Client Finance Senior Associate

Overview

Why Join Us

At Alix Partners, you will:

• Do work that truly matters-impacting companies, clients, and communities during pivotal moments.
• Be part of a high-performing team of experts who value collaboration, integrity, and excellence.
• Grow your career in an environment that prioritizes challenging, high-value and impactful work, inclusion, and authenticity.
• Enjoy a hybrid work model designed to support flexibility, well-being, and teamwork.

At Alix Partners, we solve the most complex and critical challenges by moving quickly from analysis to action when it really matters; creating value that has a lasting impact on companies, their people, and the communities they serve. By understanding, respecting, and honoring the needs of our employees, clients, and communities, Alix Partners actively promotes an inclusive environment. We strongly believe in the value that diversity brings to our experiences and are committed to the perpetual enhancements of initiatives, policies, and practices.

We hold ourselves accountable by providing the space for authenticity, growth, and equity for everyone.

LOCATION: Southfield, MI or Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

In this hands-on, blended role within Alix Partners  Corporate Services Global Strategic Finance team, you will be part of a collaborative, high-performing environment focused on enabling the continued growth and financial health of the Firm. You will support both engagement finance and the Firm s collections strategy. You will partner with Partner & Managing Directors (PMDs), client-facing teams, and colleagues across Accounting, Finance, and Legal to deliver critical financial insights and operational support.

Your work will span budgeting, forecasting, billing, revenue recognition, accounts receivable, and collections strategy, providing substantial exposure to senior leadership-including practice leadership and our CFO.

The Strategic Finance Senior Analyst is a full-time position located in Southfield, Michigan, or Chicago, IL, and reports to a Strategic Finance Director. Paid relocation is not available.

Engagement Finance (~50%)

• Partner with PMDs to support billing, collections, and engagement-level accounting processes.
• Support annual budgeting and recurring reforecasting, including data extraction, analysis, financial modeling, and preparation of presentation materials.
• Extract and prepare accounting/finance data to support engagement setup, delivery, and invoicing activities; flag and escalate issues as appropriate.
• Prepare and distribute monthly reports, financial insights, dashboards, and ad hoc analyses to PMDs and practice leadership.
• Review client and subcontractor agreements, identifying financial or contractual considerations that may impact engagement economics.
• Assist with cross-functional, firmwide finance initiatives aimed at improving reporting, processes, and operational efficiency.
• Handle sensitive, confidential client and Firm data with professional judgment and discretion.
• Balance competing requests from internal stakeholders while maintaining high quality, accuracy, and responsiveness.

Collections (~50%)

• Serve as a trusted finance business partner to PMDs, practice leaders, and senior Finance leadership, proactively advising on receivables strategy, risk considerations, and financial implications.
• Lead coordination with the Legal Department on severely delinquent accounts, ensuring appropriate escalation, documentation, and adherence to Firm protocols.
• Analyze accounts receivable to prioritize collection activities, identify risks, and support Accounting in determining and processing reserves.
• Identify and implement improvements to collections processes, reporting, analytics, and controls to enhance efficiency and visibility.
• Prepare and present analyses, insights, and recommendations for senior leadership, including Risk Management and the Audit Committee.
• Support forecasting and budgeting processes for client-facing practices, including scenario modeling and preparation of leadership-ready presentations.
• Respond to urgent or sensitive requests from Finance leadership, applying sound judgment and maintaining professionalism in high-pressure or ambiguous situations.
• Additional responsibilities as identified. This description is not designed to encompass a comprehensive listing of required activities, duties, or responsibilities.

• Bachelor s degree required; accounting, finance, business, economics, or related field preferred. Master s degree a plus.
• Minimum three (3) years of accounting/finance experience; experience in a client-facing or professional services environment preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and MS Office; experience with Power Query, Power BI, or SAP S/4
  
  HANA preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills displaying the highest degree of integrity and professionalism.
• Enjoys identifying creative process improvements and finding ways to capture or extract data needed by others and present or modify it according to…