Consultant, Economic Damages & Valuations

About the Role

J.S. Held is a global consulting firm combining technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise. We advise clients facing high-stakes matters requiring urgent attention, integrity, experience, clear analysis, and an understanding of tangible and intangible assets. Our services help clients navigate complex, contentious, and catastrophic situations.

We are seeking a Consultant to join our Economic Damages and Valuations team. This role supports litigation-focused engagements, including economic damages assessments, business valuation analyses, and forensic accounting. Typical assignments involve commercial damages, business interruption claims, fraud investigations, partnership and trust disputes, family law matters, shareholder disputes, and specialized projects. This is an opportunity for a driven candidate with strong analytical and organizational skills to work with testifying experts and leadership. The role involves analyzing complex financial information, preparing schedules and exhibits, reviewing discovery materials, and assisting with materials for depositions, mediations, hearings, and trial. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, adaptable, and can manage multiple matters and deadlines with high accuracy.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive analysis of financial statements, tax returns, and transactional data to develop financial models and support data-driven decision making.
• Conduct in-depth company, industry, and product research.
• Input financial statement, tax return, and transactional data.
• Assist with drafting expert reports.
• Review and analyze reports of opposing damages experts.
• Prepare data for demonstrative tables, charts, and graphs.
• Organize documents and maintain orderly records.
• Perform quality control checks.
• Attend internal training events.
• Engage directly with clients on analytical findings and document requests, coordinating with the expert for effective communication and client service.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Microsoft Office ( Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to produce high-quality expert reports

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline, such as Business, Economics, Mathematics, Finance, or Accounting.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 in both major and overall.
• Experience analyzing financial statements, tax returns, and general ledger data.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with a high attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong independent work ethic with demonstrated leadership capabilities.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively support and address client needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience evaluating economic damages in litigation cases.
• Experience supporting expert testimony or litigation matters.
• Professional certifications (e.g., CEA, CVA, ABV), or demonstrated progress towards obtaining relevant certifications.

Physical and Mental Job Qualifications

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Additional Information

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $90,000 - $110,000.