Associate (Graduate) - Performance Improvement

4 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Alvarez and Marsal Full time

Description

Who are we?

Companies, investors, and government entities around the world turn to Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) for leadership, action, and results. A&Ms leadership is about a bias towards action and the willingness to tell clients what we think is needed. When conventional approaches are not enough to create transformation and drive change, clients select us for our deep expertise and ability to create and deliver practical, rather than theoretical, solutions to their unique problems.

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. We are experienced operators, world-class consultants, former regulators, and industry authorities with a shared commitment to telling clients whats really needed for turning change into a strategic business asset, managing risk, and unlocking value at every stage of growth.

What do we do?

The Performance Improvement Practice works with Private Equity and Corporate clients all over the world. We offer end-to-end services throughout the investment life cycle by furnishing transaction advisory, performance improvement, turnaround, interim and crisis management. Our areas of expertise include pre-M&A due diligence, merger integration, post-M&A growth strategy, corporate finance advisory, organizational and cost transformation, supply chain and manufacturing operational improvement, interim and crisis management, and CFO finance leadership. We differentiate ourselves by the result-driven approach, the hands-on mindset, and the ability to provide leadership amidst complex situations.

A&M is rapidly expanding in across Australia and seeking to hire Associates who will be responsible for research, analytical / problem solving, modelling, and report / presentation preparation, to supporting various engagements of complex and high-profile situations. They are required to deliver rapid results with focus on bottom-line improvement.

We value:

  • Integrity - Never let financial gain compromise integrity.
  • Quality - Always value quality people and quality work.
  • Objectivity - Do your homework before you form conclusions.
  • Fun - Like what you do and with whom you do it.
  • Personal Reward - Perform interesting work with interesting people and achieve results that matter.
  • Inclusive Diversity - Embrace diversity, foster inclusiveness and reward merit.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Work with team members in information gathering approach and ensure all relevant sources of information are pursued
  • Work on a diverse range of complex assignments, alongside other experienced management professionals leading a project
  • Engage in practice development, marketing and selling efforts
  • Ensure issues and opportunities are clearly and concisely presented
  • Ensure that project approach, timeline and deliverables are logical, reasonable, and accurate
  • Set and communicate clients expectation consistently
  • Identify risks and obstacles early on, create contingency plans and communicating timely with client

We are seeking:

  • Bachelors or Masters degree (Business, Accounting, Finance, Engineering or any major with quantitative focus) with a proven record of academic excellence
  • Excellent analytical skills, logical and structured thinking, creative in problem solving
  • Ability to extract useful information from large sets of unorganized or incomplete data
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams concurrently
  • Superior interpersonal attributes including communication and soft skills, ability to work in a team, results/performance-oriented work style, entrepreneurial, personal maturity
  • Excellent communication skills both oral and written, capable of interaction at all levels in a company, from factory floor to CEO
  • Resourceful researcher
  • Detail-oriented
  • Strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
  • Fluent in written and spoken English, fluency in other ASEAN languages (Bahasa Indonesia, Tagalog, Thai or Vietnamese) a plus
  • Willingness to travel

Personal Style:

  • High energy, autonomous, self-starter, entrepreneurial
  • Thrives in a fast-paced, challenging, and unpredictable environment
  • Has the ability to project fun and a sense of achievement into the work that they do and team that they join
  • Relates well at all levels and cultures
  • Driven by values and integrity, straight talker
  • Demonstrable ability to balance a high-level view with detail
  • A natural ability to prioritise especially in highly pressure situations

***Applications close Friday 3rd May 2024***

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