PEPI: Senior Associate, CFO Services -- Digital Finance (OPEN TO ALL US LOCATION

PEPI: Senior Associate, CFO Services -- Digital Finance (OPEN TO ALL US LOCATIONS)

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Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement

Senior Associate, CFO Services - (Digital Finance)

OVERVIEW:
A&M’s Private Equity Performance Improvement Services (PEPI) practice works with private equity held portfolio companies and provides our clients with solutions to preserve and generate value for their businesses. Our goal is to improve transparency to key drivers and business performance, to support increasing cash and EBITDA, and to provide benefits through hands-on involvement in our clients’ operations. Our job is to support PE firms to ensure their portfolio companies have credible plans and the ability to execute and deliver financial outcomes.

Description
Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement
Senior Associate, CFO Services - (Digital Finance)
OVERVIEW:
A&M’s Private Equity Performance Improvement Services (PEPI) practice works with private equity held portfolio companies and provides our clients with solutions to preserve and generate value for their businesses. Our goal is to improve transparency to key drivers and business performance, to support increasing cash and EBITDA, and to provide benefits through hands-on involvement in our clients’ operations. Our job is to support PE firms to ensure their portfolio companies have credible plans and the ability to execute and deliver financial outcomes.
Our PEPI CFO Services practice includes the following pillar of services:

• Liquidity & Working Capital Optimization
• Strategic Analytics & Planning
• Performance Measurement & Management
• Business Transformation
• Auxiliary Services: Accounting Remediation
  
  

PEPI CFO Services Senior Associate, Digital Finance:
PROFESSIONAL EXPECTATIONS

• Digital Finance Transformation Expertise and proven implementation experience
• Experience in Assessing Finance and Accounting functions, and implementing Digital technologies to improve efficiency and transparency.
• Finance & Accounting Process improvement expertise & process automation
• Knowledge of Digital Finance tools and vendors
• Expertise implementing Digital tools for Finance in large public corporations or mid-size PE owned Portfolio Companies.
• Expertise in building Predictive Forecasting Models
  
  

Hypothesis / Scope Development

• Connect with client to facilitate information gathering
• Guide and facilitate client interviews and ensure all relevant data are considered and pursued
• Define type of analyses needed to prove or disprove assumptions, ensure complete, accurate and timely execution
• Apply industry and functional knowledge identify business drivers and issues
• Understand and develop framework given project parameters
• Develop actionable conclusions from analyses
• Project Management and Implementation
• Ability to lead components of projects with multiple service lines and ability to lead smaller projects independently
• Proactively manage client’s expectations and minimize risks and negative impacts on project
• Develop straightforward actionable plans and lead individual workstreams independently
• Design cash generating initiatives, EBITDA improvements, optimal organizational structure to drive client’s value
• Anticipate risks and obstacles early on, create contingency plans and communicating timely with client
• Engage and work collaboratively with senior management; ability to obtain buy-in from senior management / board members on actionable plans
  
  

Professional Expectations
Data Collection, Validation and Analysis

• Develop information requests based on the specific project scope
• Lead client interviews and ask the right questions in order to gather meaningful data
• Identify information gaps through trend analysis, pattern recognition
• Investigate beyond the first logical answer and challenge preconceived beliefs with fact-based analytics
• Deep dive into all relevant data, improve management reporting, and develop reliable and transparent forecasting
• Develop storyline messages using supporting facts and analyses, ensure data and branding standards flows accurately and consistently throughout the presentation
  
  

Project Management and Implementation

• Review and provide inputs to all work products, and ensure that all client deliverables are presented logically and accurately
• Set reasonable timelines/expectations and align such with client
• Develop financial models (three statement forecast, liquidity forecasting) and client presentations independently and accurately
• Develop bespoke solutions with creative approaches during unprecedented times
  
  

Teamwork

• Promote a team environment where diverse ideas and opinions are encouraged
• Share knowledge and experience, provide coaching to teammates
  
  

Financial Acumen

• Ability to build various financial models and provide insightful analyses
• Ability to understand the impacts to profit and balance sheet stemming from impacts to key operating levers
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of accredited 4-year college / university with educational concentration in relevant areas (accounting, finance, economics) preferred but not required
• Experience in at least two of the following areas: RPA, Predictive Forecasting, Finance Analytics, NLG, data visualization.
• 3-7 years of experience related to: Accounting / Finance, Financial Due Diligence, Restructuring, Investment Banking or Private Equity
• Complete proficiency in understanding financial models, data analytics, and presentation skills
• CPA, CFA, MBA, or Master’s Degree Preferred but not Required
  
  

Inclusive Diversity
A&M’s entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M’s core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity, and we foster inclusiveness, encouraging everyone to bring their whole self to work each day. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is Alvarez & Marsal’s practice to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex or gender, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, family medical history, genetic information or other protected medical condition, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by and in accordance with applicable laws. Employees and Applicants can find A&M policy statements and additional information by region here.
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Please note that as per A&M policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that A&M will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

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  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services

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