Turnaround & Restructuring - Creditor Advisory Director

At AlixPartners we solve the most complex and critical challenges by moving quickly from analysis to action when it really matters; creating value that has a lasting impact on companies, their people, and the communities they serve. By understanding, respecting, and honouring the needs of our employees, clients, and communities, AlixPartners actively promotes an inclusive environment. We strongly believe in the value that diversity brings to our experiences and are committed to the perpetual enhancements of initiatives, policies, and practices. We hold ourselves accountable by providing the space for authenticity, growth, and equity for everyone.

AlixPartners has embraced a hybrid work model to provide flexibility and support our employees’ work-life integration.  Our hybrid model combines a mix of in-person (at client site or AlixPartners office) and remote working.  Travel is part of this position, but the frequency may vary based on client, team, and individual circumstances.

We are in an increasingly busy restructuring market and our Turnaround & Restructuring Services practice has ambitious growth plans - this has created opportunities for individuals from a range of backgrounds. Composed of the most respected financial restructuring professionals in the industry, AlixPartners is widely recognised for its long and successful record in helping its clients resolve urgent situations and implement rapid change. We have deep expertise across the entire turnaround lifecycle, with our three main service offerings being:

Company Advisory and Interim Management: Working closely with management teams to quickly stabilise crisis situations, protect their position and that of other investors, and deliver optimal outcomes. Our hands-on approach addresses challenges quickly - allowing us to turn around companies who are facing financial and operational challenges through a range of levers that support short-term and long-term ambitions and outcomes for organisations. Senior members of our team often take board seats, interim management and Chief Restructuring Officer positions as part of our engagements.

Creditor Advisory: We rapidly assess situations, working closely with creditors and the management teams of their borrowers to review their challenges and develop strategies to protect creditors’ positions and deliver optimal outcomes in the most stressed and distressed situations. We have a breadth of knowledge dealing with cash, liquidity, strategy, refinancing and negotiation situations, getting to solutions fast and implementing them effectively through experience.

Contingency Planning & Insolvency: We work closely with clients to preserve value by implementing solutions using formal UK and international restructuring tools and most importantly, our practical expertise. We excel in complex distressed situations, often involving multiple jurisdictions and diverse stakeholder groups.

What you’ll do

Our Creditor Advisory team in London is looking for Directors who have an exceptional track record of achieving results for their clients in financial restructuring situations. We are looking for experienced, smart, pragmatic, and results-focused individuals, who can operate on a range of UK based as well as international engagements. We are keen to attract people who can contribute to AlixPartners’ reputation for driving positive change for the immediate and long-term success of our clients. Directors are the future leaders of AlixPartners and will contribute to business generation efforts while driving commercially successful engagements in a ‘hands-on’, professional and energetic manner. They collaborate with colleagues across the world as well as engage with and promote the firm’s broader capabilities. 

What you’ll need

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Relevant and hands-on project management experience in financial restructuring gained in restructuring advisory, Big 4 environment (or equivalent), private equity, banking or industry. 

• University degree as well as a relevant post graduate qualification (e.g. Accounting)

• Demonstrable experience driving teams in some of the following distressed situations is essential:

• Independent business reviews

• Liquidity and cash management

• Options analysis

• Distressed M&A processes

• Contingency planning

• Managing senior groups of stakeholders (including lending groups, shareholders and boards) through distressed situations

• Managing the execution of financial restructuring transactions

Skills & Competencies

• Strong financial analysis and modelling skills with a solid understanding of financial statements

• Experience in reviewing 13-week cash flows and reporting on liquidity

• Expertise in reviewing and challenging business plans and writing detailed reports for lenders or other stakeholders

• Experience and knowledge of financial restructuring tools including covenant rests, A&Es, debt-for equity swaps, and court-supervised transactions

• Managing and contributing to conversations with senior lenders, management, other stakeholders and advisors

• Experience of supervising other professionals, acting as a positive role model and able to motivate others

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Advanced written communication skills, able to prepare well laid out, easily understood analysis and presentations

• Articulate communication of information, with audience-appropriate adaption

• Delivery of influential client communications with clarity and confidence

• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills

• Ability to build relationships with clients and peers

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Additional languages will be an asset.

• Willingness to work outside of normal business hours, and in particular as unique projects/needs arise.

• Ability to work full time in an office and remote environment.

• Must become familiar with, and promote and abide by, our Core Values as defined by the AlixPartners’ Code of Conduct and foster an inclusive environment with people at all levels of an organisation.

  The firm offers market-leading benefits that provide flexible options to support our employee’s needs including health benefits to help prioritise their physical and emotional well-being, time-off policies to help to recharge and financial/ retirement benefits that offer income protection and support long-term planning.

  The benefit type and level differ per location.

  AlixPartners is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other characteristics, race, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status or status as an individual with disability.

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