Consultant / Senior Consultant, Business Transformation | Corporate Finance & Restructuring

In Business Transformation at FTI Consulting, we focus on our clients' strategic, operational, financial and capital needs by addressing the full spectrum of performance, financial and transactional challenges faced by corporations, boards, private equity sponsors, creditor constituencies and other stakeholders. Our services include strategic and business planning, profitability improvement, merger, integration and carve-out and pre-deal commercial and operational due diligence, including interim management. Our demanding customer base relies on small, experienced senior teams.

Business Transformation sits with the FTI Corporate Finance practice and works alongside colleagues in the Restructuring, Transactions Services, Tax and Digital Science teams, providing a holistic offer for our clients and a rewarding experience for our staff.

FTI Corporate Finance has experienced impressive year on year growth over recent years, and further expansion of the Business Transformation team is a core part of the company strategy.

What You'll Do

The successful candidate will participate in project teams, working with clients on the execution of various engagements.

As such, key activities include:

• Financial and operational modelling



• Operational analysis (e.g. OEE assessment, FTE benchmark)



• Company financial analysis



• Market analysis



• Strategy formulation



• Business plan development



• Identification of upside / downside potential



• Development of implementable improvement plans



• Carve-out and integration planning



• Private equity due diligence reports



• Programme management and implementation support



• Contribute to presentation and report writing



• Participation in client/internal meetings (regular and extensive travel requirement)


How You'll Grow

The role will allow you flexibility to put in place your own framework for success and to work collaboratively with the wider team to support the exciting growth in the FTI Corporate Finance practice. The role is by its nature, flexible allowing for the expansion of opportunities or responsibilities outside of the areas set out above into other matters that you feel can contribute to the broader remit to enhance our technical compliance and operational leanness. There is also the opportunity to interact with industry bodies and networks and / or develop thought leadership. Given the focus on technical excellence, the role will demand that you remain keen to learn and full support will be given to any third-party training or coaching required to assist with the role., Our goal is to support the well-being of you and your families-physically, emotionally, and financially. We offer market competitive benefits (including pension), supplemented by 15 flexible benefits, to meet your needs. These include health, lifestyle and family friendly options. We also offer professional development programme, wellness, recognition, community volunteering initiatives, and flexible/hybrid working arrangements.


• Educated to 2:1 university degree level (or equivalent), preferably in a numerical degree or that has a numerical element



• Demonstrable consulting experience. Additional industry experience an advantage



• Project experience in high paced environments focused on rapid results (e.g. rapid performance improvement, turnaround, due diligence)



• Demonstrable and relevant industry expertise in companies with complex operations or environments highly preferred



• Work experience and the ability to demonstrate results delivery across functions in at least some of the following focus areas:


o Performance improvement, ideally turnaround, including diagnosis

o Operations

o Financial modelling

o Business plan review/development

o Industry experience (e.g. consumer goods, retail, TMT, specialty chemicals, pharma, transportation and logistics, travel and leisure)

o Implementation

o Programme management

o Strategy

o Market assessment

o Transactions experience

Skills & Competencies


• Excellent consulting skills, specifically:


o Proven ability to take a hypothesis focused approach to solve problems from first principals

o Strong Excel based analytic and modelling skills

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 Excellent organizational 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



• Basic knowledge of P&L, cash flow and balance sheet



• Flexible approach to work, with the desire and capability to work across sectors and project types



• Highly numerate with the ability to absorb and assimilate a high quantum of information



• Strong collaboration skills



• Desire and ability to learn and be enthusiastic around further training



• Computer literate with strong Excel and PowerPoint skills



• Fluent English speaker and writer



• Continental languages, especially Dutch, German, Italian, French and Spanish, highly preferable
  
  FTI Consulting is the world's leading expert-driven consulting firm. Over the last 40 years, FTI Consulting experts have served as the trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies and the world's leading law and private equity firms when they are facing their greatest opportunities and challenges. Our strong performance and continued success are a direct reflection of the ambition, energy, and commitment of our talented professionals across the globe to make a positive impact for our clients and communities.


At FTI Consulting, you'll be inspired and empowered to make an impact on headline matters that change history. Working side by side with the world's leading experts in your field, you'll be surrounded by an open collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and most importantly, you.

There's never been a more exciting time to join FTI Consulting and this is where you will do the most exciting and fulfilling work of your career., FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping clients with their most significant opportunities and challenges. With more than 8,000 employees located in 31 countries, our broad and diverse bench of award-winning experts advise their clients when they are facing their most significant opportunities and challenges. At FTI Consulting, we embrace, cultivate and maintain a culture of diversity, inclusion & belonging, which are fundamental components to our core values. FTI Consulting is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and has been named the #1 Professional Services Firm on Forbes List of America's Best Employers and the best firm to work for by Consulting Magazine. For more information, visit www.fticonsulting.com and connect with us on Instagram and LinkedIn.