Director – Turnaround & Restructuring
| Company | Ankura Consulting Group |
|---|---|
| Location | Houston, TX, USA, Nashville, TN, USA, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Dallas, TX, USA, Chicago, IL, USA, New York, NY, USA |
| Salary | $85000 – $200000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with a top tier management consulting firm
- An undergraduate degree from a top academic institution with a strong GPA
- Advanced degree(s) and applicable professional certification(s) are preferred (CFA, CIRA, CPA)
- Restructuring experience preferred and/or relevant financial consulting experience including M&A transaction advisory and/or investment banking
- Ability and willingness to undertake extensive travel is required
- Willingness to work at times, long hours during the week and on weekends due to client demands may be necessary
- Experience with analytical tools and financial analyses that show a proper understanding of competing needs (timing, flexibility, detail, risk) with limited direction
- Experience with financial modeling preferably with 3 statement analysis and/or 13-week cash flow models
- Identifies and articulates opportunities for more advanced analytic approaches outside of basic Excel
- Demonstrates ability to contribute to identification of key issues
- Able to understand concepts of data patterns and trends
- Exhibits critical thinking and problem-solving capability
- Demonstrates ability to synthesize analysis and draw conclusions
Responsibilities
- Critique and provide guidance on complex analyses
- Independently identify patterns in complex data and drive hypotheses
- Independently develop understanding of analytic tools including and outside of Excel
- Work directly with Client to obtain relevant data
- Independently disaggregate complex problems into simpler parts
- Actively challenges assumptions and hypotheses
- Understands complex corporate finance and accounting concepts
- Analyzes risks to existing or proposed covenant packages
- Demonstrates clear understanding of different credit products
- Understands various restructuring concepts informed by engagement experience and able to clearly articulate those views to others
- Drives team to develop an understanding of analytic tools including and outside of Excel
- Has an experienced/informed view on how to approach building certain common Excel based analyses (cash flow forecast, financial statement model)
- Understands key elements of bankruptcy case management
- Helps to set priorities across multiple work streams
- Coordinates with team on schedules to meet agreed upon deadlines
- Identifies key milestones and manages accordingly
- Directly manages work of Associates and Senior Associates
- Lays out an effective approach to a presentation with guidance from more senior teammates
- Prepares full decks and presents sections of a report both internally and to clients
- Presents effectively to C Suite level clients and other professionals related to basic and moderately complex analyses/issues
- Handles client interactions at multiple levels
- Provides guidance and feedback to early career professionals
- Maintains constant communications with senior professionals to ensure coordination of activities and manage expectations
Preferred Qualifications
- Restructuring experience preferred and/or relevant financial consulting experience including M&A transaction advisory and/or investment banking
- Advanced degree(s) and applicable professional certification(s) are preferred (CFA, CIRA, CPA)