Vice President, Decision Intelligence

Kroll • Atlanta, GA

17h • Hybrid

About The Position

Kroll’s Decision Intelligence practice helps clients make financially significant decisions by combining corporate finance, commercial and accounting expertise with data, analytics and artificial intelligence. The team delivers practical solutions across M&A and transaction analytics, financial planning and performance, management reporting, working capital, value creation, AI applications and data monetization.

This hybrid position may be based in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, New York, Los Angeles or San Francisco. The Vice President supports business development through Kroll’s existing client platform and leads client engagements applying data and analytics to corporate finance decisions. The role involves direct work with client data, management of multidisciplinary teams and workstreams, review of junior colleagues’ work, and contribution to pursuit materials and the development of the Decision Intelligence practice in the U.S. Travel within the U.S. and internationally may be required as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in finance, accounting, economics, business, engineering, mathematics, analytics or a related field.
• At least five years of relevant experience, including meaningful corporate finance experience in transaction services, corporate development, financial planning and analysis, finance transformation, accounting advisory, valuation, restructuring, or related consulting or advisory work.
• Ability to understand a business through its financial statements, operating performance and cash flows, and connect analysis to practical financial and strategic decisions.
• Hands-on experience in several areas such as budgeting and forecasting, financial modeling, management reporting, working capital, profitability analysis, performance improvement, scenario analysis and business case development.
• Experience working directly with financial and operational data and translating analysis into clear findings and recommendations.
• Proficiency with at least one relevant analytics or reporting tool, such as Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, SQL, Python, Databricks, Azure or a comparable platform.
• Working knowledge of practical applications of generative AI and other emerging technologies in finance, analytics and reporting.
• Ability to work effectively with clients, finance and corporate development leaders, technical specialists and multidisciplinary Kroll teams.
• Sound commercial judgment and ability to support engagement scoping, pricing, work planning and budget management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain financial and analytical findings clearly to senior executives and other stakeholders.
• Motivation to take ownership of client work, contribute to client relationships and help build Decision Intelligence in the U.S. market.
• Willingness to travel within the U.S. and internationally as needed to support client engagements and internal collaboration.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or relevant professional qualification.
• Exposure to M&A or transaction-related work, such as diligence, transaction analytics, valuation, integration, carve-outs, synergy assessment or post-transaction performance tracking.
• Direct implementation experience with generative AI or other emerging technologies in finance, analytics and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Support opportunity development through Kroll’s existing client platform, partnering with Transaction Advisory, Portfolio Valuation, Financial Advisory and Accounting Advisory teams to incorporate Decision Intelligence into client engagements.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with CFOs, corporate development teams, finance leaders, financial sponsors, portfolio operations teams and other client stakeholders.
• Lead engagements applying data and analytics to corporate finance decisions, including M&A and transaction analytics, integration and carve-out planning, synergy and value-capture programs, capital allocation, working-capital improvement, financial planning and forecasting, management reporting, and profitability and performance analysis.
• Build and review financial models, analytical frameworks and decision-support tools that connect operational and financial data to business performance and strategic decisions.
• Manage day-to-day client engagement and workstream delivery, including working directly with client data, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, reviewing junior colleagues’ work, and maintaining analytical quality, commercial discipline and a consistent client experience.
• Contribute to collateral and joint pursuit materials, including scoping methodologies, pricing inputs, reusable frameworks and client-specific points of view.
• Support engagement scoping, pricing, work planning and budget management.
• Help build the Decision Intelligence practice in the U.S. market.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans.
• Generous paid time off and paid company holidays.
• Parental and family leave.
• Life insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, and accident protection.
• Competitive salary structures, performance-based incentives and merit-based compensation reviews.
• 401(k) plan with company matching.

What This Job Offers

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