Associate, Disputes and Investigations

Position

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global professional services firm specializing in turnaround and interim management, performance improvement and business advisory services.  A&M delivers specialist operational, consulting and industry expertise to management and investors seeking to accelerate performance, overcome challenges and maximize value across the corporate and investment lifecycles.  Founded in 1983, the firm is known for its distinctive restructuring heritage, hands-on approach and relentless focus on execution and results.

A&M’s Disputes and Investigations (DI) practice provides forensic accounting and dispute advisory services to clients within a wide variety of industries.  The practice brings a practical, results-oriented approach to solving problems related to forensic accounting investigations, financial disputes, regulatory interventions, and technical accounting issues.  The successful candidate will work primarily within a team whose practice focuses on financial market regulation, trading, and market conduct investigations. 

The DI practice is seeking and Associate for the Boston, New York, or Washington, D.C. office.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data and documentation pertaining to financial market investigations or commercial disputes


• Identify key finance and economic issues with respect to complex business transactions


• Assist with compilation of documentation regarding investigations or commercial disputes


• Create quantitative models based on business issues or transactions being analyzed


• Assist with drafting reports and findings including the preparation of tables, exhibits, and charts


• Assist with researching technical and industry specific issues


• Balance multiple client projects and other responsibilities


• Communicate effectively to all levels of engagement management

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, or other quantitative discipline


• Knowledge of or strong interest in financial markets and trading (e.g., commodities, equities, fixed income, etc.)


• Strong data analysis capabilities and experience working with programming languages such as SAS, SQL, Python, R, or others


• Ability to work independently and as part of a team. 


• Excellence in academics, both within major and overall


• Demonstrated leadership ability


• Strong communication skills including, excellent oral and written presentation skills

Diversity & Inclusion

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. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.

Voluntary Inclusion

It is Alvarez & Marsal’s policy to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, pregnancy, marital status, family status, religion, national origin, age or disability or any other non-merit based factor in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters

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