Associate Manager

Associate Manager, Restructuring
Interpath
Frankfurt or Dusseldorf, Germany 
Interpath is an international and fast-growing advisory business with deep expertise in a broad range of specialisms spanning deals, advisory and restructuring capabilities.  

We deliver tangible results for global businesses, their investors, and stakeholders when complex problems arise, and critical decisions need to be made. Interpath is agile, independent, and conflict-free, and our passion for doing what’s right, every time, sets us apart.  

Our diverse teams provide specialist technical knowledge combined with deep sector experience across our service line specialisms. Since our foundation in 2021, Interpath has grown rapidly, and we now have a presence across the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Spain, BVI, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Barbados, and Hong Kong. By 2030 we aim to be one of the world’s leading advisory firms with a truly global footprint. 

Interpath launched in Germany in January 2025, so this is a unique opportunity to be part of a new business within an established international company. Our German business is lead by a team of highly experienced MDs focused on delivering advisory services across Restructuring, Debt Advisory and Value Creation. Our MDs in Germany collaborate closely with their colleagues across Europe and globally to provide solutions to the complex issues facing business today.   

As an Associate Manager in the Restructuring & Advisory team, you will work with experienced colleagues to deliver multi-stakeholder, international and domestic restructuring & advisory engagements. The successful candidate will work within client facing teams to offer direct assistance to companies that are under-performing or experiencing a liquidity crisis. 
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Responsibilities will include:**

• Stabilizing a client’s financial and operational performance 
• Rapidly understanding current situation & prospects including a diagnostic assessment of key business and market issues and liquidity forecasting 
• Assessment of current business plans & financial projections, identifying risks and opportunities 
• Creation of robust alternative solutions for the businesses and its stakeholders 
• Writing & implementing restructuring plans, including the creation of integrated financial models and short-term cash flow forecasting tools 

Examples of projects include: 

• Financial and Operational Restructuring 
• Balance Sheet Restructuring 
• Distressed M&A 
• Cash & liquidity management and forecasting 
• Cross-border wind-downs & negotiations with Worker Councils  
• Preparation and validation of business plans  
• Independent business reviews 
• Short term cash flow forecasting  
• Reporting Cost saving initiatives & Profit Improvement

Requirements

• Strong academic background with experience in a Restructuring team at a leading consultancy or Big Four  
• Strong financial analysis skills and advanced experience in building a range of financial and 3-statement financial models  
• Prior experience in some of the following; Creating Independent Business Reviews (IBRs), Liquidity analysis, Market assessment, Capital structure analysis, Options review and Cash flow analysis   
• Native or Business fluent German & English (C1) is essential. Additional European languages including French and Spanish are advantageous

Benefits

At Interpath, our people lie at the heart of our business. That's why we provide employees with a competitive and comprehensive reward package including compelling salaries and a range of core and optional benefits. Read more about our benefits; Company Benefits - Interpath 

Values
Our four core values are the cornerstones of culture at Interpath and steer everything from everyday decisions to larger strategic initiatives. Our Interpath Values are;
Do the right thing- Our comfort zone is uncomfortable. We always make the right decision, not simply what is easy or popular.
All hands on deck- stand shoulder-to-shoulder with colleagues and clients, be that physically or from afar. Our individual expertise may find the answers, but implementation happens though teamwork.
Passion drives success - The impossible is always possible. We push the boundaries of what is expected because we're never satisfied with the status quo. Our clients expect the right result when they engage with us, and it's only by delivering this that we win.
Embrace different- cultures to mindsets, we welcome all. We believe that people are equal, but not the same.