Purchase Price Disputes - Managing Director

Job Description

As Cohn Reznick grows, so do our career opportunities. As one of the nation's top professional services firms, Cohn Reznick creates rewarding careers in advisory, assurance, and tax with team members who value innovation and collaboration in everything they do!

Cohn Reznick helps organizations optimize performance, manage risk, and maximize value through Cohn Reznick LLP (assurance services) and Cohn Reznick Advisory LLC (advisory and tax services). Together, the firm provides leaders with deep industry knowledge and relationships, solutions to address clients' unique business goals and risks, and insight on how emerging market forces can drive opportunity. With offices nationwide, the firm serves organizations around the world as an independent member of Nexia.

We currently have an exciting career opportunity for a Purchas Price Disputes Managing Director to join our Restructuring and Dispute Resolution Advisory practice.

Cohn Reznick is a hybrid firm most of our professionals are located within a commutable distance to one of our offices. This position is considered remote which means it does not require job duties be performed within proximity of a Cohn Reznick office location. However, as a remote employee, you may be required to be present at a Cohn Reznick office with scheduled notice for client work, team meetings, or trainings.

YOUR TEAM.

This position will support our Restructuring & Dispute Resolution group. This group provides a wide suite of services to clients, giving you the opportunity to learn, grow, and build out your skills. As a member of this team, you'll interact with team members across all levels within the practice.

WHY COHNREZNICK?

At Cohn Reznick, we're united by a common mission to create opportunity, value, and trust for our clients, our people, and our communities. Whether it's working alongside your peers to solve a client challenge, or volunteering together at the local food bank, there are so many ways to find your "why" at the firm.

We believe it's important to balance work with everyday life - and make time for enjoyment and fun. We invest in a robust Total Rewards package that includes everything from generous PTO, a flexible work environment, expanded parental leave, extensive learning & development, and even paid time off for employees to volunteer.

YOUR ROLE.

We are seeking a senior leader to build and lead our Purchase Price Disputes practice, focused on advising clients in post-closing purchase price adjustment disputes and serving as an independent neutral accountant in connection with M&A-related disputes.

This role will lead engagements involving working capital adjustments, indebtedness disputes, cash and transaction expense disputes, earn-outs, GAAP and accounting policy interpretation issues, and other matters arising from purchase agreements and related transaction documents.

The ideal candidate combines deep transaction accounting expertise with strong dispute resolution judgment, commercial awareness, and the ability to act as an independent and credible decision-maker in contentious matters.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

Practice Leadership & Business Development

* Build and lead the firm's Purchase Price Disputes and Independent Expert practice.

* Develop relationships with private equity firms, strategic acquirers, law firms, investment banks, and transaction advisory professionals.

* Identify and originate new engagements involving post-closing disputes, purchase price adjustment mechanisms, and accounting-related transaction disputes.

* Collaborate with Transaction Advisory, FDD, valuation, restructuring, and litigation support teams across the firm.

* Develop practice methodologies, templates, and thought leadership relating to purchase price adjustment disputes and dispute resolution mechanisms.

Client Advisory Services

* Advise buyers and sellers in disputes relating to:

* Analyze SPAs and related transaction documents to assess accounting and dispute implications.

* Prepare expert-style analyses, position papers, rebuttal reports, and settlement support materials.

* Lead negotiations and accounting discussions between counter parties and counsel.

Independent Neutral / Expert Determination Role

* Serve as an independent accountant or neutral expert pursuant to dispute resolution provisions in purchase agreements.

* Evaluate submissions from both parties and issue independent determinations on disputed accounting and purchase price adjustment matters.

* Maintain strict independence, objectivity, and procedural fairness in all neutral engagements.

* Manage dispute processes, hearing procedures, timelines, and written determinations.

* Assess disputed items within the scope of the SPA and applicable accounting framework.

Team Leadership

* Recruit, mentor, and develop professionals within the disputes and transaction accounting practice.

* Provide technical oversight and quality review of engagement deliverables.

* Support training…