(Senior) Associate (m/f/d) - Private Equity Performance Improvement - Cost Optimization
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Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Date Posted: Dec 13, 2023
Description
Companies, investors and government entities around the world turn to Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) for leadership, action and results. Privately held since its founding in 1983, A&M is a global leading professional services firm that provides advisory, business performance improvement and turnaround management services.
With over 7000 people across 5 continents and based in 70 locations, we deliver excellent results for corporates, boards, private equity firms, law firms and government agencies facing complex challenges. Our senior leaders and their teams leverage A&M’s restructuring heritage to help companies act decisively, catapult growth and accelerate results.
Our non-hierarchical, hands-on-approach, small expert teams and an international focus are characterizing for A&M.
A&M’s Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) practice focuses on serving upper middle market and large cap private equity firms who have engaged A&M to help improve financial and operating results at their portfolio companies.
The Cost Optimization Program as a part of our PEPI function is a holistic, cross-functional, operational approach that focuses on quickly identifying high impact development for EBITDA, reduce cost, increase cash flow and profitability across the entire operation. Our experienced experts focus on driving significant improvements in operating expense cost structure by simplifying the business, streamlining the organization, and increasing efficiency of overhead spending.
As a (Senior) Associate (m/f/d) you will manage the following key responsibilities, supported by the European Corporate Transformation team
Structuring a performance improvement plan and managing the process through to completion
Identifying opportunities to significantly reduce Operating Expense cost structure by changing business leadership structure, sales and sales support staffing levels, business unit and functional management structure, and improvements to efficiency of all major back-office functions
Implementing programs to reduce Operating Expense cost structure, including changes to roles and responsibilities, implementation of supporting processes, and execution of workforce reductions
Working with clients directly to implement strategic and operational recommendations
At best you already have some relevant consulting experience and the following qualifications:
Experience with implementing operating expense cost reduction programs
First project leadership experience
Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
Structured project management (time, team and work-stream’s management)
Fluency to business level in both written and spoken English and German
If you want to be part of A&M’s success story and would like to grow in a dynamic environment, we are looking forward to your application.
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