Senior Associate (Finance and Operations) at Alvarez & Marsal Holdings, LLC in Houston, Texas

Job Description:

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Finance and Operations Senior Associate, Disputes and Investigations

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global professional services firm specializing in turnaround and interim management, performance improvement and business advisory services. A&M delivers specialist operational, consulting and industry expertise to management and investors seeking to accelerate performance, overcome challenges and maximize value across the corporate and investment lifecycles. Founded in 1983, the firm is known for its distinctive restructuring heritage, hands-on approach and relentless focus on execution and results.

A&M's Disputes and Investigations (DI) practice provides forensic accounting and dispute advisory services to clients within a wide variety of industries. The practice brings a practical, results-oriented approach to solving problems related to forensic accounting investigations, financial disputes, regulatory interventions, and technical accounting issues.

About the Opportunity:

A&M's DI practice is seeking a Finance and Operations Senior Associate. This position is an internal role reporting directly to the Senior Director of Finance and Operations in DI. As a member of the DI support team, you will play a key role in providing information to DI leadership which will enable them to make strategic decisions. The ideal candidate will possess a personality and style that will be respected by the Managing Directors within the practice.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in preparing annual budget and mid-year forecasts


• Identify drivers of results and suggest creative solutions to improve performance


• Proactively monitor P&L activity, providing variance analysis to spending relative to budget


• Compile and present utilization data and assist leadership with resource deployment and management


• Monitor accuracy and timeliness of client billing, collections of receivables, and support year-end collection activities


• Support leadership in annual year-end compensation process


• Assist in the preparation of presentation materials for leadership and internal team meetings


• Liaise with DI's corporate finance and human resources business partners to obtain data and analysis in a timely and efficient manner


• Work with leadership and staff to build and leverage relationships across the organization


• Ad-hoc projects

Qualifications:

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business


• 3 - 5 years of relevant business experience in Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis or similar area


• Strong attention to detail


• Initiative and sound judgment to make appropriate and timely decisions


• Ability to understand and articulate financial impact or business decisions


• Ability to work both independently and as a trusted member of a team


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills


• Extremely proficient with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint


• Experience working with data analytic tools such as Tableau, Power BI or other BI tools


• Positive attitude and ability to adapt to an ever-changing environment


• Must be able to multi-task, work under pressure, and meet tight deadlines

Diversity & Inclusion

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. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.

Voluntary Inclusion

It is Alvarez & Marsal's policy to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, pregnancy, marital status, family status, religion, national origin, age or disability or any other non-merit based factor in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters

Please note that as per A&M policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters were 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.