What the role involves

Directors are primarily involved with the Capital Markets Services team but may be involved in the full range of EFC’s work or with other practices at FTI, with a focus on the financial, commodity and energy markets.  

Directors have a central role on projects, taking day-to-day responsibility for delivery, organisation of the work into streams, and the effective coordination of Consultants and Senior Consultants. 

Typically, Directors will develop, along with Senior Directors and more senior project team members, the approach to projects, or parts of large projects, and are responsible for anticipating, identifying and resolving issues and keeping Senior Directors informed of progress. Directors are responsible for the preparation of formal reports, including their structure and content.

Directors will develop and manage a network of professional relationships with clients and others.

• supporting the senior team with writing articles and preparing proposals and presentations for new opportunities;
• performing research and collaborating in the implementation of proprietary valuation and risk management solutions;           and
• developing practical and effective solutions to address client issues, by bringing industry insight and experiences.

Who we are we looking for

Suitable candidates will be problem-solvers who enjoy developing and applying bespoke approaches to solve complex, unstructured problems in a logical and structured manner. Candidates will have strong analytical skills; be able to explain their work and communicate their conclusions and findings clearly, both orally and in writing; and be able to draw upon their experience of applying principles to solve problems in practice. The ideal candidate will have an eye for both the big picture and great attention to the finer detail.

Qualifications and experience 

The qualifications and experience that we typically look for in Directors candidates:

• BA/BSc, MSc, PhD in a quantitative discipline (mathematics, physics, engineering etc.);
• 8 plus years relevant work experience in quantitative finance, derivative valuation or risk management roles in a broker-dealer, an asset manager or an energy/commodity trader. Prior work experience in an advisory capacity and prior experience at delivering projects in a contentious context (litigation, arbitration, investigations or disputes) or in an advisory context (e.g. risk-management, transactions advisory) are considered a plus; and
• Sufficient relevant professional experience to demonstrate the ability to be an effective EFC Director and alignment with our firm’s values of integrity, creativity, achievement, respect and empathy.
• Advanced programming knowledge in Python

Knowledge and competencies

In addition, the following knowledge and competencies are desired:

• a good understanding of financial instruments and derivatives valuation and/or risk management techniques across asset classes (equity, fixed income, credit, foreign exchange, interest rates, commodities, energy);
• familiarity with global financial market policies and regulations is considered an advantage;
• the capacity to critically evaluate and compare different sources of information and assumptions to assess reliability;
• the ability to develop and apply robust methods to address complex economic and/or financial issues;
• the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, meeting deadlines whilst having to rely on inputs provided by others;
• the ability to communicate effectively and authoritatively, verbally and in writing, both internally and with clients. The candidate should have experience writing and structuring reports, and acting as a regular day-to-day contact for clients;
• the ability to report and interact with all levels in an organisation (finance, legal, marketing, operations, IT);
• proficiency in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• a working knowledge of database systems and financial data providers (e.g. Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters)