Additional Opportunities
Consultant
Public Financial Management (PFM)
Position: Consultant, Strategic Consulting Practice
Location: Albany, NY
Salary: Commensurate with experience
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
PFM, founded and organized in 1975, is the nation’s leading provider of independent financial advisory and strategic consulting services to state and local governments with offices throughout the United States. PFM is a national leader in the development of multi-year financial plans to help distressed governments achieve sustainable recovery and is a pioneer in the growth area of focused support for communities wanting to contain spending and strengthen revenue.
Services that the firm provides include:
* Strategic Consulting: capital and operating budget advice for governments;
* Financial Advisory Services: managing transactions related to debt issuance;
* Investment Management: providing investment advice and portfolio management for working capital and bond proceeds;
* Investment Consulting: structuring simple, reliable, and fundamentally sound asset management strategies; and
* Structured Products: developing innovative financing techniques and investment products.
Visit our website at http://www.pfm.com for more information.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
PFM is currently recruiting Consultants for the Strategic Consulting practice, both entry level and experienced professionals, to provide analytical support for clients and project managers. Consultants work in direct contact with Managing Directors and other experienced project managers to develop and deliver ideas for improving the bottom line of state and local governments nationwide.
Consultant duties may include:
* Capital and operating budget analysis and support
* Labor-management analysis
* Revenue analysis and policy recommendation
* Multi-year financial and management planning
* Compiling and presenting reports and recommendations to clients
CAREER ADVANCEMENT AND TRAINING
PFM offers consultants long-term career options. A number of partners (Managing Directors) and project managers (Senior Managing Consultants) started with PFM as consultants. PFM values education and provides reimbursement for ongoing professional development. Early in their careers at PFM, most Consultants participate in the most comprehensive training program in the industry. During a two and a half month intense classroom training at our Philadelphia headquarters, consultants learn the financial and computer skills they need to become the best in the business.
Requirements:
* Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree desirable
* Proven analytical ability
* Strong quantitative skills
* Excellent writing ability
* Public sector interest and/or experience
* Good public presentation skills
* Willingness to travel
* Strong work ethic
* Outstanding communication skills
* Exceptional attention to detail
* Self starter
* Ability to work with limited supervision
To Apply: please email a cover letter and resume to:
Brad Friedman, Senior Managing Consultant, friedmanb@pfm.com