Senior Associate / Manager - Financial and Operational Restructuring

Alvarez & Marsal; Paris; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with a Paris-based Restructuring & Turnaround practice, working with companies, investors and creditors across France and Europe to solve complex financial challenges. Join a collaborative team advising executives on distressed situations, liquidity management, and strategic restructurings.

You will develop dynamic financial models, forecast cash flows, and lead workstreams within client engagements, while developing relationships with

Qualifications

• Experience in a Restructuring team at a leading consultancy firm or Big Four.
• Ability to lead work streams in restructuring projects within client engagements.
• Strong financial analysis skills and advanced experience in financial modelling (e.g., 13-week cash-flow forecasts, 3-statement financial models).
• Native or fluent French & English is essential; additional European languages are advantageous.

Responsabilités

• Advise and implement alongside clients’ executives, investors, and stakeholders in distressed situations.
• Work with the team to offer critical support to companies under-performing or experiencing liquidity crises.
• Assist company management and help stabilize financial and operational performance.
• Develop skills to understand a client’s rapidly changing situation and enable creative solutions.
• Conduct diagnostic assessments of key issues, business outlooks, and liquidity forecasting.
• Develop and implement restructuring plans, financial models, and cash-flow forecasting tools.
• Evaluate business plans and financial projections, identifying risks and opportunities.
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders in France and Europe.

Connaissances

Restructuring

Financial analysis

Financial modelling

Leadership

Bilingual (FR/EN)

Description du poste

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 professionals in more than 40 countries. The Paris‑based Restructuring & Turnaround practice works closely with companies, investors, and creditors across France and Europe to provide innovative solutions to complex financial and operational challenges.

How you will contribute

• Advise and implement alongside clients’ executives, investors, and stakeholders in distressed situations.
• Work with the team to offer critical support to companies that are under‑performing or experiencing a full‑blown liquidity crisis.
• Assist company management & help to stabilize financial and operational performance.
• Develop the skills to ascertain & understand a client’s rapidly changing situation and to enable creative and innovative solutions/options for the businesses and its stakeholders.
• Conduct diagnostic assessments of key issues, business outlooks, and liquidity forecasting.
• Develop and implement restructuring plans, integrated financial models, and short‑term cash‑flow forecasting tools.
• Evaluate business plans and financial projections, identifying risks and opportunities.
• Build trusted relationships with key stakeholders in France and the European restructuring community.
• Support business development activities, including creating client pitches and proposals.

Examples of projects

• Financial and Operational Restructuring
• Balance Sheet Restructuring
• Asset Sales
• Cash & liquidity management and forecasting
• Cross‑border wind‑downs
• Preparation and validation of business plans for company management teams
• Detailed contract reviews
• Independent business reviews
• Short‑term cash‑flow forecasting frameworks
• Stakeholder reporting on PMO cost‑saving initiatives
• Profit Improvement (Sales Improvement and Cost Reduction)

Qualifications

• Strong academic background with experience in a Restructuring team at a leading consultancy firm or Big Four.
• Proven ability to lead work streams in restructuring projects within client engagements.
• Strong financial analysis skills and advanced experience in financial modelling (e.g., 13‑week cash‑flow forecasts, 3‑statement financial models).
• Native or fluent French & English is essential. Additional European languages are advantageous.

Your journey at A&M

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