Manager / Senior Associate, Financial Restructuring

**Description**

Manager / Senior Associate, Financial Restructuring

Alvarez & Marsal

Paris

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with more than $2+ billion in revenues, c.7,000+ staff and over 70 offices worldwide. We offer a broad range of professional services including Restructuring, Performance Improvement, Corporate Transformation, Financial Institutions Advisory, Tax and Disputes and Investigation Services.

Companies, investors and government entities around the world turn to A&M for leadership, action and results.

The regulatory changes impacting audit practices across Europe have had a significant effect on the Restructuring practices of the Big 4 accounting firms leading to divestures and change previously unthinkable. These changes have created a huge opportunity for growth and A&M has expanded its Restructuring practice significantly in France and across Europe since 2017.

A&M’s established European Financial Restructuring practice enables companies, investors, lenders and secured creditor groups in complex restructuring processes to evaluate the risks and opportunities of a company’s business plan and restructuring alternatives in order to maximize recovery. Our Paris based Restructuring practice is lead by a highly experienced & established Managing Director and the team have earned an exceptional reputation for excellent work. They are highly active in France & across Europe and due to continued growth we are recruiting a talented individual to join this expanding team at Senior Associate/ Manager level.

As part of a select and highly skilled team you will have the opportunity to;
- Advise companies, investors, lenders or any other stakeholders facing distressed situations; assess Group-level financial performance in addition to high-level studies of the financial viability of subsidiary companies
- Conduct Independent Business Reviews, Initial diagnostic assessment of key issues and business outlook, appraisal of options & contingency planning and cash flow assessments
- Evaluate business plans and financial projections, including assessments of risks and opportunities - Contribute to performance monitoring following business plan implementation
- Develop trusted relationships with key stakeholders in the French and European Restructuring community through the delivery of value added client engagements

The person
- Graduated from a leading “Grande Ecoles” in Business and / or Engineering, or equivalent
- Experience within a Restructuring team at a leading advisory firm
- The ability to demonstrate experience contributing to restructuring projects that can include; independent business reviews, short term cash flow assessments, capital structure analysis and lender restructuring options analysis
- Expertise and aptitude to conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses, particularly in constructing integrated financial models, analysing financial under-performance and related services
- Fluent business level English and French are essential. Additional European language skills including Dutch, German, Italian or Spanish are desirable
- Ability to maintain relationships with key executives and a network of professional organisations or affiliations
- Capacity to thrive in a fast-paced, challenging, and uncertain environment
- Strong facilitation skills, forging consensus around credible, executable solutions
- Excellent written and oral communications skills, confident and impactful presenter
- Objective, fact based approach to problem solving
- Driven by values and integrity, talks straight, builds confidence and leads by example