M&A & Performance Improvement Senior Associate

Alvarez & Marsal; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Floating holiday

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal’s Private Equity Performance Improvement practice seeks a Senior Associate to support M&A and performance improvement engagements across the deal lifecycle. You will work in a collaborative environment with senior professionals and lead workstreams to deliver insights.

The role emphasizes analytical modeling, client interactions, and actionable recommendations, with opportunities to develop leadership and drive value creation in professional services engagements.

Qualifications

• 4-6+ years of professional experience in management consulting, investment banking, private equity, corporate development, with a demonstrated track record of M&A ideally with experience within the Professional Services space.
• Experience in integration / separation planning and execution a plus, but not required
• MBA preferred
• Eager to learn about core operations of Professional Services
• A commitment to promoting integrity, leadership and objectivity
• A hunger for a fast-paced environment that places a premium on results
• Initiative and drive
• Critical thinking skills
• Flexibility to travel at least 75% of time

Responsibilities

• Senior Associate-level responsibilities include providing service excellence by identifying key client business issues, overseeing workstreams and owning key client deliverables, driving cross-functional collaboration, and supporting client needs by supplementing the standard assessment techniques and tools with innovative approaches, evaluating and validating analysis and developing recommendations for the client in the context of the overall engagement.
• Leveraging a strong technical and analytical toolkit, including advanced financial modeling for client deliverables developed, with expert Excel skills and the ability to structure and analyze large, complex datasets to drive insights and client decision-making.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to lead client interactions, facilitate working sessions, present findings to senior stakeholders, and translate complex analytical outputs into clear, actionable insights and executive-ready deliverables across integration, carve-out, and performance improvement engagements.
• Own and maintain key client deliverables throughout the engagement, including synergy and performance improvement models, separation and one-time cost models, integration and carveout trackers, and other workstream outputs, ensuring accuracy and executive-ready quality at every stage of the transaction lifecycle.
• Provide informal leadership by coordinating across workstreams, ensuring alignment on priorities and execution plans, maintaining consistency in approach and messaging, and supporting team development through coaching, feedback, and on-the-job guidance.

Skills

Excellent fact-gathering, analytical &

Management consulting

M&A experience

Financial modeling

Analytical toolkit

Client leadership

Problem solving

Written & verbal communication

Initiative & drive

Flexibility to travel

Education

MBA preferred

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal’s Private Equity Performance Improvement practice seeks a Senior Associate to support M&A and performance improvement engagements across the deal lifecycle. You will work in a collaborative environment with senior professionals and lead workstreams to deliver insights.

The role emphasizes analytical modeling, client interactions, and actionable recommendations, with opportunities to develop leadership and drive value creation in professional services engagements.