Senior Associate, Turnaround & Restructuring

Ankura Consulting Group•Lexington, NY

3d•$65,000 - $155,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth. Practice Overview: An underperforming or distressed company can often face tight liquidity constraints, unprofitable business units, and adverse industry conditions. Ankura advisors partner with senior management to assess the situation and quickly develop and implement a strategic plan that addresses multiple aspects of the business and the restructuring. Ankura’s team provides strategic and financial advice to companies, boards, and investors. Our consultants bring critical problem-solving skills to every engagement, thereby delivering innovative and practical solutions that can be executed in today’s marketplace. With a consistent process-driven approach aimed to stabilize, rehabilitate, and restructure the situation, Ankura experts bring a level of stability to unstable situations, allowing for successful resolutions focused on creating value and maximizing recoveries among stakeholders. Our firm specializes in the following company advisory services: In-court and out-of-court restructuring advisory Liquidity management Financial modeling and forecasting Operational improvement Strategic business plan development Management of communications with key stakeholders, including lenders, boards of directors, employees, investors, and creditor constituencies Customer and vendor management Negotiation and dispute resolution Debt and capital restructuring Expert witness testimony Distressed and/or special situation M&A advisory Post-transaction business stabilization Role Overview: We are currently recruiting a senior associate consultant to join our Turnaround & Restructuring (T&R) team. This is a great opportunity to leverage your experience and grow in a T&R consulting role where you will be able to accelerate your career and professional development. If you have a finance or accounting background, are inquisitive, a problem solver, and hungry to learn and grow a career in T&R this could be a great opportunity for the next step in your career. This role could be located in New York, Dallas, Chicago and there is potential for other select locations.

Requirements

Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience with a top tier restructuring consulting firm
An undergraduate degree from a top academic institution with a strong GPA
Restructuring experience required
Experience with financial modeling including 3 statement analysis and 13-week cash flow models
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
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

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree(s) and applicable professional certification(s) are preferred (CFA, CIRA, CPA)

Responsibilities

Independently structures basic issue analyses contributes to hypothesis generation
Builds analytical tools and financial analyses that show a proper understanding of competing needs (timing, flexibility, detail, risk) with limited direction
Identifies and articulates opportunities for more advanced analytic approaches outside of basic Excel
Drafts client ready data requests
Manages administrative and organizational matters of engagement
Assembles reports, graphs, and tables with limited guidance
Presents work, as required, both internally and to clients
Interfaces directly with more senior clients to gather data and develop analyses in areas of responsibility
Demonstrates a basic understanding of credit agreement terms
Calculates covenant compliance
Applies common restructuring concepts apply to distressed situations
Beginning to identify potential issues related to complex accounting or financial concepts (taxes, impairments, pensions, currencies, etc.
Prepares high level valuation, with guidance
Understands common bankruptcy terms and key provisions of the code
Understands principles of chapter 11, POR, and 363 sale
Understands key activities of bankruptcy preparation
Mentors Associates when appropriate including review of work product and recommendations for improvements