Director, Business Valuation Litigation - Valuation Advisory

At Stout, we're dedicated to exceeding expectations in all we do - we call it Relentless Excellence . Both our client service and culture are second to none, stemming from our firmwide embrace of our core values: Positive and Team-Oriented, Accountable, Committed, Relationship-Focused, Super-Responsive, and being Great communicators. Sound like a place you can grow and succeed? Read on to learn more about an exciting opportunity to join our team.

Stout's Valuation Advisory professionals help clients gain confidence by bringing clarity to complex financial and valuation matters. As part of our Business Valuation and Litigation Support Group, you will advise clients and counsel on sophisticated valuation, damages, and financial issues arising in high-stakes disputes.

As a Director, you will manage complex business valuation and litigation support engagements, working closely with senior professionals to develop analytical approaches, oversee execution, and deliver high-quality work products. You will have significant interaction with clients and counsel and will help prepare analyses and materials that may be used in mediation, arbitration, deposition, and trial. Your work will include family law, commercial litigation, shareholder disputes, and other matters involving complex financial questions.

You will also contribute to the development of the practice by building client relationships, mentoring professionals, supporting business development efforts, and participating in market-facing initiatives.

What You'll Do:

• Manage complex business valuation and litigation support engagements, including valuations of businesses, securities, ownership interests, and intangible assets

• Develop engagement scope, work plans, analytical approaches, and project timelines in collaboration with Senior Vice Presidents, Managing Directors, and other senior professionals

• Apply and review advanced valuation methodologies, including discounted cash flow, capitalization of earnings, guideline public company, guideline transaction, and other appropriate methods

• Oversee financial modeling and analyses involving mergers and acquisitions, purchase price allocations, stock-based compensation, economic damages, and other complex financial matters

• Manage income analyses, financial tracing, forensic analyses, and related assignments in litigation matters

• Prepare and review valuation analyses, expert reports, schedules, exhibits, and other work products for clients, counsel, and legal proceedings

• Serve as a day-to-day client contact, communicating project status, discussing analytical issues, and responding to financial and valuation questions throughout the engagement

• Participate in client meetings, attorney conferences, deposition preparation, mediation or arbitration preparation, and other litigation-related activities as appropriate

• Evaluate company, industry, economic, and market information and assess its relevance to valuation analyses and conclusions

• Manage engagement budgets, staffing, timelines, and other project requirements

• Coordinate multiple concurrent engagements while maintaining consistent technical and professional standards

• Supervise and develop junior professionals through coaching, technical guidance, work review, and performance feedback

• Build relationships with attorneys, corporate clients, referral sources, and other professional contacts

• Support business development activities, including proposal preparation, client outreach, presentations, and networking

• Contribute to recruiting, training, thought leadership, and other initiatives that support the continued development of the group

What You Bring:

• 6+ years of experience in business valuation, litigation support, forensic accounting, economic damages, or a related advisory field, including experience with dispute-related matters

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; an advanced degree is a plus

• Strong knowledge of valuation theory, financial modeling, accounting principles, and financial statement analysis

• Demonstrated experience managing complex engagements or significant workstreams and supervising teams in a professional services environment

• Experience preparing and reviewing valuation analyses and reports used in litigation or other contested matters

• Ability to assess complex financial information, develop supportable analyses, and communicate findings clearly to clients, attorneys, and other stakeholders

• Strong project management skills, including experience managing engagement scope, budgets, staffing, deadlines, and client expectations

• Advanced proficiency in Excel and strong working knowledge of Word and PowerPoint

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical financial concepts to financial and nonfinancial audiences

• Strong judgment, analytical ability, and attention to detail

• Ability to manage competing priorities and make sound decisions in deadline-driven environments

• Professional presence and the ability to build productive client and referral relationships

• Experience with forensic accounting, economic damages, fraud analysis, financial investigations, or expert witness support is a plus

• Professional credentials such as CPA, CFA, ASA, ABV, CVA, CFF, or CFE are preferred

How You'll Thrive:

• Take ownership of engagement execution and maintain accountability for technical quality, client service, budgets, and deadlines

• Build trusted working relationships with clients, attorneys, referral sources, and colleagues

• Exercise sound judgment when analyzing complex or disputed financial issues

• Develop junior professionals through coaching, feedback, and technical instruction

• Communicate clearly and confidently in client meetings and litigation-related settings

• Balance technical rigor with practical and responsive client service

• Support the growth of the practice through relationship development, business development activities, and market-facing initiatives

• Work effectively across teams and disciplines to address complex client matters

Work Environment:

This role operates in a hybrid to remote work environment, depending on team, engagement, and client needs.

The biggest level shifts are the move from leading the overall engagement strategy to managing execution, from being the primary senior client advisor to a day-to-day client contact, and from originating business to supporting and participating in business development. I also moved the experience threshold from 8+ to 6+ years and softened the expectation around defending expert work products, which helps create clearer separation from the Senior Vice President role.

Why Stout?
At Stout, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards program with competitive compensation, benefits, and wellness options tailored to support employees at every stage of life.

We foster a culture of inclusion and respect, embracing diverse perspectives and experiences to drive innovation and success. Our leadership is committed to inclusion and belonging across the organization and in the communities we serve.

We invest in professional growth through ongoing training, mentorship, employee resource groups, and clear performance feedback, ensuring our employees are supported in achieving their career goals.

Stout provides flexible work schedules and a discretionary time off policy to promote work-life balance and help employees lead fulfilling lives.

Learn more about our benefits and commitment to your success.

https://www.stout.com/en/careers/benefits

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Stout is an Equal Employment Opportunity.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of valid job requirements, qualifications and merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law.

Stout is required by applicable state and local laws to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The range for this role considers several factors including but not limited to prior work and industry experience, education level, and unique skills. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.