Managing Director, Office of the CFO

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth.

Practice Overview

Ankura Office of the CFO (Ankura OCFO) empowers CFO success through comprehensive customized solutions that enhance business performance drive operational efficiency convert data into insights and position finance as a strategic partner.

Role Overview:

Ankura OCFO professionals serve as trusted partners consistently delivering long-term value and results to a diverse clientele ranging from middle-market enterprises to Fortune 500 companies. Ankura OCFO works with both private equity firms and corporate companies across all industries. Members of the Ankura Office of the CFO team embody a collaborative spirit and entrepreneurial mindset fostering ongoing growth and innovation in our collective efforts. The selected candidate is ideally located in New York Chicago Los Angeles Boston or Atlanta though other locations may be considered.

The Managing Directors primary focus will be to drive solutions for the following areas:

• Ankura Quality of FinanceTM: Assess Finance organizations vision and strategy operating model and organization design processes and technology; design and implement execution plans

• Financial Planning & Analysis: Establish business partnering through strategic long-range planning budgeting forecasting and scenario modelling all enabled by technology

• Reporting: Design management reporting packages with focus on key performance indicators to facilitate management and achievement of financial goals and targets i.e. EBITDA

• Data Analytics & Visualization: Leverage analytics and visualization tools to influence decision-making and predict business outcomes with data-driven insights

• Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Optimization: Drive working capital improvements and greater transparency into cash flow reporting and forecasting

• Operational Effectiveness and Efficiency: Optimize Finance and Accounting processes operations and service delivery model while managing overall cost of Finance

• Transaction Preparation and Execution: Support Day One readiness and execution of a transaction or liquidity event and manage any transition service agreements or business integrations

• Interim Management: Fill an interim or surge resource need specifically in a leadership or executive role; provide solutions to leverage human capital and experience

• Financial Risk Management: Address audit committee and board concerns remediate accounting manage enterprise risk profile

Responsibilities:

• ManagetheOCFO client service teamsindesigningand implementing holistic solutionsto increase efficiency and effectiveness in finance organizations

• Improve decision-making enable business partnering and drive value

• Collaborate with client colleagues other professionals and other stakeholders to achieve engagement objectives

• Support sale of client engagements including help with scoping and pricing work

• Develop project work plans and effectively deliver engagements

• Manage the development and presentation of reports analyses presentations and other client deliverables

• Participate in business development marketing recruiting and practice development activities

• Demonstrate the highest degree of professionalism ethics quality and integrity

Requirements:

• Undergraduate degree:Masters degree or MBApreferred

• Minimum of10years of prior work experience in a financial management consulting firm

• Expertise in financial modeling and analysis

• Experience leading and managing teams through solution planning design and implementation with a focus on delivery quality

• Strong knowledge of core finance and accounting processes

• General knowledge of financial ERP systems BI technologies and other finance performance management tools

• Expertise in Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint

• Strong intellectual curiosity and problem-solving skills with the ability to synthesize complex unstructured information rapidly and develop insights and recommendations

• Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to define influence and drive change at executive levels and across the broader community of stakeholders

• Expands relationships to highest level of client organization

• Defines a compelling value proposition aligned with the clients challenges and needs

• Grit passion perseverance - ability to adapt to complex dynamic situations and work hard to follow through on commitments

• Ability and willingness to undertake extensive travel

• Willingness to work at times long hours during the week and on weekends due to client demands may be necessary

• Candidate must be able to submit verification of his/her legal right to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship

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