Director – IPO Advisory

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🕒 December 4, 2025

🏢🏡 Chicago – Hybrid

💵 $230k - $400k / year

⏰ Full Time

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CrossCountry Consulting

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

501 - 1000 employees

🤝 B2B

💸 Finance

🏢 Enterprise

💰 $1.5M Venture Round on 2021-02

B2B • Finance • Enterprise

CrossCountry Consulting is a business advisory firm that provides integrated solutions for financial and risk management. Their expertise includes technical accounting, financial reporting, operational accounting optimization, and integrated risk management. The company also specializes in technology-enabled transformation, supporting organizations with finance transformation, data transformation, and analytics. CrossCountry Consulting serves various industries such as financial services, life sciences, technology, media, telecommunications, real estate, hospitality, and government contracting. With a focus on strategic finance, the firm helps clients through transactions like IPO readiness, mergers and acquisitions, and divestitures. They aim to create present and future value for businesses by collaborating with CFOs, private equity sponsors, and corporate leaders to solve current challenges and prepare for future success.

📋 Description

• Drive client engagements to successfully plan and complete intricate transactions, encompassing mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, with specialized focus on carve-outs and divestitures • Leverage your financial expertise and project management skills, including a deep understanding of GAAP accounting principles and S-X regulatory compliance, to support clients in navigating diverse financial accounting and reporting considerations related to transactions • Collaborate across Accounting Advisory functions to provide versatile support during "off-market" periods, ensuring seamless assistance for other accounting advisory offerings while maintaining focus on primary transactional responsibilities • Actively participate in business development opportunities and market a full range of services to prospective clients including using existing relationships to generate new opportunities • Collaborate with both CrossCountry and client teams to address business obstacles, offering insightful solutions and creating impactful deliverables • Contribute to developing and implementing firm-approved, AI-enabled solutions for clients, in accordance with company policies on data protection, intellectual property, and professional standards • Stay informed about emerging AI tools and techniques and collaborate with firm leadership to identify compliant opportunities to enhance client solutions and internal processes • Mentor team members by coaching colleagues, providing regular ongoing feedback and annual performance reviews, and helping project teams resolve multi-faceted issues • Identify key industry developments and trends and articulate the potential impact on clients • Play an active role in attracting, interviewing, hiring, and retaining top talent

🎯 Requirements

• 15+ years prior experience in professional services (public accounting, advisory firm, or management consulting firm) • Expertise leading clients and providing guidance through IPO readiness assessments and execution of IPOs process including timeline and reporting requirements • Deep expertise drafting all financial sections in the registration statement and responding to SEC comments; preparing technical accounting memos, guiding client through PCAOB uplift • Serve as a leader or co-leader in the IPO working group including all third-party advisors (bankers, attorneys, auditors) and with executive leadership and board • Comfort with AI: Demonstrated ability to responsibly explore and adopt firm-approved AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation • Continuous Learning Mindset: Openness to learning and applying emerging technologies including AI and automation in alignment with firm policies and client standards • Strong project management skills including cross-functional experience, external audit liaison, and working group • Experience mentoring and developing junior team members • Consistent success in building and developing strong client relationships

🏖️ Benefits

• comprehensive healthcare options, including medical, dental, and vision coverage • flexible spending accounts • 401(k) with company matching • generous parental and maternity leave policies • technology stipends • wellness reimbursement programs