Job Description

We support Private Equity backed Financial Services focused businesses. Our team is pragmatic in its approach and helps businesses overcome challenges by supporting management (and owners, where appropriate) to drive sustainable operational change.

We encourage consideration of flexible ways of working, both formal and informal arrangements that allow for the best outcomes for our people and our clients. If this opportunity is of interest to you with some flexibility, please do discuss with us.

You will be responsible for:

• Assisting FS clients in assessing the value creation potential within their business, and developing action plans to deliver against performance improvement initiatives
• Working hands-on with management teams to get buy-in across the business and implement agreed initiatives within an accelerated timeframe to maximize value
• Working with FS-focused colleagues from Financial Advisory, Consulting and the broader network, the team provide our clients with a coherent overview of the business operations, performance gaps and the potential for rapid improvement
• Work effectively in diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognized for their contribution

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

This is an opportunity to leverage your performance improvement and turnaround experience in a stimulating new environment. We now have multiple opportunities across the team to recruit high caliber delivery individuals.

• Demonstrable track record of successfully delivering performance improvement programs within a consultancy or corporate background
• Experience with private equity portfolio companies is strongly preferred
• Deep experience in cost reduction
• Strong credentials in pre-deal operational due diligence and/or pre/post-deal carve out and integration
• FS sector focus, ideally across a range of FS sub-sectors
• Strong track record in business development, including generation of new leads and building out existing projects
• Experience in navigating and managing C-suite and other senior stakeholders
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• An analytical mindset and ability to use data and MI to assess and drive performance improvement initiatives
• Experience in managing and developing talent
• Flexibility for international travel

Strong financial planning is just the start. This is where you can change the fortunes of an organization, working with great minds across our business. Because there’s one thing that makes our advice better than our competitors: our people.

You will have the opportunity to work closely with our Private Equity and corporate clients in delivering performance improvement initiatives and turnarounds. Successful candidates will benefit from a demonstrable strong track record in delivering performance improvement initiatives, experience in navigating senior stakeholders and strong analytical skills, including Excel/PowerPoint capability.