Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Transactions Group, LLC
Corporate Transactions Group - Operations - Senior Associate (Finance)
About A&M
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 leading global professional services firm that provides advisory, business performance improvement and turnaround management services. When conventional approaches are not enough to create transformation and drive change, clients seek our deep expertise and ability to deliver practical solutions to their unique problems.
With over 10,000 people across six continents, we deliver tangible 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. We are experienced operators, world-class consultants, former regulators and industry authorities with a shared commitment to telling clients what's really needed for turning change into a strategic business asset, managing risk and unlocking value at every stage of growth.
Corporate Transactions Group (\CTG\)
CTG, a subsidiary of A&M, brings a structured and disciplined approach to create and capture value throughout the M&A deal cycle. We provide corporate clients with deep leadership and expertise to bring an end-to-end solution for corporate clients as they enter into potential buys-side acquisitions, sell-side divestitures and carve-outs, and strategic partnerships.
Our professionals help businesses develop and execute their strategies to create value for the organization and its shareholders leveraging A&M's functional expertise and industry experience. We provide a range of services to our clients, including commercial due diligence, market entry assessment, financial and operational due diligence, tax diligence and structuring assistance, business modeling and synergy assessment, integration & separation planning, and support executing the plan and delivering enterprise value for our client's shareholders.
Our CTG practice is growing rapidly which means there is a unique opportunity to be creative and entrepreneurial to help shape the foundation of our future. We are currently seeking dynamic and experienced professionals to join our team, focusing on the operational and execution aspects of the M&A life cycle (from early-stage diligence through to post-close implementation). In this ever-changing market environment, our professionals must be adaptable and thrive in a collaborative, team-driven culture. The position offers significant opportunities for career development and advancement in a fast-growing practice that is helping lead many market shaping deals.
What will you be doing?
We are looking for seasoned professionals with experience in M&A transactions. As a Senior Associate, you will be a key member of our deliver teams.
The ideal candidate will have experience in some of the following areas:
• Operational due diligence (ODD)
• Merger and acquisition integration planning and execution
• Divestiture and carve-out planning and execution
• Synergy development, planning, and execution
Your role will be client-facing to help deliver our work, as well as supporting business development activities and our internal initiatives.
Key responsibilities
• Serve on a workstream(s) for enterprise-wide M&A projects working within the project team to help design and deliver high-quality client analysis and work products for our clients.
• Support operational diligence and/or functional analysis as part of the pre-signing / pre-closing activities to help our clients determine value, assess risk, identify opportunities and prepare for a future transaction.
• Help our clients understand operational overlaps / entanglements, develop and execute the integration / separation work plans and critical planning documents (e.g., entanglement logs, TSAs, cost models, synergy plans, etc.), identify improvement areas, identify, escalate, and resolve integration or separation issues on A&M's most challenging projects.
• Help our clients and your team members proactively identify business issues and opportunities with supporting analysis; help recommend activities to mitigate risks while optimizing upside opportunities for the business.
• Support the professional development and career path of team members and lead key people initiatives such as recruiting, training, and other career development programs for our expanded team.
Qualifications:
• A minimum of 3+ years of relevant professional consulting and / or operational experience; Big 4 or top-tier Strategy consulting firm preferred
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university / college preferably in Business, Engineering or a related field; MBA preferred
• Strong business acumen with strong analytical and problem-solving skills to understand how strategic business model decisions impact the broader organization across customers, operations, technology, risk, and people; CFA or CPA preferred
• Experience working on complex M&A execution projects (integrations and separations) and M&A transactional deal work a plus; industry experience with operational exposure and P&L responsibility across one or more functions a plus (Sale & Marketing, Supply Chain, HR, IT, Finance, etc.)
• Experience working teams in a fast-paced environment with the ability to operate successfully under ambiguity
• Experience within one or more industry segments preferred (e.g., Consumer Products, Industrials, Automotive, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Financial Services, Energy, Technology, Media, etc.)
• Ability to communicate confidently in a clear, concise, and articulate manner - verbally and in written form to senior business leaders
• Travel may be up to 75%
• Ability to work within the US
Who will you be working with?
We are not a typical consulting firm. CTG is a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience who embody the A&M Core Values - integrity, quality, objectivity, fun, personal reward, and inclusive diversity while delivering a tailored and scalable approach to working with our corporate clients.
Our team is a set of are hands-on, entrepreneurial, open minded, high achieving, and collaborative individuals who go the extra mile and deliver gold standard work for their teammates and clients. We are often leaders amongst our peers with the confidence to approach internal and external problems head-on and the grit to execute highly complex, value add initiatives in intense situations.
We present you with opportunities, not a playbook, and we reward you based on performance, not your tenure.
How will you grow and be supported?
As a demonstration of A&M's strong commitment to its people, we offer benefits to support your career, personal and professional developments. This includes performance-based career progression and promotion process, high quality practice-wide training programs, a global mobility program, rotation opportunities in other practice areas, employee resource groups, and a health and wellness program. A&M recognizes that our people fuel our growth, and you and your team will be provided with the best available training and development resources, as well as networking opportunities.
The base salary is $130,000 annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. In addition, A&M offers a discretionary bonus program which is based on a number of factors, including individual and firm performance. Please ask your recruiter for details.
Full-time Positions and Part-time Positions Over 30 hours
Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are also entitled to participate in Alvarez & Marsal Holdings' fringe benefits consisting of healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life, AD&D, and disability coverages at rates determined from time to time as well as a 401(k)-retirement plan. Provided the eligibility requirements are met, employees will also receive a discretionary contribution to their 401(k) from Alvarez & Marsal.
Alvarez & Marsal recruits on an ongoing basis. Candidates are considered as they apply, until the opportunity is filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply expeditiously to any role(s) that they are qualified for and that are of interest to them.