Consultant / Senior Consultant (Analyst / Senior Analyst), Debt Advisory

Teneo; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading advisory firm in London seeks a Consultant / Senior Consultant to join their European Debt Advisory team. The position involves a variety of responsibilities, including financial modelling and supporting transaction processes. Key qualifications include robust financial modelling experience and excellent interpersonal skills. The firm offers a competitive package including 28 days holiday and a discretionary bonus scheme.

Benefits

28 days holiday

Discretionary Bonus Scheme

Cash benefits allowance

Company Pension Scheme

Investment in personal development

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Group Income protection

Life assurance

Cycle to work schemes

Regular social activities

Qualifications

• Robust financial modelling experience gained as an advisor, analyst, or in banking.
• Good understanding of loan agreements and financial covenants.
• Commitment to client service, even under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Produce slide decks and financial models for debt advisory mandates.
• Support transaction process management and business plans preparation.
• Engage in business development activities.

Skills

Entrepreneurial and team player

Financial modelling experience

Understanding of debt markets

Analytical skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Fluent in English

Fluency in French, Dutch, Spanish or Italian

Job description

London, United Kingdom

The Role

Our London-based European Debt Advisory team is expanding and we are looking for a talented and ambitious individual at Consultant / Senior Consultant level with an advisory, banking or chartered accountancy background to join our growing team in London. You will work alongside some of the most experienced practitioners in the field advising the Boards, Management teams and shareholders of companies which are looking to optimise their capital structures or finance acquisitions, with a specific focus on the UK, France, the Benelux, Switzerland, Italy and Spain.

Our European Debt Advisory practice, which already employs more than 25 people focused on DACH, assists companies with raising or refinancing debt. Our key differentiator is our holistic approach of the capital structure, our independence, and the depth of our lenders/investors network. Our flexible approach means you will be presented with a diverse selection of transactions, ensuring you develop a varied transaction skill set. Recent transaction types include acquisition financings, growth capital, capital structure optimisation, stressed refinancings, asset-based lending, covenant resets, etc. We also work closely with our leading pan-European restructuring franchise and are seamlessly linked into the wider Teneo network across multiple jurisdictions.

As a Consultant / Senior Consultant, you will have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of engagements across all sectors, with responsibility for taking a major part in the day-to-day deal execution including presentations drafting, financial modelling, ‘comparables’ computation, and other analytical tasks supporting the more senior members of the team with origination, business development initiatives, and market monitoring.

Key Responsibilities

• Take a central part in the production of slide decks and financial models as well as the process management of debt advisory mandates
• Providing support to the rest of the team in managing the transaction process
• Supporting Management teams in preparing and challenging business plans
• Developing financing options under the scrutiny of more senior team members
• Taking part in the preliminary steps of term sheets drafting
• Actively support business development activities
• Support execution of marketing initiatives aimed at specific channels to market, or events
• Support wider FA training initiatives

Key Skills & Experience

• Entrepreneurial and team player
• Robust financial modelling experience gained either as an advisor within a professional services company, consultancy, investment bank or as an analyst in a debt or special situations fund
• Good understanding of the characteristics of debt markets, banking, loan agreements and financial covenants
• Good understanding of the financial marketplace, its trends and key players (principals and advisers)
• Very strong analytical skills, including cash flows and financing options
• Excellent interpersonal skills and evidence of supporting teams in difficult situations
• Commitment and willingness to work under pressure, sometimes long hours, always putting the client first
• Flexibility to transfer skills into complementary offerings such as Restructuring or Turnaround and Performance Improvement if market conditions change
• Ambition to learn and develop further
• Impeccable command of spoken and written English
• Fluency in French, Dutch, Spanish or Italian is a significant differentiating factor for the role

What can we offer you?

• 28 days holiday
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Cash benefits allowance
• Company Pension Scheme
• Extensive investment in personal development & learning
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (depending on length of service) and shared parental leave
• Group Income protection
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work schemes
• Regular social, cultural and charitable activities

About Teneo: We partner with our clients globally to do great things for a better future. We provide advisory services across five business segments, including strategic communications, investor relations, financial transactions and restructuring, management consulting, and ESG & DE&I.

We are an equal opportunities employer that promotes diversity and inclusion.