EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Restructuring - Senior Associate

EY • Atlanta, GA

2d • $130,000 - $205,000

About The Position

EY-Parthenon's Strategy and Execution Restructuring practice helps clients develop financial and operational strategies to improve liquidity, credit availability, and shareholder return. The team works with clients to understand their short- and long-term goals, identify problems, and recommend and implement solutions that deliver measurable results.

As a Senior Associate/Consultant, you will help clients evaluate capital options, capture transaction value, and achieve strategic objectives in situations involving distressed assets, business restructuring, underperformance, and cash management. The work includes preparing comprehensive financial reviews of company operations, attending legal proceedings, engaging in judicial management, supporting liquidation processes, and advising on corporate risk management. The position involves in-person teaming at a client site or EY office at least 60% of the time, or an average of three days per week over an engagement, project, or performance year.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree and two years of related work experience, or a graduate degree and approximately 18 months of related work experience.
• Experience identifying data and preparing detailed, complex financial analyses, including 13-week cash flow models, to assess liquidity positions, cash flow needs, and financial viability.
• Experience developing financial and operational strategies to support a financial and/or operational turnaround and improve liquidity, credit availability, and shareholder return.
• Strong financial modeling skills, including the ability to create robust and flexible models from client financial and operational information to drive decisions and strategies.
• Ability to work under high pressure and adapt to a dynamic working environment.
• Excellent problem-solving, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• Ability and willingness to travel and work beyond standard hours when necessary.
• Ability to work in person at a client site or EY office a minimum of 60% of the time, or an average of three days a week over the course of an engagement, project, or performance year.

Nice To Haves

• Auditing or corporate restructuring experience.
• Client-facing experience from a professional services background.
• Knowledge of using AI tools in a business setting, including Microsoft Copilot.

Responsibilities

• Help clients evaluate capital options, capture greater transaction value, and achieve strategic objectives.
• Support clients buying or selling distressed assets, restructuring businesses, addressing underperformance, and improving cash management.
• Prepare comprehensive financial reviews of company operations.
• Attend legal proceedings and engage in judicial management.
• Support liquidation processes and advise clients on corporate risk management issues.
• Lead project teams comprising colleagues from across EY-Parthenon sub-service lines.
• Drive client pursuits, including presentations and client meetings.
• Contribute to practice development initiatives.
• Build strong working relationships with senior clients and influence, advise, and support key decision makers.
• Develop technical and personal skills through structured learning, coaching, and experience.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Pension plans
• 401(k) plans
• Flexible vacation policy
• Paid holidays
• Winter and summer breaks
• Personal and family care time off
• Other leaves of absence to support physical, financial, and emotional well-being

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior