What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vice President, Transaction Advisory Services position at Kroll?
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Our Transaction Advisory Services team including Operations Consulting professionals work with clients to recognize their business needs and is able to develop strategies that are critical to their investment decisions in support of transactions. Additionally, Operations Consulting professionals work alongside colleagues in Restructuring, Valuation, and M&A to support our clients’ needs to develop a complete understanding of asset value and of EBITDA improvement alternatives available to stakeholders.
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RESPONSIBILITIES:
Operations Consulting professionals analyze the financial and operational performance of target companies by reviewing financial accounting records, examining operational performance reports, evaluating day-to-day company operations, and conducting interviews with management.
- Manage operations assessment engagements in support of buy-side and sell-side transactions for private equity and corporate clients
- Analyze financial reports and operations KPIs to determine operational health, diagnose root cause problems, and quantify opportunities for improvement
- Assess company operations practices (people, process, technology): manufacturing, procurement, logistics, and SG&A / organization
- Develop the business case for improvement: EBITDA and free cash flow opportunity and the timeline and any investment required
- Identify post-acquisition operations improvement and/or merger integration work plan to achieve EBITDA targets
- Diagnose operations issues that underlie rapidly declining asset performance and/or cash flow issues with or without restructuring teammates
- Use marketplace trends and operations know-how to provide insight to M&A clients
- Mentor Kroll senior associates, and analysts
REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum of 4 years of related operations analysis
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Business, or anything Analytics based, MBA a plus
- Demonstrated hands-on manufacturing operations improvement experience such as lean or six sigma
- Demonstrated leadership of consulting engagement teams
- Experience in transaction diligence, both public and private equity a plus
- Competence in presenting results to company management, private equity owners, and other stakeholders
- Expertise assessing company operations: manufacturing, procurement, logistics, and SG&A / organization
- Working knowledge of manufacturing business applications/technologies
- Prior role in industry as a program manager or operations manager is a plus
- Demonstrated superior analytical and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated interpersonal and client relationships skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with focus on PowerPoint and Excel
- Flexibility to travel, as needed
- Always a sense of urgency
In order to be considered for a position, you must formally apply via careers.kroll.com.
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