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About the Role

The Director, Financial Services role at Portage Point represents a unique opportunity to assume a wide range of responsibilities and make a significant impact. This Director is the go-to advisor on Financial Services transactions, responsible for delivering specialized expertise in insurance, wealth & asset management, banking & capital markets M&A diligence, with the ability to specialize within certain FIG subsectors as desired/per specific expertise. The Director will report directly to the TAS Practice Line Leader and manage quality of earnings, advise sponsors on valuation and risk matters and support financial services business development. This person will support key initiatives, manage discrete workstreams and work closely with senior leaders. If you thrive in a high-performance culture and want to help build the future of a rapidly growing consultancy, this is the right role for you.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with senior Portage Point leaders and clients to develop comprehensive solutions to complex transactional challenges within the financial institutions sector
• Facilitate client discussions and develop relationships through best-in-class execution with bank sponsors, private equity firms and lenders
• Leverage industry-specific expertise and apply FIG-appropriate valuation frameworks to assess the operations of a wide array of businesses within the financial services industry
• Execute buy-side and sell-side diligence including but not limited to quality of earnings analysis, portfolio/revenue/margin assessment, credit risk evaluation, regulatory compliance review, working capital and net debt consideration analysis
• Draft clear and compelling reports outlining key takeaways including but not limited to normalized earnings, budget achievability, indebtedness and post-transaction considerations
• Review financial services-specific contracts and agreements (e.g., loan and credit agreements, servicing agreements, reinsurance treaties, broker-dealer and custody agreements) to identify deal implications
• Review transaction agreements, customer, and vendor contracts, and other business specific contracts or agreements
• Contribute to marketing and FIG business development efforts
• Support practice development initiatives
• Collaborate closely with performance improvement, restructuring and investment banking colleagues

Requirements

• Located in or willing to relocate to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York, Palm Beach or Philadelphia
• Invested in a team-based culture, motivated to collaborate in office four days per week and willing to work at client sites as needed
• 8+ years of financial due diligence experience with exposure to financial services or insurance sector transactions, or a combination of audit and financial due diligence experience within a Big 4 accounting firm
• Deep understanding of US GAAP principles and financial services-specific accounting considerations
• Proficiency with specialized financial modeling tools
• Superior written and verbal communication skills, including executive-ready presentation and reporting skills
• Proven ability to thrive in lean, fast-moving teams
• High attention to detail, responsiveness and ownership mindset
• Track record of success in high-pressure, client-facing environments

Skills

• Financial due diligence
• Financial services sector transactions
• Insurance sector transactions
• Audit
• US GAAP principles
• Financial services-specific accounting considerations
• Financial modeling

Location

• Atlanta
• Boston
• Chicago
• Dallas
• Houston
• Los Angeles
• Nashville
• New York
• Palm Beach
• Philadelphia

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Client-facing

Experience Level

• 8+ years

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license

Salary/Compensations

• $550,000 - $800,000

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits
• Equity participation

About the Company

• At Portage Point Partners (Portage Point), you are not a cog in a legacy machine, you are shaping strategy, influencing outcomes and being rewarded for driving impact.
• Backed by New Mountain Capital, Portage Point is recognized for accelerated growth and is consistently featured in rankings from Inc. 5000, The Financial Times and Consulting Magazine.
• This recognition is a testament to our focus on excellence, intensity and pace and ability to attract blue chip talent committed to delivering best-in-class outcomes.
• Our cross-functional platform spans the full business lifecycle and offers middle market clients integrated solutions across Transaction Advisory Services (TAS), Valuations (VAL), Transaction Execution Services (TES), Office of the CFO (OCFO), Performance Improvement (PI), Interim Management (IM), Investment Banking (IB) and Turnaround & Restructuring Services (TRS).
• The TAS team supports private equity sponsors, lenders and corporates with financial, tax and operational diligence across Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and corporate actions.
• Portage Point’s entrepreneurial model empowers TAS team members to lead early and often, delivering value across the deal continuum with speed and precision.

Equal Opportunity

• In accordance with pay transparency laws in the City of New York and the State of California, Portage Point provides a good-faith cash compensation range for this position. This range represents the cash compensation (base plus bonus) that the firm reasonably expects to pay upon hire, based on good-faith and reasonable estimate at the time of posting. The final compensation within this range will depend on the candidate’s qualifications, education, training, experience and location. In addition to cash compensation, Portage Point may offer comprehensive benefits and equity participation, which are not reflected in the pay range above.