Senior Director

Description
About A&M
Companies, investors and government entities around the world turn to Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) for leadership, action and results. Privately held since its founding in 1983, A&M is a leading global professional services firm that provides advisory, business performance improvement and turnaround management services. When conventional approaches are not enough to create transformation and drive change, clients seek our deep expertise and ability to deliver practical solutions to their unique problems.

With over 7,000 people across four continents, we deliver tangible results for corporates, boards, private equity firms, law firms and government agencies facing complex challenges. Our senior leaders, and their teams, leverage A&M's restructuring heritage to help companies act decisively, catapult growth and accelerate results. We are experienced operators, world-class consultants, former regulators and industry authorities with a shared commitment to telling clients what's really needed for turning change into a strategic business asset, managing risk and unlocking value at every stage of growth.

Global Transaction Advisory Group
A&M's Transaction Advisory Group (TAG) has an exciting opportunity to join a growing team in Toronto, Canada. TAG is a subsidiary of A&M, an established leader in providing global leadership and advisory services to a variety of diverse industries. A&M TAG is seeking a Senior Associate to bring their energy, passion, and expertise to help our clients get the answers they need to get the deal done. We provide private equity and corporate clients buy side and sell side financial accounting due diligence. TAG professionals actively engage in assessing a target's quality of earning, analyzing cash flows, reviewing working capital, identifying key business drivers, reviewing forecasts, and conducting comprehensive discussions with management and their advisors.

How will you contribute?
As a Senior Director, you will have the opportunity to work with our highly motivated and effective team of professionals on a variety of interesting projects across different industries including but not limited to manufacturing, distribution, consumer, retail, restaurants, business and industrial services as well as healthcare, software & technology, energy and financial services. You will provide our clients with an integrated due diligence approach that goes beyond traditional quality of earning analyses and focus on key value drivers for sponsors and lenders. Our integrated due diligence approach combines our deep operational, functional and industry expertise with Big Four quality financial accounting and tax services to drive value throughout the investment lifecycle.

Responsibilities will include:

• Counsel and mentor all levels of employees.
• Handle personnel matters with employees effectively, including but not limited to difficult career counseling situations.
• Effectively lead the team in conversations with clients and lenders.
• Manage and prioritize engagements and responsibilities appropriately.
• Effectively handles all relationship matters with clients, with limited Managing Director involvement.
• Manage multiple chargeable and non-chargeable projects of varying size and complexity.
• Identify potential transaction risks and implement strategies to address risks.
• Act as a subject matter expert in technical accounting subjects relevant to TAG.
• Generate a full due diligence report.
• Lead the Quality of Earnings, P&L and Working Capital analyses.
• Effectively manage day-to-day client interaction and relationships and continue to emphasize the capabilities of A&M to clients.
• Manages client relationships and ensure all client needs are met.
• Develop and propose creative solutions to engagement and transaction risks and effectively manage problem resolution.
• Help engagement executives in maximizing the value the client is receiving from A&M (i.e., monitors engagement leverage, efficiency of staff, and appropriateness of T&Es billed by all team members).
• Proactively recruit, train, and develop individuals of all levels for TAG.
• Engage in training initiatives, including developing and teaching courses as appropriate.
• Display a core understanding of all TAG services (FDD/ODD) and strive to cross-sell TAG and other A&M services, as opportunities arise.
• Abides by risk management guidelines and engagement review memo procedures.
• Gather applicable conflict check information and coordinates with Managing Directors to set up engagement codes and other engagement requirements.
• Assist Managing Directors and Senior Director in sales and business development efforts.
• Contribute to sales pursuits y generating new client business and/or adding on business from current client.
• Expand TAG market share within existing clients and increase non-TAG purchases from A&M at both the fund and portfolio levels.
• Identify and pursue referrals from existing clients and new client opportunities by attending industry conferences.
• Appropriately manage engagement risk and potential client or engagement issues.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 10 years of financial accounting due diligence experience at a top accounting firm
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting and/or related major
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant or in the process of obtaining one
• Working knowledge of US GAAP, SEC reporting, and purchase accounting
• High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to articulate to senior members of target management, client representatives and colleagues
• Strong project management skills
• Flexibility to work as both a team member in a collaborative setting and as an individual contributor
• Ability to thrive and be effective in fast-paced settings

A&M is committed to providing an accessible recruitment process that meets our obligations under the Ontario
Human Rights Code
, the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005
and any other applicable legislation. We strive to maintain a strong and dynamic workforce that fosters respect and inclusivity for applicants of all abilities. Should you have any accessibility need(s) and/or require accommodation during the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources at and we would be pleased to assist you.

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