Associate CFO Services

Alvarez & Marsal; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent financial services firm in Greater London is looking for a professional to join its CFO Services team. This role involves collecting and analyzing financial data, managing projects, and collaborating with teams to enhance client operations. The ideal candidate will have 2-4 years of relevant experience in accounting or finance, strong financial modeling skills, and proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint. The firm values diversity and inclusion, fostering a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in accounting, finance, or related fields.
• Strong grasp of financial statements and cash management.
• Experience in financial due diligence or investment banking preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collect and validate financial data for accurate analysis.
• Execute operational tasks independently and set up client tools.
• Collaborate with team members for knowledge sharing.

Skills

Financial modeling

Excel

PowerPoint

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Education

4-year college degree in accounting, finance, or economics

Job description

Description

Alvarez and Marsal's CFO Services work with corporate clients and private equity held portfolio companies, providing our clients with solutions to preserve and generate value for their businesses.

Our goal is to improve transparency to key drivers and business performance, to support increasing cash and EBITDA, and to provide benefits through hands-on involvement in our clients' operations. Our job is to support corporates and PE firms to ensure they have credible plans and the ability to execute and deliver financial outcomes.

CFO Services Pillars

• Liquidity & Working Capital Optimization
• Strategic Analytics & Planning
• Performance Measurement & Management
• Business Transformation
• Auxiliary Services: Accounting Remediation
• PROFESSIONAL EXPECTATIONS:

Responsibilities

• Data Collection, Validation and Analysis
  • Identify, request, and process relevant data and information to complete fact-based analyses
  • Validate all data used in calculations, reconcile models and reports individually and in aggregate
  • Think critically, apply rules to independently produce accurate and reliable analyses
  • Compile findings into cogent and digestible spreadsheet templates and presentation slides
• Project Management and Implementation
  • Execute operational tasks independently (e.g., development of tools / templates for client use, tasks requested by client, slide deck development, etc.)
  • Quality check one's own work product to ensure that it addresses the subject question, flows logically, and is free from error
  • Set up tools and to utilize client software / apps to access client data
• Teamwork
  • Collaboratively work with other team members, offer knowledge sharing opportunities
  • View all interactions as a learning opportunity
• Financial Acumen
  • Possess financial modeling experience and basic understanding of financial statements, treasury and cash management, understand cause / effect relationships to the trial balance accounts
• ACCREDITION/EXPERIENCE
  • Graduate of accredited 4-year college / university with educational concentration in relevant areas (accounting, finance, economics) preferred but not required
  • 2-4 years of experience related to: Accounting / Finance, Financial Due Diligence, Restructuring, Investment Banking or Private Equity
  • Experience in building integrated financial models and have strong Excel/PowerPoint skills

Diversity & Inclusion

A&M's entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work -- guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity-are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity and we foster inclusiveness. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.

Voluntary Inclusion

It is Alvarez & Marsal's policy to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, pregnancy, marital status, family status, religion, national origin, age or disability or any other non-merit based factor in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.