Corporate Finance - Business Transformation | Director and Senior Opportunities (TMT Specialism)
About the Business Transformation Practice (BTP):
The Business Transformation Practice (BTP) is a growing team focused on providing excellent Strategic and Operational Consulting to Private Equity and Corporate clients. BTP sits within FTI’s Corporate Finance Team and forms an integral part of a uniquely wide range of Corporate Finance capabilities - from financial transaction support to restructuring. BTP also benefits from working closely with the diverse industry and functional capabilities of the wider FTI Consulting organisation which has world class capability in Strategic Communications, Economics and Regulatory affairs, Technology and Financial Advisory.
BTP serves private equity and corporate clients in critical situations, with particular emphasis on supporting transactions, restructuring situations, mergers and acquisitions and organisation transformation.
Our services include pre-deal commercial and operations due diligence, post-merger integration, business plan development, restructuring and performance improvement including interim management. Our demanding customer base relies on small and senior teams. We assume active roles and responsibilities as required for the successful implementation of the change programme. Our employees deliver measurable results not only reports. Joint project teams with our client and our consultants ensure integrated solutions, knowledge transfer and timely and sustainable implementation of meaningful results.
Key Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will participate in project teams, working with clients on the execution of various engagements and also assist with ongoing business development activity.
As such, key activities include:
• Company financial analysis (knowledge of and experience in P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow assessments preferred)
• Market analysis
• Business plan development
• Identification of upside / downside potentials
• Financial/operational Excel modelling
• Strategy formulation
• Private equity due diligence reports
• Improvement concept development and implementation support
• Presentation writing
• Participation in client/internal meetings (regular and extensive travel requirement)
• Project or sub-team lead
Educations and Qualifications:
• Educated to university degree level (or equivalent), preferably in a numerical degree or that has a numerical element
Experience:
• Demonstrable consulting experience (2+yrs) with a premium consultancy
• Project experience in high paced environments where rapid results are required (e.g. due diligence, turnaround, rapid performance improvement)
• Demonstrable and relevant industry experience (3+ years) and expertise in companies with complex operations or environments within a TMT context
• Work experience and the ability to demonstrate deliverable results across functions in the following focus areas:
o Commercial analysis
o Market assessment
o Strategic performance improvement experience, including diagnosis
o Implementation
o Financial modelling
o Business plan review/development
o Pre deal due diligence, post merger integration
Skills and Competencies:
• Excellent consulting skills, specifically:
o Strong verbal communication skills and the ability to interact with team members and clients at all levels using a range of styles to suit the audience
o Strong written communication skills with experience of producing client ready PowerPoint documents for senior audiences
o Relationship building skills, with the ability to quickly build rapport, develop strong working relationships and work in diverse teams
o Advanced analytics and modelling skills
o Proven ability to take a hypothesis driven approach to solve problems from first principals
o Excellent organisational and planning skills and confident working with a number of demanding stakeholders, with the ability to handle multiple tasks
o Equally strong EQ and IQ
• Strong commercial acumen/market awareness
• Flexible approach to work, with the desire and capability to work across sectors and project types, strategic and operational, for private equity and corporates
• Highly numerate with the ability to absorb and synthesis a high quantum of information
• Strong collaboration skills
• Desire and ability to learn and be active in further training
• Computer literate with strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Fluent English speaker and writer
• Continental languages, especially German, Italian, French and Spanish, highly desirable
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
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