Associate- Consulting Financial Services

at  Alvarez and Marsal

Description
Alvarez & Marsal is a premier independent global professional services firm specializing in providing turnaround management, restructuring, performance improvement and corporate advisory services. Our talent drives our success, resulting in our Restructuring & Turnaround practice becoming one of the largest and most recognized in the industry. Our successes managing some of the largest crises in the world ( e.g. Lehman Brothers and Arthur Anderson ), as well as preserving iconic brands through restructuring (e.g. iHeart and Gibson Brands) have earned us multiple industry awards such as: Turnaround Management Association’s (TMA’s) 2019 Turnaround of the Year: International Company - Seadrill Limited; TMA’s – 2019 Transaction of the Year: Mid-Size Company - Gibson Brands, Inc. and 2018 Transaction of the Year: Large Company - Performance Sports Group Ltd.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 6-8 years in a Financial Advisory role, ideally with a Restructuring background, a combination of experience in corporate finance, restructuring, and business valuation. Consulting experience is desirable.
• BA/BS degree and/or MBA/ MS in Business, Finance, or other analytical fields.
• Advanced foundation in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Expertise and aptitude to conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses, particularly in constructing integrated financial models, analyzing financial under-performance and related services
• Foundational understanding of Corporate Finance, Business Valuation, operational and financial restructuring, debtor and creditor preferred.
• Strong grasp of how to analyze financial statements with ability to design, build and use financial models.
• Ability to work well against deadlines and stay on task while supporting multiple work streams.
• Able to function well under pressure and work independently while understanding when to ask for guidance.
• Creative problem-solving skills with the ability to think through alternative solutions.
• Strong communication and business writing skills.
• Fluent business level English and Spanish are essential
• Availability to Travel
• Commitment to living A&M’s cultural values: integrity, leadership, objectivity, inclusive diversity, and fun.

• Quickly understand a client’s rapidly changing situation to enable innovative solutions/options for distressed businesses and their stakeholders
• Company side Restructuring including building 13-week cash flow forecasts
• Liquidity management, including understanding the impact of risk, P&L and asset efficiency (working capital) & performance improvement processes
• Financial modelling including assessing long-term company viability, as well as understanding and applying valuation methods in a restructuring context