Corporate Restructuring - Senior Manager

Job description / Role

Competitive business today is all about making intelligent, informed decisions. As a Senior Manager within the Turnaround & Restructuring Strategy (TRS) practice, you will help make that happen by being an important part of our diversely talented, highly experienced team working at the forefront of high-profile transactions. Our team of strategic advisors sits at the heart of a global team of restructuring specialists who deliver high quality advice to our clients.

The opportunity

Our global network of Turnaround & Restructuring Strategy professionals helps clients develop financial and operational strategies to improve liquidity, credit availability and shareholder return. Our team is fully integrated both within our wider Strategy and Transactions practice, and our firm as a whole, allowing our clients to reap the benefits of this broad range of knowledge, skills and experience. We develop long-term relationships with our clients by ensuring that our teams work closely with them to understand their short and long-term goals and working with them at every stage to identify problems, recommend, and implement solutions that deliver measurable results.

Your key responsibilities

- As a Senior Manager, you will help clients evaluate capital options, capture greater transaction value and achieve strategic objectives - whether they are buying or selling a distressed asset, restructuring a business, dealing with underperformance, or looking to improve cash management. You will lead projects which include the preparation of comprehensive financial reviews of the client's operations, managing and coordinating resources in the project, attending legal proceedings, engaging in judicial management, supporting liquidation processes, and advising clients on corporate risk management issues.

Requirements

Skills and attributes for success

As a senior turnaround and restructuring professional, you should be able to:

- Lead project teams comprising colleagues from across the strategy and transactions sub service lines.
- Have the business and commercial drive to work in a fast-paced, exciting environment to drive value for our clients.
- Lead the pursuit and pitching process, including business development activities, presentations and client meetings.
- Contribute to our practice development initiatives, supporting the continued focus on our team and firm as a great place to work.
- Learn and develop your team's technical and personal skills to support the achievement of your project and career goals, through a blend of structured learning, coaching and experiences.
- Build strong working relationships with clients, including the ability to influence, advise and support key decision makers.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

- As a minimum, a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least 7 years of relevant work experience involving corporate restructuring.
- Strong finance and accounting capabilities, with an eye for detail.
- Excellent quantitative and qualitative analysis capabilities and the ability to synthesize findings and link them to client issues.
- Strong numerical skills, with evidence of advanced financial modelling skills and proficiency in detailed financial analysis.
- Excellent command of spoken and written English.
- Ability to work under high pressure and adapt to a dynamic working environment.
- Flexibility to travel in the region (approximately 25 to 50% of the time)

Ideally, you'll also have

- Knowledge of Islamic finance.
- Excellent problem solving, facilitation and interpersonal skills.
- Auditing experience.
- Client facing experience from a professional services or consulting background.
- Full fluency in Arabic both written and spoken.

What we look for

We are interested in talented professionals with the ability to visualize our clients' goals and think creatively to facilitate them - often in politically charged environments. We are looking for an energetic, lateral thinker with an enquiring mind, and someone who can display a high level of commercial acumen. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, and a genuine passion for taking on new challenges, this role is for you.

What we offer

We offer a competitive compensation package where you'll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer:

- Continuous learning: You'll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
- Success as defined by you: We'll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
- Transformative leadership: We'll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
- Diverse and inclusive culture: You'll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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