Alvarez & Marsal is a global consulting firm with more than $2+ billion in revenues, c.6,000+ staff and over 70 offices world-wide. We offer a broad range of professional services including Financial & Operational Restructuring, Performance Improvement and Business Transformation. Our fast-paced and entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients while living our core values of integrity, quality, fun, objectivity, inclusive diversity, and personal reward.

Corporate Transformation Services offers expertise and a "take-action" approach to dramatically improve performance and unlock top and bottom-line results across sectors including Private Equity, Consumer, Retail, Hospitality, Leisure, Technology, Industrials, Aerospace and Defence, Automotive and, Pharmaceuticals. We blend world-class consulting talent with senior operational executives from industry to assist CEOs and Boards to address and activate change, execute corporate strategies, align organisational structures, integrate acquisitions, accelerate innovation, improve efficiency and, always focus on driving profitable growth.

The Opportunity

CFO Services helps CFOs and key finance leaders re-imagine the finance function and deliver finance transformation and performance improvement activities. The team blends independent perspectives with practical solutions based on real industry experience to build and deliver roadmaps that enable the change required to transform the operating model and organisation by leveraging best practices, digital processes, organisational redesign and technology.

The Role

An opportunity exists for a Finance Transformation expert at Managing Director level, with deep knowledge and insight, a broad and varied blend of operational and advisory background and a strong network of high-level contacts across UK and Europe. Working closely with the European Senior Leadership team, you will be responsible for the build out of the profile and reputation of the Firm, specifically in CFO Services. You will manage and deliver projects, win new business, and develop a world class team.

You will deliver client projects including finance function transformation, crisis cash management, cash flow forecasting and working capital optimisation. Assignments may include organisational design, operating model assessments, G&A cost reduction, working capital benchmarking, data analytics, integration or carve-out planning and, digitally enabled finance and accounting. You will work with the European Senior leadership to cultivate and foster new businesses and be part of shaping the future of the practice. You will be based out of London but be part of the pan-European practice and delivering European agenda and projects to CFO services clients.

Desired Skills and Experience

You will be experienced in finance transformation solutions that address businesses critical issues either in an advisory capacity or taking the reins in an interim C-Suite role. You will operate on a pan-European level and, leveraging A&M's brand and expertise, help shape and build a differentiated and best in class consulting services. The successful candidate will:

• Lead the development of the CFO Services team in the UK and Europe by engaging with prospective clients and developing enduring senior level client relationships

• Build the A&M brand and profile by successfully winning and delivering client assignments and managing project teams to exceed client expectations

• Contribute to thought leadership and the development of the practice by raising the profile and our reputation with clients and internally across other teams

• Provide a significant contribution to practice building activities such as recruiting and training junior team members

• Identify and manage key strategic suppliers/ partnerships

You will have

• 10+ years' experience with the above outlined blend of corporate line management in a blue chip environment and advisory in a major advisory firm delivering finance transformation and performance improvement

• Experience and consequently a robust network across the UK and European in Industrial Products, Automotive, Retail, Consumer Goods, Hotel and Hospitality, Business Services and Private Equity

• A track record in supporting and driving the relationship and sales management process

• Clear determination to deliver the latest thinking in functional solutions within a highly competitive advisory marketplace

• Demonstrable leadership on large-scale projects including but not limited to post-merger integrations, carve-outs, value creation.

• Evidence of converting business contacts and leads into sustainable, profitable revenue streams

• Developing and executing a specific strategy focused on target clients and distinctive go-to-market propositions

• Analytical rigour and financial experience

• Capacity to thrive in a fast-paced, challenging, and unpredictable environment.

• First class education from a top-rated university; MBA is desirable but not essential.

• Fluency in English is essential and other European languages are highly desirable.

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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