Senior Manager, Business Restructuring and Turnaround Services

BDO Canada; Calgary; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Calgary is seeking a Senior Manager for its Business Restructuring and Turnaround Services team. The role involves advising clients on financial reviews, developing business relationships, and supervising junior staff. Candidates must hold a CPA designation and have extensive experience in restructuring practices. The firm offers a people-first culture and extensive opportunities for professional development, making it an ideal place for personal and career growth.

Benefits

Flexible benefits

Competitive total cash compensation

Wellness reimbursement

Qualifications

• Must have CPA accounting and/or senior finance designation.
• Enrolled or willing to enroll in the Chartered Insolvency and Restructuring Professional program.
• Four or more years of prior experience in the Restructuring field.

Responsibilities

• Advise corporate clients through financial reviews and business turnarounds.
• Develop business relationships with lenders and legal firms.
• Supervise staff and delegate tasks as necessary.

Skills

Financial reviews

Business turnarounds

Staff supervision

Stakeholder communication

Cash flow models

Organizational skills

Advanced financial modelling

Proficient in MS Office

Excellent communication

Detail-oriented

Education

CPA accounting or senior finance designation

Enrollment in CIRP program

Four or more years of experience in Restructuring

Job description

About BDO

Putting people first, every day. BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust. In turn, we offer an award‑winning environment that fosters a people‑first culture with a high priority on your personal and professional growth.

Your Opportunity

Our Calgary office is looking for a Senior Manager to join the Business Restructuring and Turnaround Services team and own the following responsibilities:

• Advising corporate clients, lenders, creditors or shareholders through financial reviews, business turnarounds and financial restructurings (formal or informal).
• Develop business relationships with lenders, private equity, legal firms and the business community.
• Supervise staff, delegate tasks and projects as required; develop the capabilities of less experienced staff through coaching, mentoring, knowledge transfer, internal training delivery, and assignment of challenging work opportunities.
• Prepare or manage the production of integrated cash flow models; analyze cash flow models, projections, and business plans.
• Identify, target, and develop referral sources; assist with practice development assignments.
• Communicate continually with debtors, creditors, governmental regulators, and courts through stakeholder meetings, reports, attendance at court, etc.; draft and present reports and recommendations for financial institutions, C‑suite executives, shareholders, and other stakeholders.
• Maintain reliable transportation; enable travel and flexibility to meet stakeholders during off‑hours.

How Do We Define Success for Your Role?

You demonstrate BDO’s core values through all aspects of your work: Integrity, Respect and Collaboration. You understand your client’s industry, challenges, and opportunities; clients describe you as positive, professional, and delivering high‑quality work. You identify, recommend, and focus on effective service delivery to your clients. You share in an inclusive and engaging work environment that develops, retains and attracts talent. You actively participate in the adoption of digital tools and strategies to drive an innovative workplace. You grow your expertise through learning and professional development.

Your Experience and Education

• CPA accounting and/or senior finance designation required.
• Enrolled or willing to enroll in the Chartered Insolvency and ReStructuring Professional (CIRP) program and have completed (or in process of completing) the CIRP National Insolvency Examination (CNIE).
• Four or more years of previous experience within the Restructuring field.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of insolvency rules, laws and procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Advanced financial modelling skills.
• Detail‑oriented, excellent organizational skills, and ability to prioritize with flexibility to manage workload demands and multiple tasks as required.

Why BDO?

Our people‑first approach to talent has earned us a spot among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2025. This recognition is a milestone we are thrilled to add to our collection of awards for both experienced and student talent experiences.

We enable you to engage with how we change and evolve, being a key contributor to the success and growth of BDO in Canada. We help you become a better professional within our services, industries, and markets with extensive opportunities for learning and development. We support your achievement of personal goals outside of the office and making an impact on your community.

Giving Back Adds Up

BDO is actively involved in our communities by supporting local charity initiatives. We support staff with local and national events where you will be given the opportunity to contribute to your community.

Total Rewards that Matter

We pay for performance with competitive total cash compensation that recognizes and rewards your contribution. We provide flexible benefits from day one, a market‑leading personal time off policy, and support your overall wellness beyond working hours with reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle.

Everyone Counts

We believe every employee should have the opportunity to participate and succeed. Through leadership by our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader, we are committed to a workplace culture of respect, inclusion and diversity. We recognize and celebrate the valuable differences among each of us, including race, religious beliefs, physical or mental disabilities, age, place of origin, marital status, family status, gender or gender identity and sexual orientation. If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us.

Flexibility

All BDO personnel are expected to spend some of their time working in the office, at the client site and virtually unless accommodations or alternative work arrangements are in place. Our model is a blended approach designed to support the flexible needs of our people, the firm and our clients. It’s about creating work experiences that meet everyone’s needs and providing flexibility to adjust when, where and how we work to meet the expectations of our role.

Code of Conduct

Our Code of Conduct sets clear standards for how we conduct business. It reflects our shared values and commitments and includes guiding principles to help us make ethical decisions and maintain trust with each other, our clients and the public.

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