Director- Bankruptcy & Restructuring (Sherwood Partners)
EisnerAmper · Los Angeles, United States +2 · 1d ago
Job Description
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EisnerAmper is seeking a Director to join Sherwood, one of the leading restructuring and liquidation firms in the country today. Sherwood recently was acquired by EisnerAmper. This role will focus primarily on Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors (ABCs), company wind-downs, liquidating trusts, and related distribution and bankruptcy matters. This individual will handle matters from initial engagement through final distribution, combining hands-on operational decision-making with frequent interaction with venture capital and private equity sponsors, boards, C-level executives, creditors, and equity holders.
What it Means to Work for Sherwood and EisnerAmper:
- You will get to be part of one of the largest and fastest growing and entrepreneurial accounting and advisory firms in the industry
- You will join a culture that has received multiple top “Places to Work” awards
- We believe that great work is accomplished when cultures, ideas and experiences come together to create new solutions
- We understand that embracing our differences is what unites us as a team and strengthens our foundation
- Showing up authentically is how we, both as professionals and a Firm, find inspiration to do our best work
What You Will Be Responsible For:
- Lead nonjudicial wind-downs, ABCs, liquidating trusts, and selected bankruptcy matters from initial engagement through asset liquidation, estate closure, and final distributions
- Prepare and oversee 13-week and 26-week cash flow projections, liquidity analyses, financial models, and other decision-support materials
- Advise venture capital and private equity sponsors, investment committees, company boards, and C-level executives on strategic, operational, and financial decisions throughout the wind-down lifecycle
- Manage asset sales and liquidations, creditor and equity-holder distributions, and stakeholder communications while navigating complex issues outside formal court supervision
- Lead multiple concurrent engagements and coordinate internal and external resources while maintaining urgency, organization, sound judgment, and clear client expectations
- Develop and maintain senior client relationships, identify business development opportunities, and collaborate across EisnerAmper service lines to expand relationships and market presence
- Mentor and develop team members and contribute to the continued growth and scaling of Sherwood Partners' market-leading ABC and restructuring practice
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field
- 8 + years of progressive restructuring, turnaround, insolvency, or bankruptcy advisory experience; backgrounds from established restructuring or consulting firms are strongly preferred
- Demonstrated experience with informal restructuring, nonjudicial workouts, company wind-downs, ABCs, or comparable out-of-court processes
- Strong financial modeling, cash flow forecasting, liquidity analysis, and financial acumen
- Proven ability to communicate credibly and effectively with boards, C-level executives, sponsors, creditors, and other senior stakeholders
- Ability to manage several time-sensitive engagements simultaneously and respond to client needs outside standard business hours, including periodic weekend work
- Strong interpersonal skills, sound judgment, intellectual curiosity, and a collaborative, personable approach with clients and colleagues
- Demonstrated ability to develop client relationships; an existing network and business origination experience are valued
Preferred/Desired Qualifications:
- MBA or other relevant advanced degree preferred
- CPA, CIRA, CTP, CFA, or another relevant professional certification preferred
EisnerAmper is proud to be a merit-based employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of veteran or disability status or any protected characteristics under federal, state, or local law.
About Sherwood Partners and Financial Advisory Services (FAS):
Sherwood recently was acquired by EisnerAmper and operates within the Financial Advisory Services platform. Sherwood specializes and is the Gold Standard for Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors (ABCs) and restructuring and liquidation engagements. The team is distributed across several major markets and offers senior professionals substantial responsibility, direct client exposure, and hands-on involvement in operational decisions.
The broader EisnerAmper Financial Advisory Services team brings restructuring, forensic accounting, valuation, and related advisory capabilities to complex client situations. In this role, the Managing Director will have opportunities to collaborate across service lines, deepen sponsor and professional-intermediary relationships, and support the continued growth of Sherwood Partners within the EisnerAmper platform.
Sherwood combines the pace and autonomy of nonjudicial restructuring work with access to EisnerAmper's broader resources and relationships. The environment is best suited to professionals who are responsive, coachable, comfortable operating in complex situations without continuous judicial oversight, and motivated by direct interaction with senior decision-makers.
About EisnerAmper:
EisnerAmper is one of the largest accounting, tax, and business advisory firms, with approximately 450 Managing Directors and 4,500 employees across the world. We combine responsiveness with a long-range perspective; to help clients meet the pressing issues they face today and position them for success tomorrow.
Our clients are enterprises as diverse as sophisticated financial institutions and start-ups, global public firms, and middle-market companies, as well as high net worth individuals, family offices, not-for-profit organizations, and entrepreneurial ventures across a variety of industries. We are also engaged by the attorneys, financial professionals, bankers, and investors who serve these clients.
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