Disputes & Valuations Consultant – Senior Vice President

Overview

In this Senior Vice President role, you will lead complex disputes, valuations, and investigations engagements within the London Risk Advisory practice. You will guide research, develop integrated financial models, and oversee teams to deliver robust analyses and expert reports. You will collaborate with cross-functional experts and client teams, and contribute to practice development while supporting global colleagues. This is a high-impact opportunity to shape outcomes on high-stakes cases and work with a world-class advisory firm.

Pay / Benefits

• market-leading benefits
• health benefits
• time-off policies
• retirement benefits
• income protection
• supportive training resources

Responsibilities

• Manage large or multiple work streams on litigation, arbitration, valuation and investigation matters; identify risks and issues
• Oversee client and lawyer relationships and communicate progress
• Provide strategic guidance on research activities; synthesize findings into actionable insights
• Direct setup and operation of eDiscovery tools; manage document requests and present preliminary findings
• Own client-provided data; oversee financial statement and data analysis; maintain holistic view of issues
• Create integrated financial models to forecast cash flow and performance; ensure modelling best practices
• Determine appropriate damages approaches, including counterfactuals and mitigation effects
• Assess reasonableness of assumptions and strengthen damages calculations
• Interpret accounting standards; interrogate data and form opinions on approaches
• Evaluate opposing expert analyses; direct and review team work; communicate findings to clients
• Draft written deliverables; adapt to Expert writing style; develop project-specific style guides
• Coordinate expert preparation; assist counsel with cross-examination questions and testimony
• Contribute to practice development (training, presentations, marketing)
• Prepare and monitor budgets; help manage utilization and billing of VPs and Consultants

Key requirements

• Recognised accountancy qualification (ACA or ACCA) and degree qualified
• Significant post-qualification experience in forensic accounting, disputes or valuation advisory
• Strong understanding of damages methodologies, IFRS and UK GAAP accounting
• Proven track record of managing work streams on expert witness engagements and drafting expert reports
• Experience supporting experts through preparation and testimony process
• Excel expertise with integrated, dynamic financial models
• Experience managing client and lawyer relationships, budgets and billing
• Proven ability to supervise and develop junior colleagues; strong written and spoken communication
• Fluency in English; second language advantageous
• Commitment to AlixPartners core values and inclusive environment

• strong communication skills (written and spoken)
• leadership and mentorship
• client management
• Advanced Microsoft Excel (dynamic financial models)
• Damages calculations and methodologies
• IFRS and UK GAAP knowledge

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