Director

Company Overview

There’s a better way to work in finance—and more specifically, a better way to unlock value potential in private equity-backed portfolio companies. Working at the intersection of sponsors and management teams across every stage of the investment lifecycle, our team provides hands-on, execution-oriented support to elevate the office of the CFO.

So, what does it mean to work at Accordion? It means joining 1,000+ finance & technology experts in a high-growth, agile, and entrepreneurial environment while changing the way portfolio companies drive value. It also means making your mark on Accordion’s future—by embracing a culture rooted in collaboration and a firm-wide commitment to building something great, together.

Accordion is headquartered in New York City with 10 offices around the globe. Join us!

Turnaround & Restructuring

Our nationally recognized turnaround, restructuring and advisory team serves companies and their stakeholders across a wide spectrum of industries and sizes, with a focus on the middle market. We provide clients with a team of seasoned professionals who have notable track records of creating value through both operational turnarounds and financial restructurings.

We are actively recruiting Turnaround & Restructuring professionals to join our team. You will provide extensive financial and operational support on client engagements across a variety of industries and markets; utilize experience and on the job training to successfully deliver reports, models, work product and advice that helps guide the direction and decisions related to client turnaround and/or restructuring objectives.

This role can be based in any of our US office locations and is a hybrid role. Ideal candidates should be local to the desired location, with the flexibility to work remotely 2-3 days a week, blending the best of both worlds for efficiency and collaboration.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead and perform analysis of current and historical business performance and capital structure
• Review and provide feedback on business plan and projections
• Develop 13-week cash flow forecasts that outline the liquidity profile and cash needs
• Identify alternatives to enhance liquidity and working capital efficiency
• Create dynamic financial models that demonstrate the client’s historical and potential future performance
• Assess and support the creation and preparation of corporate turnaround plans, including EBITDA enhancement, revenue generation, cost rationalization/expense reduction, asset utilization, etc.
• Provide implementation support to approved business plans and strategies
• Develop and guide execution of restructuring plans, including capital structuring/financing, stakeholder negotiation, etc.
• Develop and furnish appraisal of business options, in-court and out-of-court restructuring alternatives and contingency plans as needed
• Assist in bankruptcy preparation and administration (first day and other motions, schedules and statements, operating reports, plan of reorganization, disclosure statement, claims, etc.)
• Provide the day-to-day team management to ensure alignment between workplan execution and client expectations/deadlines
• Engage with client personnel and management as necessary to achieve objectives
• Effectively gather, analyze, and organize large data sets which may be incomplete
• Lead and support the development of quality client deliverables
• Help establish priorities across multiple work streams
• Review and guide analyses and work product of team members
• Provide interim management support on operating functions and job duties as directed

Ideally, You Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance and/or accounting is preferred
• Graduate business degree with concentration in finance, accounting and/or operations preferred
• Minimum 8+ years of relevant professional work experience with 3+ years of restructuring experience
• Hands-on experience building / developing / maintaining fully dynamic, integrated 3-statement financial models, and 13-week cash flow models
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to build and sustain strong and trusted relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
• Demonstrated expertise and aptitude with conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses, particularly with constructing integrated financial models, analyzing financial underperformance and related services
• Experience working on projects delivering independent business reviews, short term cash flow assessments, capital structure analysis and contingency planning
• Capacity to thrive in a fast-paced, challenging, and uncertain environment
• Deep understanding of how to interpret and