Director, Transaction Advisory Group, Financial Due Diligence
Alvarez & Marsal
Paris
Alvarez & Marsal ("A&M") is a global consulting firm with more than $2+ billion in revenues, c.6,000+ staff and over 70 offices around the globe. We offer a broad range of professional services including Transaction Advisory, Restructuring, Performance Improvement, Corporate Transformation, Financial Institutions Advisory, Tax, Valuations, and Disputes and Investigation Services.
Our Paris practice is well established and one of the fastest growing advisory businesses in France. Our leadership team is a collection of highly experienced professionals and they are supported by an exceptional team drawn from industry and professional services.
Our Paris based Transaction Advisory Group is lead by twelve highly experienced and established Managing Directors and Senior Directors. The team has earned an exceptional reputation for excellent work & they are highly active in France, working for premium clients on high profile deals: large and mid-cap private equity, fast growth premium small cap deals, multinational corporates, and French LBO's. Their work comprises French situations and cross border activity in addition to international situations around the world.
A&M TAG have a unique opportunity to perform "smarter" due diligence by providing an integrated and differentiated approach. We are unrestricted by any conflict with audit mandates and the resulting issues caused that are typical in many of our competitors. We are also able to operate cross-border seamlessly due to our truly global organisational structure. All our teams are expanding around the world, and we have established A&M as the leading provider of Financial Due Diligence globally outside of the Big 4 audit firms. We are the Number 1 firm to develop a career in Transaction Advisory today.
A&M TAG have a unique delivery model that enables extensive exposure to high profile clients and Managing Directors, thus empowering individuals to fast-track their careers and development. We are expanding, and we are looking for experienced and ambitious Directors to join our TAG team in Paris. Candidates should have a successful track record at a leading Advisory firm and they will be able to contribute to the growth of the practice through strengthening the French business, broadening routes to market and leveraging senior client relationships. The successful appointee will be an expert in selling and delivering financial due diligence advisory assignments.
A&M is an environment that presents a real opportunity for ambitious individuals. Our base salaries and benefits are highly competitive, and our bonuses are uncapped and well known for their fairness and generosity correlating with the employees' contribution in business development and project execution to grow both Transaction Advisory and other A&M services.
Responsibilities:
Work closely with our Managing Directors in France and across the globe on business development activities including thought leadership, proposals, pitches and networking
Support our Managing Directors to lead and develop the French Transaction Advisory team, including recruiting, training, and coaching team members
Lead and deliver multiple Transaction Advisory engagements in France and internationally
Work with a variety of large-cap and mid-cap private equity houses, corporate clients and financial institutions
Use the commercial aspects of your financial analysis skills, in addition to analysing the key drivers and valuation considerations that drive a transaction
Work alongside operational/technical, commercial, tax and other due diligence professionals in integrated due diligence project teams enhancing your understanding of the broader due diligence and wider deal process
Network with our service lines and work on external marketing events to build cross-service line relationships
Be active in the external market, supporting and enhancing existing client relationships and developing new client relationships
Contribute to the development of the wider team through the provision of formal and informal training
A&M is an environment that presents a real opportunity for ambitious individuals and Directors are expected & encouraged to develop a client network.
The ideal candidate will have:
Senior level experience (8+ years) in Transaction Advisory (Financial Due Diligence) at a Big 4 firm
Strong academic record and experience providing Financial Due Diligence across a variety of sectors
Well-developed stakeholder management skills including managing key client relationships and networking / business development
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Native or fluent French & English is essential. Additional language skills are highly advantageous
Highly ambitious and motivated with an entrepreneurial mindset, deep functional knowledge and insight, a blend of operational and commercial skills and an entrepreneurial approach.
The successful candidate will:
Join a growing team with strong leadership, bright, energetic people with a truly entrepreneurial spirit
Work across the entire deal life cycle in a hands-on role, including both buy-side and sell-side work and integrated due diligence engagements encompassing financial, commercial, operational/technical, tax and other due diligence work-streams
Benefit from more diverse and exciting career opportunities
Deliver international projects on behalf of many of the most prominent organisations worldwide
A&M TAG is a hugely supportive environment - all employees gain extensive exposure to Managing Directors and Senior Directors enabling them to fast track their career progression and significantly improve their technical skills.
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. 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 policy 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 in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.
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