CoE Turnaround Team Associate Director

KPMG-UnitedKingdom; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading advisory firm in the UK seeks an Associate Director for its Turnaround Team in Birmingham. The role involves leading critical advisory projects aimed at stabilizing clients facing financial pressures. Candidates should bring a strong commercial mindset, leadership skills, and a background in financial advisory or consulting.

Qualifications

• Experience in turnaround, financial analysis, or restructuring required.
• Ability to lead advisory projects and manage teams effectively.
• Existing professional network across clients and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage internal and external stakeholder stabilization.
• Develop integrated financial and operational turnaround plans.
• Lead multi-work stream advisory projects.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Commercial acumen

Leadership

Communication skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

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22.06.2025

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CoE Turnaround Team Associate Director #LI-CP1

KPMG's UK Deal Advisory team is recruiting ambitious, innovative, and high-performing individuals at all levels to accelerate the growth of its recently launched Turnaround Team.

KPMG's Turnaround Team offers an exciting opportunity to work within dynamic, flexible, and fast-moving environments. It is the first line of response to opportunities arising from operational underperformance and/or financial pressure.

We have recently invested significantly in this team, including several experienced partners/directors, and are actively recruiting staff to help accelerate this growth. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their background or identity. This is fundamental to our success. Turnaround Team is intentionally building a diverse, high-performance team, seeking applicants with experience across multiple industry sectors and business functions.

Turnaround Team operates nationally and is embedded within the rapidly growing Deal Advisory business as part of the Corporate Finance team. Our group delivers a broad spectrum of corporate advisory work, serving regional and large corporate clients across the UK. This enables us to provide bespoke, solutions-led approaches to help companies preserve value and navigate back to sustainable growth.

We support businesses through the entire economic cycle by providing expertise in:

• Internal and external stakeholder stabilization and management
• Short-term liquidity management
• Business plan assessment, challenge, and analysis
• Identification and assessment of options
• Financing strategies
• Business disposals or managed exits
• Cash & working capital management
• Cost reduction and performance improvement
• Economic profitability assessments
• Development of integrated financial and operational turnaround plans
• Implementation support

The key attributes of an Associate Director within the Turnaround Team include:

• An analytical mindset with strong commercial and business acumen
• Strong leadership and communication skills, capable of influencing senior stakeholders including PE firms, lenders, and corporates
• Experience leading multi-work stream advisory projects such as financial restructuring, stakeholder advisory, turnaround, and liquidity disciplines
• Existing professional network across clients, lenders, private equity, and other stakeholders
• Creativity and willingness to explore new approaches
• Effective team management, coaching, training, and mentoring skills

Candidates may have backgrounds in professional services, consulting, finance, or operations, with success in turnaround, financial analysis, restructuring, or transactions. Sector expertise in consumer, industrials, healthcare & life sciences, TMT, business services, energy & natural resources is advantageous but not essential. Experience in fast-paced environments facing financial or operational challenges is also beneficial.