Jobs at Stout

Leads CFO advisory engagements involving finance transformation, working capital optimization, cost reduction, margin improvement, post-acquisition value creation, and operational performance enhancement. Advises CFOs, executives, and private equity sponsors, develops financial models and business cases, manages client engagements and teams, supports business development, and mentors junior professionals. Requires strong finance, transformation, project management, analytical, and executive communication capabilities.

Manage CFO advisory engagements focused on finance transformation, working capital optimization, cost reduction, margin improvement, and post-acquisition value creation. Analyze financial and operational data, develop models and business cases, lead project workstreams, present recommendations to executives, and oversee implementation. Supervise junior professionals, support business development, and identify opportunities to apply technology, automation, and AI to improve finance processes and decision-making.

Leads accounting operations advisory engagements for clients, improving close processes, reconciliations, financial reporting, internal controls, ERP capabilities, and finance operations. Supports transactions, acquisitions, technical accounting, US GAAP application, audit readiness, and finance transformation. Manages project deliverables, budgets, timelines, client relationships, and junior staff while contributing to business development and automation initiatives.

Lead strategic FP&A and finance transformation engagements for CFOs, private equity sponsors, and middle-market clients. Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, KPI reporting, transaction diligence, post-acquisition integration, carve-outs, finance process optimization, automation, and interim FP&A leadership. The role also involves client relationship management, business development, team mentoring, and advising on ERP, CPM/EPM, data automation, and visualization solutions.

Provides executive and practice operations support for Los Angeles leaders, including complex calendar management, travel, expenses, engagement lifecycle administration, billing tracking, recruiting coordination, CRM maintenance, research, reporting, and event execution. The role coordinates across internal teams, manages documentation and follow-up, supports business development, and maintains accurate status tracking while handling confidential information.

Leads buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence engagements for private equity and corporate clients. Responsibilities include supervising teams, assessing quality of earnings and working capital, identifying transaction risks, analyzing financial statements, preparing diligence reports, leading client meetings, reviewing audit workpapers, advising on deal documents, supporting business development, and hiring and training staff.

Lead FP&A and strategic finance engagements for middle-market and PE-backed clients, including budgeting/forecasting design, driver-based modeling, KPI/dashboard reporting, transaction diligence support, post-acquisition integration, finance transformation, and interim FP&A leadership. Advise on ERP/CPM tools, implement data automation and visualization solutions, mentor junior staff, and drive business development.

Lead fairness and solvency opinion engagements, manage client relationships, oversee execution of analyses and deliverables while driving practice growth on the West Coast.

Support business valuation and financial advisory engagements by conducting company, industry, and market research; building DCF, guideline company, and precedent transaction models; analyzing financial statements and tax records; preparing valuation reports, exhibits, and presentations; participating in client interviews; and using AI-enabled tools to streamline research and deliverables for tax, transaction, corporate planning, and dispute purposes.

Lead Accounting & Reporting Advisory engagements, prepare financial statements, oversee accounting operations, and deliver technical accounting expertise for clients.

Lead buy- and sell-side financial accounting due diligence for private equity and corporate clients. Supervise analysts, analyze financial statements, perform quality-of-earnings and working capital assessments, review audit workpapers, produce due diligence reports, lead client meetings, support purchase agreement analysis, drive business development, and participate in hiring and training. Role requires travel up to 50%.

Lead buy-side and sell-side financial accounting due diligence engagements, oversee quality of earnings, working capital, and net debt analyses, translate findings into actionable insights, advise on deal documents, manage multiple teams and engagements, build client relationships, drive business development, and coach and develop staff.

The Manager will oversee economic damages analyses in disputes, manage client engagements, mentor team members, and provide financial modeling in consulting assignments.