Valuation: Business Enterprise - Consultant
CFGI, founded in 2000, is a dynamic and fast-growing financial consulting firm, serving as the trusted partner to CFOs and their organizations. We help clients tackle complex challenges across accounting, financial reporting, transactions, regulatory compliance, and digital transformation. We blend deep technical expertise with a hands-on, entrepreneurial approach to help the world’s leading companies move forward with confidence. We are actively expanding our Valuation Services practice and seeking motivated professionals to support valuation engagements for public companies, private equity firms, and privately held businesses.
We are seeking a Consultant to support valuation engagements involving business enterprises, complex debt and equity instruments, and intangible assets. Consultants work closely with Managers, Senior Managers, Directors, clients, and auditors to develop valuation analyses that support financial reporting, tax reporting, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic business decisions.
What you might expect:
- Support valuation engagements for business enterprises, intangible assets, complex debt and equity instruments, and other financial reporting and tax purposes.
- Perform valuation analyses related to business combinations (ASC 805), goodwill and long-lived asset impairment testing (ASC 350), fair value measurements (ASC 820), and stock compensation (ASC 718).
- Assist with purchase price allocations, goodwill impairment analyses, 409A valuations, complex securities valuations, and tax-related valuation engagements.
- Develop discounted cash flow models, market approach analyses, guideline public company analyses, guideline transaction analyses, and other valuation methodologies.
- Prepare valuation reports, technical memoranda, financial analyses, exhibits, and client-ready presentation materials.
- Collaborate with CFGI engagement teams, client management, auditors, and third-party advisors throughout the engagement lifecycle.
- Participate in internal practice development initiatives while expanding technical valuation expertise.
What you must have:
- 2-5 years of experience performing business valuation, financial reporting valuation, transaction valuation, or valuation advisory services.
- Experience performing valuation analyses supporting financial reporting, tax reporting, mergers and acquisitions, or strategic transactions.
What sets you apart:
- Experience applying ASC 805, ASC 350, ASC 820, ASC 718, or other fair value and financial reporting guidance.
- Experience performing business enterprise valuations, purchase price allocations, goodwill impairment testing, 409A valuations, or complex securities valuations.
- Strong understanding of accepted valuation methodologies, including discounted cash flow (DCF), market approach, income approach, guideline public company, guideline transaction, relief-from-royalty, excess earnings, replacement cost, and other commonly accepted valuation techniques.
- Experience valuing complex debt instruments, equity securities, derivatives, or other complex financial instruments.
- Strong financial modeling and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience with a Big 4, national accounting firm, valuation advisory practice, or specialized valuation consulting firm.
Nice to have:
- CFA, ASA, ABV, or active progress toward a professional valuation credential.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
- Experience preparing technical valuation reports, memoranda, and client deliverables.
- Exposure to private equity, venture capital, IPOs, carve-outs, or complex transaction environments.
Who thrives here:
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across client and engagement teams.
- Strong analytical and structured problem-solving abilities.
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and project deadlines.
- Entrepreneurial, self-motivated, adaptable, ethical, and dependable.
- High energy with a commitment to delivering exceptional client service.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.