Description
About Alvarez & Marsal
Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.
The Team
To drive financial performance, and help in budgeting, forecasting, project margin analysis, utilization economics, and leadership reporting.
How You Will Contribute
- Financial Planning & Forecasting/Management Reporting
- Assist in annual budget, rolling forecasts, and long-range plans
- Preparing monthly P&L on various SBUs
- Consolidate regional financial performance outputs and deliver detailed variance analysis against budgets and forecasts.
- Ensure timely and accurate regional reporting in alignment with SEAA Business Calendar standards.
- Generate actionable insights to guide strategic decisions and accelerate growth initiatives.
- Design and maintain KPIs, dashboards, and financial models to monitor and optimize business performance.
- Prepare comprehensive business review presentations for senior leadership.
- Monthly SEAA performance update for distribution to senior leadership
- Champion continuous improvement in FP&A processes, tools, and systems across the region.
- Business partners in multiple time zones: mostly across SEAA,
- Year end support and assistance with Staff & MD Comp processes
- Work closely with Business Intelligence Unit to ensure KPI dashboards are up to date, investigate queries and follow up
- Support SEAA CFO and SEAA Financial Controller with reporting requests, data analysis & review, as required from time to time
- Project & MD Economics
- Track project profitability:
- Analyze: Write-offs / write-ups and present findings for review/discussion
- Review open expense amounts on projects and follow up with MDs
- Provide analysis & tracking reviews on Gross Margin and JC margin across major projects
- Own and lead regional end-to-end margin optimization initiatives, from strategy development to execution and tracking results
- Liaise with MDs and Ops staff in relation to specific financial project queries
- Utilization & Productivity Analytics
- Monitor and report:
- Billable utilization %
- Realization rates
- Review and collation of annual labour rate calculations
- Gross margin rates on key projects
- WIP ageing analysis and assist management and follow up with stakeholders
- Cost & Profitability Management
- Own SG&A cost tracking (non-billable payroll, tech, travel, marketing) and analyse spend patterns, identify areas for improvement and draft comms for circulation.
- Identify & Support cost-reduction initiatives without impacting delivery quality
Qualifications
- FP&A in consulting / professional services / IT services
- Ex-Big 4, management consulting, or tech services firms
- CA / CPA / CFA / MBA (preferred)
- At least 5-8 years of relevant work experience in Finance/ Accounting.
- Previous experience with budgeting & forecasting, full P&L analysis & reconciliation.
- Highly visible role with the ability to effectively partner with and/or challenge senior leadership.
- Ability to analyze large & complex data sets and translate into actionable information.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel / Office skills required, especially the need to have exceptional modelling skills in Excel.
Your journey at A&M
We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we prioritize an employee experience that fosters each person's unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy. With top-notch training and on-the-job learning opportunities, you can acquire new skills and advance your career.
We prioritize your well-being, providing benefits and resources to support you on your personal journey. Our people consistently highlight the growth opportunities, our unique, entrepreneurial culture, and the fun we have together as their favorite aspects of working at A&M. The possibilities are endless for high-performing and passionate professionals.
Inclusive Diversity
A&M's entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity, and we foster inclusiveness, encouraging everyone to bring their whole self to work each day. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is Alvarez & Marsal's practice to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex or gender, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, family medical history, genetic information or other protected medical condition, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by and in accordance with applicable laws. Employees and Applicants can find A&M policy statements and additional information by region here.
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Please note that as per A&M policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that A&M will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.
