Business Valuation Senior Consultant

About Dean Dorton

Dean Dorton is a leading professional services firm spanning certified public accounting, business advisory, and technology solutions. We are your partners in redefining success through innovation and data-driven strategies. Our experts provide an integrated suite of audit, tax, business management, consulting and technology solutions to companies both domestic and international. We help our clients strategize, adapt, and change in every stage of business, from startup and growth to succession planning and everything in between.

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Dean Dorton’s Forensic and Valuation Services (FVS) team helps clients navigate complex financial situations with confidence and clarity. Through forensic accounting, business valuation, and litigation support, our professionals provide trusted insight during investigations, disputes, and strategic decision-making events. Combining deep technical expertise with sound judgment, the team delivers credible analyses, defensible results, and objective guidance when the stakes are high.

The Business Valuation Senior Consultant is an experienced individual contributor responsible for leading defined work streams within valuation engagements, completing complex analyses, and supporting Managers and Directors with engagement execution and client delivery. This role combines advanced valuation expertise with day-to-day project coordination, client communication, and coaching of Associates.

The Senior Consultant develops and reviews valuation models, prepares reports and presentations, coordinates assigned deliverables, and identifies issues that require escalation. This individual may serve as the day-to-day contact for assigned portions of an engagement but does not hold final responsibility for engagement scope, pricing, profitability, or formal team member performance management.

The essential duties & responsibilities of the Business Valuation Senior Consultant role are outlined below in correlation with Dean Dorton’s performance management impact areas.

Definition:
Your specialized knowledge and expertise associated with the work you perform for/with clients (note: clients may be internal to Dean Dorton).

• Lead defined work streams and significant portions of business valuation engagements under the direction of Managers and Directors.
• Perform complex valuation analyses for operating businesses, ownership interests, and intangible assets for transaction, tax, financial reporting, strategic planning, and litigation purposes.
• Develop and refine valuation models using income, market, and asset-based approaches, documenting key assumptions, sources, and conclusions.
• Review work papers, valuation models, and supporting analyses prepared by Associates for accuracy, completeness, and consistency with engagement objectives.
• Perform financial modeling, industry research, economic analysis, and market research to support valuation conclusions.
• Research and interpret valuation standards and industry data, applying professional judgment to client facts and circumstances.
• Prepare clear, concise, and well-supported valuation reports, schedules, exhibits, and presentations for review by engagement leadership.
• Coordinate document requests and analyze financial statements, tax returns, forecasts, contracts, and operational data relevant to the valuation.
• Identify potential technical,…