the opportunity to work alongside and learn from top experts in your field on high-profile engagements that impact history. Our culture is collaborative, and we value diversity, recognition, development and making a difference in our communities.
FTI Consulting is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and has been recognized as a Best Firm to Work For by Consulting magazine and one of America's Best Management Consulting Firms by Forbes . For more information, visit www.fticonsulting.com and connect with us on Twitter ( @FTIConsulting ), Facebook and LinkedIn .
FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.