Manager – Accounting & Reporting Advisory
About the job
- Broad knowledge of United States generally accepted accounting principles, which may include purchase accounting, derivatives, complex debt and equity securities, stock-based compensation, revenue recognition, and lease accounting.
- Experience preparing financial statements.
- Experience interpreting complex accounting standards and treatments and documenting them in practical terms.
- Deep experience with mergers and acquisitions transactions, particularly post-acquisition integration.
- Experience presenting to the C-suite and executive tier.
- Familiarity with accounting systems including QuickBooks, Xero, Bill.com, and Expensify.
- Familiarity with or interest in using artificial intelligence tools and technology to enhance productivity, research, and analysis.
- Strong organizational skills to manage competing priorities.
- Strong technical and analytical skills.
- A bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting.
- At least five years of finance process and/or transformation experience.
- Demonstrated expertise in industries such as manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, healthcare, and financial services.
- A combination of audit and advisory experience.
- Execute and lead Accounting and Reporting Advisory engagements, with primary responsibility for researching and preparing client deliverables.
- Prepare and review account reconciliations and support client communications by identifying issues, resolving discrepancies, and escalating matters as appropriate.
- Review and analyze complex contracts, conduct and support technical accounting research, and document conclusions in accordance with applicable guidance.
- Prepare and contribute to the review of accounting memoranda and policies, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and alignment with accounting standards.
- Partner with clients ranging from early-stage to large publicly traded organizations in an industry-agnostic environment.
- Prepare and review account reconciliations and communicate with client vendors.
- Review complex contracts and conduct related technical accounting research.
- Prepare accounting memoranda and policies.
- Determine appropriate journal entries and address other operational accounting matters.
- Prepare financial statements, footnotes, and disclosures.
- Research Securities and Exchange Commission filing requirements and prepare supporting accounting schedules and other audit support.
- Serve as a post-acquisition integration subject-matter expert, demonstrating familiarity with standard integration management office practices and procedures.
- Serve as a technical accounting subject-matter expert for the firm's valuation practice, providing ad hoc research and support.
- Oversee clients' day-to-day accounting operations, including managing accounts payable and accounts receivable, processing and posting payroll, and preparing and posting journal entries.
- Participate in business development, including client pursuits and proposals.
- Identify opportunities to scale efficiencies and develop new ways of working across multiple projects and environments.
- Interact with finance-focused enterprise resource planning systems, such as NetSuite, Sage Intacct, SAP, and Oracle.
- Use artificial intelligence-enabled tools and emerging technologies to enhance research, streamline deliverable preparation, and improve efficiency and insight.
- Manage changing client-imposed deadlines with flexibility and adaptability.
- AICPA- and PCAOB-level audit readiness.
- Post-acquisition transaction experience.
- Certified Public Accountant credential.
About the company
Stout is a global advisory firm offering corporate finance, valuation, disputes, and investigations services to public and private companies across industries. Its offerings include investment banking, transaction advisory, valuation advisory, disputes, compliance, investigations, and specialty services, delivered through expert analysis and negotiation support. The firm stands out with 30+ years of industry experience, deep sector knowledge, thought leadership, and a highly responsive service mindset. Its goal is to help clients maximize value and solve complex financial and strategic challenges across dealmaking, disputes, and regulatory matters.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
Founded
1991
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- June 11, 2026 Allegiant Experts acquisition deepens healthcare disputes and billing expertise.
- January 14, 2026 business-services hires expanded coverage across consulting, staffing, and risk services.
- September 19, 2026 Drivr marketing signals a push toward recurring, software-enabled valuation revenue.
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- Private equity ownership since July 2025 forces faster growth and exit pressure by 2028.
- Stout Strategy and Drivr must cross-sell; fragmented adoption wastes acquisition and software spend.
- Houlihan Lokey, Lincoln International, and Alvarez & Marsal attack Stout’s advisory margins daily.
What makes Stout Risius Ross unique
- Stout combines valuation, disputes, and investment banking under one advisory roof since 1991.
- Integrum-backed Stout added Pointe Advisory on December 16, 2025, creating Stout Strategy.
- Drivr, launched July 14, 2026, embeds independent valuation opinions into portfolio workflows.
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26%Stout, a global advisory firm, has acquired Flightline, an agentic AI company, to build AI into how its professionals research, analyse and advise clients. The deal was announced in Chicago on October 13, 2026. No financial terms were given. Flightline worked with Stout for more than 12 months to develop AI-enabled workflows for complex professional services. Its technology and AI engineers now join Stout. Flightline's software breaks complex work into structured workflows. Stout professionals still direct the work and remain accountable for client advice. Commercial diligence was an early proving ground, drawing on Stout Strategy's experience across more than 1,000 buy-side diligence engagements. Stout plans to apply what it learns across its advisory work.
Stout has appointed Ashleigh Barker as managing director and head of beauty, personal care and wellness within its consumer investment banking team. The hire reflects Stout's continued expansion in consumer sectors where strategic acquirers and private equity investors are pursuing differentiated brands and platforms. Barker brings 15 years of corporate M&A and investment banking experience advising businesses, private equity sponsors and corporate clients across beauty, personal care and wellness categories. She previously led beauty and personal care efforts at Lincoln International and held positions at Michel Dyens & Co, Estée Lauder and Deutsche Bank. The appointment follows Stout's recent expansion in food and beverage, forming part of a broader strategy to build sector-focused expertise across consumer markets. The firm aims to combine dedicated sector coverage with established advisory capabilities.
Stout launches Drivr for Portfolio Valuation and monitoring. Stout recently announced the launch of Drivr, a purpose-built portfolio valuation and monitoring platform that leverages technology to combine Stout's independent valuation expertise with the monitoring and risk analytics that asset managers employ to manage hard-to-value investments. Drivr helps alternative asset managers replace fragmented, manual valuation workflows with one integrated platform covering source documentation, portfolio monitoring, scenario analysis, reporting, audit support, and independent valuation opinions. Built by Stout's valuation practitioners with input from CFOs, valuation teams, chief risk officers, and auditors, Drivr combines AI-powered data extraction, real-time analytics, traceable source-document support, and flexible reporting to improve transparency, reduce handoffs, and shorten valuation timelines. With Drivr, asset managers can: * Centralize portfolio valuation and monitoring workflows * Extract and organize data from source documents using AI-powered capabilities * Run real-time scenario and sensitivity analyses across positions, sectors, funds, and portfolios * Monitor custom KPIs at frequencies ranging from daily to annually * Provide auditors with transparent, source-linked support * Access data through dashboards, APIs, CSV downloads, or Snowflake integration * Incorporate independent valuation opinions from Stout directly into the workflow "Asset managers do not need another single function, disconnected application. They need a better operating model for valuation and portfolio monitoring," said Chris Franzek, Managing Director and Co-Leader of Stout's Portfolio Valuation Practice. "Drivr brings the data, analytics, audit trail, and independent valuation support together in one platform so teams can move faster - think hours or days, not weeks - and scale while increasing rigor and transparency." Drivr is now available for asset management firms seeking a more efficient, transparent, and audit-ready approach to portfolio valuation and monitoring.
Stout has launched Drivr, a portfolio valuation and monitoring platform for alternative asset managers. The platform integrates AI-powered data extraction, real-time analytics, audit-ready workflows, and independent valuation opinions into one system. Drivr replaces fragmented manual processes by centralising valuation workflows. It enables asset managers to extract data from source documents, run scenario analyses across portfolios, monitor custom KPIs, and provide auditors with transparent, source-linked support. The platform was developed by Stout's valuation practitioners alongside CFOs, valuation teams, risk officers, and auditors. According to Chris Franzek, managing director at Stout, Drivr reduces valuation timelines from weeks to hours or days whilst maintaining rigour and transparency. Drivr is now available to asset management firms seeking more efficient portfolio valuation processes.
Stout strengthens healthcare expertise with Allegiant Experts acquisition. June 11, 2026 Stout, a global advisory firm, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Allegiant Experts, a firm that works with patients, providers, health plans, software companies, and attorneys to navigate the complexities of healthcare coding, billing, and regulations and help ensure accurate payment for healthcare services. Stout welcomes the Allegiant Experts team of professionals to the firm's Healthcare practice within the Disputes, Claims, & Investigations group. The acquisition will provide Allegiant Experts' clients with access to Stout's extensive network of professionals and additional legal, medical billing, compliance, and audit support. "This acquisition strengthens Stout's position as a leader in the healthcare disputes and consulting space," said Jeff Buchakjian, Forensics & Compliance Practice Leader within the Disputes, Claims, & Investigations group at Stout. "We are thrilled to combine forces and look forward to delivering even greater value to our clients through this partnership." "We are honored to join Stout and embark on this exciting new chapter," said Jessica Schmor, President of Allegiant Experts. "Our team bridges the disciplines of coding, billing, medicine, and law to ensure our client's success. Stout's existing healthcare capabilities in audits, compliance, and investigations coupled with our experts' experience will help us achieve successful outcomes for our clients."