Vice President - Business Valuation

At Stout, we’re dedicated to exceeding expectations in all we do – we call it Relentless Excellence ®. Both our client service and culture are second to none, stemming from our firmwide embrace of our core values: Positive and Team-Oriented, Accountable, Committed, Relationship-Focused, Super-Responsive, and being Great communicators. Sound like a place you can grow and succeed? Read on to learn more about an exciting opportunity to join our team.

Stout’s Valuation Advisory professionals help clients gain confidence by bringing clarity to the most complex valuation matters.  As one of the largest independent valuation practices in the country, we provide specialized experience across a broad spectrum of industries.

Vice Presidents in our Business Valuation Practice work on a variety of assignments, including the valuation of businesses, securities, and intangible assets. 

Industry Focus:

Major Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Managing projects and supervising Analysts and Interns
• Performing corporate, fund and asset valuations including analysis of discounted cash flows, capitalization of earnings, comparable companies, merger and acquisition transactions, purchase price allocations, goodwill impairment testing, stock option analysis, illiquid debt investments
• Preparing written valuation reports for client presentation
• Solvency and fairness opinion analyses
• Developing client interaction and participating in due diligence meetings
• Conducting company, industry, and economic research
• Analyzing general economic conditions and industry specific conditions and trends
• Participating in the hiring and training of Interns and Analysts

Stout’s services are used for many purposes, including:

• Financial, tax, and regulatory requirements of investment funds and individual companies
• Purchase price allocation and goodwill impairment studies
• Employee stock ownership plans
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Fairness and solvency opinions
• Estate and gift taxation
• Intellectual property disputes
• Shareholder disputes
• Property taxation
• Feasibility studies
• Financing purposes

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Intermediate/advanced understanding of economics, financial theory and/or principles of accounting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient computer skills (primarily Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
• Relationship-focused (with clients, peers, management, etc.)
• Entrepreneurial
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Excels in a team-oriented work environment
• Shows creativity in problem solving
• Accountability and ability to multi-task
• Professional presence
• Strong technical and analytical skills
• Detail-oriented
• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic

Education and/or Training:

• 4-year degree necessary with an emphasis in finance or accounting
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in business valuation. Must have experience in purchase price allocations and other financial reporting related assignments, as well as business valuation experience.

Why Stout?

Our goal is to provide a comprehensive Total Rewards program that includes competitive compensation, benefits & wellness programs that allows employees to choose what’s most important to them at any life stage.  At Stout, we are committed to the personal and professional development of our employees while fostering a diverse and inclusive environment.

Stout Culture: We honor the fundamental value and dignity of all individuals. We are committed to representing and including the unique experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds of our people, partners, and the communities we serve.  Our core values embrace a culture of inclusion and the equitable treatment of all team members, starting with Stout’s leadership and spreading across the organization. We strive to recruit, develop, and retain individuals with an array of talents, ideas, and experiences that propel the entrepreneurial spirit and exceptionalism that drive our success.  To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, click here.

Professional Development: To foster employee development we offer ongoing training and learning opportunities, employee resources groups, mentorship programming, and professional designation reimbursement. We believe in timely and proactive performance excellence, ongoing 360 feedback, clear performance expectations at each level, and quarterly check-ins with your manager ensure you are supported and growing your career.

Stout Benefits : Stout offers a variety of benefits to meet the ever-changing needs of our employees throughout their career at Stout. View our Benefits page to see what this can look like for you.   

Flexible Work Schedules: Work-life balance is important to us and we want our employees to have balanced lives, which is why we have a discretionary time off policy for all salaried exempt employees. This gives you the ability to take time off as appropriate.

Stout is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of valid job requirements, qualifications and merit without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, protected genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law. Stout values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ communities, veterans, people with disabilities and members of other underrepresented communities to apply.