Turnaround & Restructuring - Company Side Director

Turnaround & Restructuring - Company Side Director

AlixPartners
London
£72,227 per year - estimated ?
Full time
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At AlixPartners we solve the most complex and critical challenges by moving quickly from analysis to action when it really matters; creating value that has a lasting impact on companies, their people, and the communities they serve. By understanding, respecting, and honouring the needs of our employees, clients, and communities, AlixPartners actively promotes an inclusive environment. We strongly believe in the value that diversity brings to our experiences and are committed to the perpetual enhancements of initiatives, policies, and practices. We hold ourselves accountable by providing the space for authenticity, growth, and equity for everyone.

AlixPartners has embraced a hybrid work model to provide flexibility and support our employees' work-life integration. Our hybrid model combines a mix of in-person (at client site or AlixPartners office) and remote working. Travel is part of this position, but the frequency may vary based on client, team, and individual circumstances.

Our market leading Turnaround and Restructuring Services practice work on the highest profile and most complex restructurings across the globe. Our goal is to be involved in every major restructuring in the market in some way.

We support companies, investors and financial stakeholders in stressed and distressed situations by rapidly assessing financial and operational challenges and implementing practical turnaround and restructuring solutions. Working closely with management teams and stakeholders, we stabilise crisis situations, protect value and deliver optimal outcomes.

Our hands-on approach includes developing and executing strategies across cash management, business planning, stakeholder management and negotiation and operational improvement. Senior members of our team frequently take board and interim management roles (e.g. Chief Restructuring / Transformation Officer) to lead complex restructurings and turnarounds, often across multiple jurisdictions and stakeholder groups. In addition, our team of experts have hand-on finance leadership experience and often act as CFOs

What you\'ll do

We are looking for Directors who have an exceptional track record of achieving results for their clients in financial and operational restructuring situations, including driving improvements in finance teams. We are looking for experienced, smart, pragmatic, and results-focused individuals, who can operate on a range of UK based as well as international engagements. We are keen to attract people who can contribute to AlixPartners\' reputation for driving positive change for the immediate and long-term success of our clients. Directors are the future leaders of AlixPartners and will contribute to business generation efforts while driving commercially successful engagements in a \'hands-on\', professional and energetic manner. They collaborate with colleagues across the world as well as engage with and promote the firm\'s broader capabilities.

What you\'ll need

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Relevant and hands-on project management experience in financial and / or operational restructuring gained in restructuring advisory, Big 4 environment (or equivalent), private equity, banking or industry.
• University degree as well as a relevant post graduate qualification (e.g. Accounting).
• Demonstrable experience in some of the following Company side stressed and distressed situations is essential:
• Company side financial advisory roles
• Managing senior groups of stakeholders (including ad-hoc lending groups, shareholder and boards) through distressed situations
• Liquidity management
• Distressed M&A processes
• Operational turnarounds/restructuring
• Business Plan development and modelling
• Hands on support for financial teams including Treasury and FP&A support

Skills & Competencies

• Strong financial analysis with a solid understanding of financial statements
• Ability to build integrated three statement models from scratch
• Experience in building and reviewing 13-week cash flows and managing liquidity
• Expertise in reviewing and building business plans and business plan models
• A track record of successfully managing senior stakeholders and other advisers
• Experience of supervising other professionals, acting as a positive role model and able to motivate others
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Managing and contributing to conversations with senior stakeholders such as board meetings and management committee meetings
• Advanced written communication skills, able to prepare well laid out, easily understood analysis and presentations
• Articulate communication of information, with audience-appropriate adaption
• Delivery of influential client communications with clarity and confidence
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Ability to build relationships with clients and peers
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Additional languages will be an asset
• Willingness to work outside of normal business hours, and in particular as unique projects/needs arise
• Ability to work full time in an office and remote environment
• Must become familiar with, and promote and abide by, our Core Values as defined by the AlixPartners\' Code of Conduct and foster an inclusive environment with people at all levels of an organisation

The firm offers market-leading benefits that provide flexible options to support our employee\'s needs including health benefits to help prioritise their physical and emotional well-being, time-off policies to help to recharge and financial/ retirement benefits that offer income protection and support long-term planning.

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We are looking for Directors who have an exceptional track record of achieving results for their clients in financial and operational restructuring situations, including driving improvements in finance teams. We are looking for experienced, smart, pragmatic, and results-focused individuals, who can operate on a range of UK based as well as international engagements. We are keen to attract people who can contribute to AlixPartners' reputation for driving positive change for the immediate and long-term success of our clients. Directors are the future leaders of AlixPartners and will contribute to business generation efforts while driving commercially successful engagements in a 'hands-on', professional and energetic manner. They collaborate with colleagues across the world as well as engage with and promote the firm's broader capabilities.,

• Relevant and hands-on project management experience in financial and / or operational restructuring gained in restructuring advisory, Big 4 environment (or equivalent), private equity, banking or industry.
• University degree as well as a relevant post graduate qualification (e.g. Accounting).
• Demonstrable experience in some of the following Company side stressed and distressed situations is essential:
• Company side financial advisory roles
• Managing senior groups of stakeholders (including ad-hoc lending groups, shareholder and boards) through distressed situations
• Liquidity management
• Distressed M&A processes
• Operational turnarounds/restructuring
• Business Plan development and modelling
• Hands on support for financial teams including Treasury and FP&A support
Skills & Competencies
• Strong financial analysis with a solid understanding of financial statements
• Ability to build integrated three statement models from scratch
• Experience in building and reviewing 13-week cash flows and managing liquidity
• Expertise in reviewing and building business plans and business plan models
• A track record of successfully managing senior stakeholders and other advisers
• Experience of supervising other professionals, acting as a positive role model and able to motivate others
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Managing and contributing to conversations with senior stakeholders such as board meetings and management committee meetings
• Advanced written communication skills, able to prepare well laid out, easily understood analysis and presentations
• Articulate communication of information, with audience-appropriate adaption
• Delivery of influential client communications with clarity and confidence
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Ability to build relationships with clients and peers
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Additional languages will be an asset
• Willingness to work outside of normal business hours, and in particular as unique projects/needs arise
• Ability to work full time in an office and remote environment
  
  At AlixPartners we solve the most complex and critical challenges by moving quickly from analysis to action when it really matters; creating value that has a lasting impact on companies, their people, and the communities they serve. By understanding, respecting, and honouring the needs of our employees, clients, and communities, AlixPartners actively promotes an inclusive environment. We strongly believe in the value that diversity brings to our experiences and are committed to the perpetual enhancements of initiatives, policies, and practices. We hold ourselves accountable by providing the space for authenticity, growth, and equity for everyone.
AlixPartners has embraced a hybrid work model to provide flexibility and support our employees' work-life integration. Our hybrid model combines a mix of in-person (at client site or AlixPartners office) and remote working. Travel is part of this position, but the frequency may vary based on client, team, and individual circumstances. Our market leading Turnaround and Restructuring Services practice work on the highest profile and most complex restructurings across the globe. Our goal is to be involved in every major restructuring in the market in some way. We support companies, investors and financial stakeholders in stressed and distressed situations by rapidly assessing financial and operational challenges and implementing practical turnaround and restructuring solutions. Working closely with management teams and stakeholders, we stabilise crisis situations, protect value and deliver optimal outcomes. Our hands-on approach includes developing and executing strategies across cash management, business planning, stakeholder management and negotiation and operational improvement. Senior members of our team frequently take board and interim management roles (e.g. Chief Restructuring / Transformation Officer) to lead complex restructurings and turnarounds, often across multiple jurisdictions and stakeholder groups. In addition, our team of experts have hand-on finance leadership experience and often act as CFOs


• Must become familiar with, and promote and abide by, our Core Values as defined by the AlixPartners' Code of Conduct and foster an inclusive environment with people at all levels of an organisation
The firm offers market-leading benefits that provide flexible options to support our employee's needs including health benefits to help prioritise their physical and emotional well-being, time-off policies to help to recharge and financial/ retirement benefits that offer income protection and support long-term planning.