Senior Associate - Corporate Restructuring

Current • Irvine, CA

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About The Position

The Senior Associate supports Force Ten Advisors LLC’s Corporate Restructuring practice in Irvine, California. This full-time role works directly with firm leadership to advise debtors, creditors, and fiduciaries through turnaround and distressed situations, taking ownership of financial analyses, engagement workstreams, and client deliverables.

Force Ten Advisors LLC is an Irvine-based advisory firm that helps companies and stakeholders navigate financial distress, turnaround, and corporate restructuring. The firm works on in-court and out-of-court engagements, providing financial analysis, liquidity planning, valuation, and restructuring support.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• At least three years of relevant experience in corporate restructuring, leveraged finance, valuation, or transaction support.
• Strong transaction experience and advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modeling.
• Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and preparation of polished client deliverables.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and deliver accurate work under tight deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Turnaround management and restructuring experience.
• Experience at a restructuring advisory firm, Big Four accounting firm, or investment bank.
• CPA license or another relevant credential, such as CIRA, CTP, CFA, or ABV.

Responsibilities

• Support in-court and out-of-court restructuring, turnaround, and litigation support engagements.
• Build and maintain integrated three-statement financial models, 13-week cash flow forecasts, liquidity analyses, and business plan projections.
• Prepare valuations using discounted cash flow, comparable company, and precedent transaction methodologies.
• Analyze capital structures, recovery scenarios, and plan-of-reorganization alternatives.
• Assist with Chapter 11 case administration, including first-day motions, monthly operating reports, and schedules and statements.
• Evaluate cost-saving opportunities and develop recommendations for clients.
• Prepare presentations and reports for management, boards, lenders, and creditor committees.
• Coordinate with company management, investors, attorneys, and other professional advisors.
• Supervise, review, and mentor associates and analysts.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance, with options for fully paid employee-only health and dental coverage.
• Company-paid life insurance and long- and short-term disability insurance.
• Ancillary benefits such as supplemental life insurance, critical illness, and accident insurance.
• Classic Safe Harbor 401(k) plan with employer contributions.
• Professional growth, learning, and development opportunities, including access to Becker and LinkedIn Learning.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior