Manager, Financial Services Disputes & Valuation

ABOUT THE FIRM

Secretariat professionals are trusted in the highest-stakes legal, risk, and regulatory matters around the world.

When you join Secretariat, you become part of a rapidly growing elite team of bright minds and passionate problem-solvers. Your skills and expertise will be utilized on day one – working with the world’s most renowned law firms, leading corporations, and influential institutions to answer complex questions that shape critical financial, economic, and strategic business decisions.

Our globally integrated teams are united by the ambition, energy, and commitment they bring to every challenge. We inspire and empower an open, collaborative culture that embraces ongoing professional development, recognition, diversity, and – most importantly – you.

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 ABOUT Our Business Valuation & Damages team

 Successful candidates will join a highly regarded and growing domestic and international business valuation and damages quantification practice. Our Washington, DC-based group works on large, complex commercial and investor-state damages disputes involving asset misappropriation, financial services, securities and investment-related disputes, M&A related disputes, and a wide range of other domestic and international disputes across sectors.

Successful candidates for this role can expect to work on matters involving investment products, asset and fund management, portfolio valuation, financial market dynamics, emerging markets, and the assessment of complex financial transactions. Engagements may arise in litigation, arbitration, or related advisory contexts and often require integrating finance, economics, accounting, and legal principles. These cases will give successful candidates exposure to unique, complex, interesting issues globally. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

Exceptional analytical skills, solid quantitative training, remarkable communication skills, and creativity are the foundation for successful Managers at Secretariat. Successful candidates will join a well-established (and growing) domestic and international business valuation and damages quantification practice. Our Washington, DC-based group works on large, complex commercial and investor-state damages matters (litigation, arbitration, and advisory work) involving asset misappropriation, financial services, securities and investment-related disputes, M&A related disputes, and a wide range of other domestic and international disputes across sectors. These cases will give the successful candidate exposure to unique, complex, and interesting issues that often integrate finance, accounting, economics, and legal principles.  A substantial portion of the team’s work involves disputes in Emerging Markets and/or financial services or securities-related disputes globally.

• Structure and conduct financial, economic, valuation, and industry analyses in connection with disputes and advisory engagements.
• Analyze investment products, fund and portfolio performance, valuation methodologies, financial transactions, and relevant market data.
• Develop and/or review financial models, damages calculations, valuation analyses, and scenario or sensitivity analyses.
• Assist the team with identifying key analytical issues, challenging assumptions, and developing supportable approaches to complex financial questions.
• Assist with drafting substantive sections of expert reports, critique reports, presentations, and other client deliverables.
• Communicate with clients and counsel.
• Assist with preparation for hearings, trials, arbitrations, and mediations.
• Manage the day-to-day requirements of multiple engagements.
• Review and supervise the work of junior team members, providing clear direction and quality control.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Requisite professional designations and work experience:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or similar, from an accredited university or college.
  • 4+ years of prior relevant experience in disputes consulting, litigation or arbitration support, expert advisory, valuation advisory, or a closely related consulting environment.
  • Ideally, demonstrated experience working on financial services-related disputes, investigations, or valuation matters.
  • Prior experience with or a strong understanding of one or more of the following would be an asset: investment banking, asset management, portfolio valuation, securities markets, investment banking, private equity, or financial market dynamics.
  • Holder of or pursuing CFA, CPA or CAIA credentials is a plus.
• Strong expert report writing skills to complement analytics.
• Able to quickly assimilate relevant information in unfamiliar situations and develop creative approaches and solutions necessary to resolve complex problems.
• The ability to manage and prioritize your time and your team’s time, potentially against a backdrop of competing deadlines.
• The ability to manage team members, both junior and senior, as well as external stakeholders.
• The ability to work independently whilst knowing which issues and risks need to be highlighted to senior staff, ideally accompanied by suggested viable solutions.
• Excellent analytical and problem resolution abilities.
• Excellent listening, verbal, written, technical, and presentation skills.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office products, including Excel and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with Bloomberg or Refinitiv Eikon/LSEG would be an asset.
• Working proficiency in a second non-English language is a plus.