Assistant Director; Senior Manager), EY-Parthenon

Overview

As a Financial Restructuring Assistant Director, you will manage the restructuring engagement by defining the engagement scope in consultation with the Director / Partner, and executing it in compliance with our policies and protocols. You will lead engagements, report to the engagement Partner or Director, project‑manage the rest of the team, coordinate deliverables, communicate issues and drive the project to completion with limited supervision.

• Financial analysis and scenario modelling to support decision making and awareness of the key drivers of corporate failure or underperformance.
• Commercial acumen – using knowledge and insight gained from client work and applying your understanding of the wider business environment.
• Able to identify key issues on assignments and suggest workable solutions.
• Experienced in presenting findings clearly in reports and other deliverables to clients.
• Ability to share technical and other knowledge with the team drawing on previous experience and current learning.
• Demonstrate professionalism and confidence to deal with a range of stakeholder groups and management teams.
• Good project management skills, with the ability to manage more than one assignment at a time and yet still demonstrate quality and consistency of performance in every task.
• Adapt well to change and have a flexible and positive approach.
• Desire to support the people development of FR – contributing to or leading training courses, recruitment, and team / wellbeing activities.
• Strong appreciation of risk management.
• Good market presence and personal network.

• Track record within a recognised Restructuring or Transactions team for a minimum of 5 years.
• Experience of leading business reviews / diligence projects and formal corporate insolvencies.
• Professional accountancy qualification.
• Good personal network and the ability to build strong external relationships within the market and across other services, and can actively participate in business development.
• Appreciation of the risks inherent in advising stressed and distressed businesses and their stakeholders.

• People development experience and can effectively supervise, coach and mentor staff.
• Own network of contacts with work providers.

We are looking for candidates who are highly motivated, ambitious, and have a passion to be part of a fast‑paced, successful transaction team where we encourage everyone to bring their whole self to work. Being a collaborative team player is important as well as someone who is happy to work flexibly throughout a period of growth within FR.