Deals Performance & Restructuring Senior Manager

PwC South Africa; Vancouver; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

PwC South Africa is seeking a Restructuring Senior Manager to provide strategic advice and support clients facing financial distress. In this role, you will help clients recover from challenging business situations and lead a team in executing advisory mandates. Responsibilities include financial analysis, developing turnaround plans, and coordinating distressed mergers and acquisitions.

The ideal candidate will hold a professional accounting designation, have experience in financial restructuring, and possess strong analytical and project management skills. The position offers a competitive salary range from $112,400 to $162,400.

Qualifications

• A professional accounting designation demonstrating expertise in financial or management.
• Experience in professional services or business advisory environment.
• Specific financial and operational restructuring experience.

Responsibilities

• Participate in business development to source new mandates.
• Develop turnaround plans to maximize recoveries to stakeholders.
• Conduct financial analysis and cash flow forecasts.
• Coordinate execution of distressed M&A or refinancing activities.
• Support team learning and provide feedback.

Skills

Professional accounting designation

Financial restructuring experience

Analytical skills

Project management skills

Client relationship development

Education

CIRP designation

Job description

Summary

At PwC, our people in deals focus on providing strategic advice and support to clients in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and restructuring. They help clients navigate complex transactions and maximise value in their business deals. In deal recovery management at PwC, you will focus on helping clients navigate financial distress and recover from challenging business situations. You will be responsible for providing strategic advice and solutions to optimise recovery outcomes.

As a Restructuring Senior Manager, you will work with the partner team to support business development activities, lead teams to execute advisory & restructuring mandates and support the development and growth of our restructuring team generally.

Responsibilities

• Actively participating in business development activities to expand relationships and source new mandates
• Helping develop and implement turnaround plans or realization plans with the goal of maximizing recoveries to stakeholders
• Conducting financial analysis and developing financial and cash flow forecasts including the development of detailed models and conducting sensitivity analysis
• Applying business acumen to develop or assess business plans to support turnaround plans
• Working with additional advisors to integrate tax, regulatory and other legal considerations into the development of turnaround or realization plans
• Coordinating the execution of distressed M&A or refinancing activities
• Assisting in the preparation of high-quality presentations and/or reports for key stakeholders
• Taking a “hands‑on” role to manage stakeholders and lead change
• Running in‑Court and out of Court restructuring or realization processes
• Supporting the learning and development of team members through the delivery of quality in‑flight learning during the execution of mandates and the provision of regular feedback

Experience and Skills

• A professional accounting designation, or international equivalent, or similar post‑graduate designation demonstrating financial, business or management expertise
• Equivalent experience in a professional services or business advisory environment
• Specific financial restructuring, operational restructuring or insolvency experience, including experience advising debtors and creditors, and acting pursuant to appointments under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act
• Holding the CIRP designation provided by the Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals (CAIRP) and the Licensed Insolvency Trustee designation provided by the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (OSB)
• Strong technical skills, including the ability to evaluate financial results and detailed financial/cash‑flow forecasts
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, communication and report‑writing skills, including experience with court reports and complex deliverables
• Solid project‑management skills and the developing ability to lead high‑performing project teams
• Solid client relationship development and business‑development abilities
• The ability and willingness to travel up to 20% of the time within Canada and internationally

Compensation

The salary range for this position is listed as $112,400 - $162,400, with base salary determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. Eligible employees may also have opportunities to participate in variable incentive pay programmes.

EEO Statement

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