Lead, Financial Services Transaction Advisory

Alvarez & Marsal France; Paris; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal France is seeking a Manager to lead financial due diligence engagements within our Financial Services Transaction Services team in Paris. You will manage project teams, drive analyses, and build strong client relationships to deliver high-impact results.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams across Tax, Valuation, and Operational Due Diligence while coaching junior professionals and contributing to a high-performance culture.

Qualifications

• Graduated from a leading Grande Eoles in Business and/or Engineering, or equivalent.
• 5–8 years of relevant experience within Transaction Services, Deals Advisory, Audit, or Consulting with significant exposure to financial services clients
• Strong understanding of financial due diligence methodologies and transaction processes
• Experience across financial services sectors such as banking, insurance, asset management, fintech, specialty finance, or payments
• Strong financial analysis and problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent project management and team leadership skills
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both French and English. Additional European language skills highly desirable

Responsibilities

• Leading buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence engagements for financial services clients
• Managing day-to-day project execution including quality of deliverables, timelines, and team coordination
• Analysing historical and forecast financial information to identify key business drivers, risks, and transaction considerations
• Reviewing quality of earnings, net assets, capital adequacy, liquidity, and other financial metrics relevant to financial services businesses
• Assessing regulatory and sector-specific considerations impacting transactions
• Preparing and reviewing client deliverables, reports, presentations, and key transaction analyses
• Managing client relationships and acting as a primary point of contact during engagements
• Coordinating with cross-functional A&M teams including Tax, Valuation, Operational Due Diligence, and Restructuring professionals
• Coaching and developing junior team members while contributing to a collaborative and high-performance culture
• Supporting business development initiatives including proposals, pitches, networking, and market activities

Skills

Financial analysis

Project management

Team leadership

Excel

PowerPoint

French and English communication

Education

Grande Ecoles background (Business or Engineering)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal France is seeking a Manager to lead financial due diligence engagements within our Financial Services Transaction Services team in Paris. You will manage project teams, drive analyses, and build strong client relationships to deliver high-impact results.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams across Tax, Valuation, and Operational Due Diligence while coaching junior professionals and contributing to a high-performance culture.