EY-Parthenon - Corporate Finance - Business Valuation - Director - Dallas, TX

EY is a global leader in assurance, consulting, strategy and transactions, and they are seeking a Director for their Corporate Finance - Business Valuation practice in Dallas. The role involves working on commercial issues, advising businesses on valuations, and specializing in the valuation of intangible assets.

Responsibilities:

• As a Director with EY-Parthenon's Corporate Finance Business Valuation practice, you're likely to spend your day to day working on commercial issues, working with management on parts of the acquisition process and regularly undertake valuations for strategic priorities, with a focus on Intangible Assets
• Commercial – as part of the team you will regularly advise businesses on valuations issues with regards to acquisition or divestitures and provide fairness opinions on transactions and restructurings
• Regulatory and Accounting –you will work with management as part of an acquisition process to understand how the value of acquired intangible and financial assets will impact accounting requirements
• Taxation – you will regularly undertake valuations for fiscal purposes in the US market and advise clients on all aspects of US tax valuation issues
• Intangible Assets – within the team you would specialize in the valuation of Intangible assets such as trademarks, brand names, core deposit intangibles, customer relationships, banking and other licenses, patents, technology and know-how

Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree in finance, economics, accounting or business and at least 5 years of related business valuation work experience; or a graduate degree and at least 4 years of related work experience
• Previous Business Valuation experience
• Financial modelling skills including experience building models from scratch
• Demonstrated record of solving complex problems and completing challenging projects
• You must either reside in or be in a commutable distance to your office location for this position
• The ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary. In certain circumstances, travel may be required beyond your work location based on client and project needs
• Previous valuation experience in professional services/Big 4 Firm
• Financial modelling experience
• Achievement of or significant progress towards a CFA
• ASA/AM designations are a plus with the expectation of one completed designation within a given timeframe
• Knowledge of how to leverage firm-approved AI tools in a business setting, including Microsoft Copilot