Analyst, Restructuring - Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date Posted: Jun 8, 2023
Description
Analyst, Restructuring
Alvarez & Marsal
Amsterdam
Alvarez & Marsal (“A&M”) is a global consulting firm with more than $2+ billion in revenues, c.7,500+ staff and over 70 offices around the globe and a broad range of professional services including Operational & Financial Restructuring, Transaction Advisory, Performance Improvement, Corporate Transformation, Financial Institutions Advisory, Tax, Valuations, and Disputes and Investigation Services.
A&M has successfully managed some of the largest Restructuring crises in the world as well as preserving iconic brands through restructuring. We have earned multiple industry awards and our Restructuring team in the Netherlands is hugely respected. A&M has attracted top performers at Partner and every experienced level from our competitor firms and our Benelux practice includes highly experienced professionals across Financial and Operational Due Diligence, Restructuring, Performance Improvement, Corporate Transformation, Financial Services Institutions, Tax Services and Valuation services.
Our team focus on big ticket company side financial and operational restructuring assignments in addition to Chief Restructuring Officer (CRO) /CEO/ CFO appointments and, within the last few years, we have delivered on some of Europe’s largest restructuring cases such as Abengoa, Heijmans, Bouwfonds, Intertoys, Toys R Us, Nyrstar, Seadrill, Macintosh, and Continental Foods in addition to working for leading Private Equity companies.
A&M advise on every aspect of the restructuring process – from the business strategy to cash conservation/liquidity management, to business plan development and implementation. We are expanding our practice in Amsterdam and we seek a talented and entrepreneurial recruit who is interested in developing their career in the Turnaround & Restructuring space & join us as an Analyst.
Main responsibilities;
- Gain exposure on high profile Dutch and European Restructuring projects reporting to Managing Directors & senior members of their teams
- Work with the team to offer critical assistance to companies that are under-performing or experiencing a full-blown liquidity crisis
- Develop the skills to ascertain & understand a client’s rapidly changing situation and to enable creative and innovative solutions/options for the businesses and its stakeholders
- Support company management & learn to stabilise financial and operational performance
- Gain exposure to senior management in the Netherlands and internationally, gaining ‘on the job’ learning & development in addition to established formal training programmes
- Develop your technical & financial analysis skills and gain a broad range of advisory experience working on a variety of restructuring projects
- Contribute to business development activities including the creation of client pitches and proposals to win new mandates
Examples of projects include;
- Financial and Operational Restructuring
- Balance Sheet Restructuring
- Asset Sales
- Cash & liquidity management and forecasting
- Cross-border wind-downs
- Preparation and validation of business plans for company management teams
- Independent business reviews
- Short term cash flow forecasting frameworks
- Profit Improvement (Sales Improvement and Cost Reduction)
Applicants;
- Strong academic track record with experience in Big 4 firm or similar accounting firm / corporate restructuring, investment or commercial banking
- Exposure to working with operational & finance teams within large, distressed organisations
- Well-developed communication skills & the ability to work with diverse and complex stakeholder groups
- Good understanding of financial knowledge with experience of building or working with integrated financial models and have Excel/PowerPoint skills
- Native or fluent Dutch & English is essential. Additional European languages are advantageous
Diversity & Inclusion
A&M’s entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M’s core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity, and we foster inclusiveness, encouraging everyone to bring their whole self to work each day. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.
Voluntary Inclusion
It is Alvarez & Marsal’s practice to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, pregnancy, marital status, family status, religion, national origin, age or disability or any other non-merit based factor or any other characteristics in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.
Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters
Please note that as per A&M policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening and in alignment with our Inclusive Diversity values. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that A&M will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.
