ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY:

This is a unique opportunity to be in the center of a major transformation of a ~$2B company, with tremendous opportunity for growth and upside either within the corporate team or in line roles within our business segments.

We have built a strong corporate center to drive the transformation, and we are looking for top performers to join the Strategy & Transformation team. The team at FTI directly supports the CEO, FTI’s Executive Committee, and other senior leaders within FTI’s corporate infrastructure teams on strategic and change initiatives including:

• Defining the overall corporate strategy across FTI’s portfolio of businesses

• Identifying and driving organic growth opportunities within the segments

• Supporting M&A / business development activity (due diligence, valuation, integration)

• Improving processes within internal corporate functions (e.g., Finance, HR, IT, Real Estate)

• Maintaining the firm’s world-class client service and go-to-market practices

PRIMARY DUTIES:

• Leads project strategy for multiple projects simultaneously from beginning to end supporting the senior business leader, along with providing expertise and

support to other initiatives the S&T team has underway.

• Leads and mentors project teams, including mentoring and coaching other MDs and junior staff on leading projects.

• Drives innovative thinking on strategy development and problem solving based on own experience and others' expertise; supports risk-taking by others.

• Uses deep expertise in Strategy/Finance to structure approaches to address complex projects and ambiguous problems, understands and articulates the potential paths to solutions, and aligns the right people/resources against the right work streams.

• Helps the team to prioritize analyses, develop work plans and eliminate roadblocks; "manages upward" to avoid overloading the team, and "manages downward" to ensure timely delivery of quality work product.

• Manages and conducts objective analysis/research on current and emerging market trends, firm competitors, project/staff management, financial performance, key operating metrics, and other related topics to inform strategic options.

• Translates strategies into actionable plans with clear owners, timing/milestones and deliverables.

• Clearly summarizes gathered data and facts, develops logical and compelling storylines and presentations, confidently communicates/presents findings to Executive Committee and to other senior management; Expresses own opinion supported by data/facts.

• Develops various business scenarios and financial models based on changing economic, regulatory and other trends; effectively communicates financial implications to senior management.

• Understands the budgeting/forecast processes, e.g., linking with business strategy, projecting revenue and expense from both a top-down and bottoms-up approach, assessing risks and opportunities.

• Influences optimal allocation of resources through budgeting, forecasting, planning, variance analysis, and in co-ordination with corporate and line functions.

• Assists in the development, consistent definition, tracking and reporting of key financial and operational performance indicators.

• Understands key business drivers and how to translate business problems into relevant/understandable financial analysis that can be used for decision making

• Understands GAAP accounting principles and is familiar with reporting requirements for a publicly traded company, e.g., quarterly filings (particularly MD&A), investor relations.

• Proactively manages team, restructuring where necessary, to deliver optimal output

• Develops deep, trusted advisor relationships with Executive Committee members and senior management.

• Writes in compelling ways in both vertical and horizontal formats; creatively conveys analyses, data, insights and recommendations.

• Demonstrates a high tolerance for ambiguity; deals well with unexpected and adverse situations.

• Strives for high-quality deliverables; drives projects to deliver impact for the firm.

• Understands how his/her efforts/projects fits into the broader business context/strategy.

• Travels (~10%) to other FTI offices as needed.

The ideal candidate will:

• Serve as an inspiring model of the firm's value to the team; able to influence others to behave with integrity.

• Exhibit a strong sense of ownership towards own work and the team's; holds her/himself accountable for mistakes and learns from them.

• Cultivate deep, continuing partnerships with internal and external stakeholders (“clients”), who seek him/ her out for advice, build trusted advisor relationships over time.

• Communicate honestly and directly with clients and team; challenge established thinking; raise bold yet practical ideas with the team and business leaders and welcomes dissent.

• Demonstrate self-awareness and proactively seek opportunities to improve self, the team and the Firm; is responsive to, and regularly offers, 360-degree coaching/feedback.

• Understand how own and team's work relate to each other and to the broader business context before developing actionable recommendations; able to concurrently drill down to the details and draw salient, big-picture implications/insights.

• Speak with confidence, clarity and impact; use a range of interaction styles to probe key issues and influence outcomes.

• Act with empathy and compassion; regularly offer to step-in to help solve others' problems and spread workload; demonstrate high emotional intelligence allowing her/him to understand interpersonal dynamics and/or issues, offer the right solutions and build trust.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Minimum of 10 - 12 years of experience

• Strong quantitative, analytical and problem-solving skills

• Project planning and management

• Executive-level communication and influence

• Experience in strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting

• Detail oriented and dependable

• High degree of ethical responsibility

• Passion for driving lasting change

• Strong leadership skills

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Advanced degree, e.g., MBA

• CFA/CPA desirable

• Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint

• Proven ability to structure, analyze and develop options to address complex issues using a hypothesis driven approach

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including flexibility to work/collaborate effectively with a range of personalities

• Experience with analyzing financial statements, operations and management reporting processes and systems

• Experience performing variance and trend financial analysis

• Familiarity with reporting/analytical requirements for publicly traded companies

• Familiarity with financial systems, e.g., TM1, Oracle, SAP, Hyperion, database or other query or reporting writing tools

• Ability to effectively work in a team under tight deadlines to deliver quality output

• Ability to prepare and deliver compelling and high-quality presentations for senior management/stakeholders

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders with common and/or conflicting interests

• Self-aware and proactively seeks out opportunities to address development areas; is open to and responsive to coaching/ feedback

• Seeks out challenges; resilient

POSITION CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

FTI Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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