Turnaround and Performance Improvement, Director

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS ADVISORY SERVICES PTE. LTD.; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Singapore is seeking a skilled Director to lead operational restructuring and cost reduction initiatives. The role requires over 10 years of experience in transformation programmes and excellent analytical skills. You will work with high-profile clients, manage stakeholders, and drive significant changes. Candidates should have a strong financial background and experience in consulting, along with capabilities in Microsoft Excel and Power BI. Flexibility to travel is essential for this position.

Qualifications

• Over 10 years of experience in cost reduction or transformation programmes.
• Experience in a reputable consulting firm.
• Industry operational experience is a plus.
• Strong analytical and report writing skills required.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed analysis of client data and operations.
• Manage and implement turnaround projects.
• Prepare presentations for stakeholders.
• Develop relationships and drive change.

Skills

Financial analytical skills

Cost reduction expertise

Stakeholder management

Project management skills

Teamwork

Commercial awareness

Education

Formal financial qualification (CIMA, CPA, CFA, ICEAW or equivalent)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Power BI

Alteryx

Job description

At PwC, we help clients build trust and reinvent so they can turn complexity into competitive advantage. We’re a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 370,000 people in 149 countries. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting we help clients build, accelerate and sustain momentum. Find out more at www.pwc.com.
Our Deals Advisory Practice helps businesses realise the potential of their mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, and capital markets with a global network of industry experts coupled with data-driven insights. As the largest in Singapore, we provide faster growth, stronger capabilities, a competitive edge across the entire deal continuum, from strategy formulation, deal origination, transaction support and finance raising, to post deal integration and exit.

Corporates are under significant pressure to change their businesses and operating models due to the macro-economic and geopolitical landscape, increasing competition and ongoing revenue pressures. We are expanding our team to support the increasing demand from our clients across a broad range of sectors to transform their operations. As well as working with a wide range of clients, you will also have the opportunity to work with leading practitioners across the Deals, Strategy& and Consulting practice within the Firm.

As a Director in the team, you will be working with high profile clients on a breadth of operational restructuring assignments, including cost reduction, cash and working capital management, focused on identifying and implementing sustainable performance improvements. You need to have excellent analytical capabilities coupled with strong communication skills and tenacity to help the delivery of operational changes and financial turnarounds.

You will work with our team to assist in a range of assignments including;

• Carry out detailed analysis of client data and operations
• Assess and test financial positions and forecasts
• Work with management to develop, plan and implement the delivery of turnaround, operational improvement and cost reduction projects
• Undertake strategic planning with business case and scenario testing
• Establish and run programme management offices
• Take a “hands-on” role to manage stakeholders, develop relationships and drive change
• Assist in the preparation of presentations and/or reports for key stakeholders
• Manage deliverables, project risks procedures and project economics;
• Contribute to the development of the team and the firm, through coaching and training other team members;
• Develop our service offering to continuously match market requirements;
• Support business development activities

The role will be based in Singapore but requires flexibility to travel throughout the region, depending on client requirements.

Essential skills and experience

• more than 10 years of experience of operating on cost reduction or transformation programmes in a range of sectors
• Experience in reputable consulting firm
• Industry operational experience is a plus
• A formal financial qualification is desirable but not essential (CIMA, CPA, CFA, ICEAW or equivalent)
• Strong financial analytical skills (financial and non-financial), including use of Microsoft Excel;
• Report writing skills including use of Microsoft PowerPoint;
• Previous experience in, or exposure to, complex stakeholder environments;
• Strong commercial awareness and a willingness to participate in marketing and business development and the preparation of proposals;
• Experience working with Power BI and Alteryx is a plus
• Proven project and time management skills;
• Ability to work to tight deadlines in rapidly moving working environments; and
• Bright, team player who can work effectively under pressure and independently;