Deals Turnaround and Performance Improvement, Senior Manager

Corporates are under significant pressure to change their businesses and operating models due to the macro-economic and geopolitical landscape, increasing competition and ongoing revenue pressures. We are expanding our team to support the increasing demand from our clients across a broad range of sectors to transform their operations. As well as working with a wide range of clients, you will also have the opportunity to work with leading practitioners across the Deals, Strategy& and Consulting practice within the Firm. 

As a senior manager in the team, you will be working with high profile clients on a breadth of operational restructuring assignments, including cost reduction, cash and working capital management, focused on identifying and implementing sustainable performance improvements. You need to have excellent analytical capabilities coupled with strong communication skills and tenacity to help the delivery of operational changes and financial turnarounds.  

You will work with our team to assist in a range of assignments including; 

• Carry out detailed analysis of client data and operations 

• Assess and test financial positions and forecasts 

• Work with management to develop, plan and implement the delivery of turnaround, operational improvement and cost reduction projects 

• Undertake strategic planning with business case and scenario testing 

• Establish and run programme management offices  

• Take a “hands-on” role to manage stakeholders, develop relationships and drive change 

• Assist in the preparation of presentations and/or reports for key stakeholders 

• Manage deliverables, project risks procedures and project economics;  

• Contribute to the development of the team and the firm, through coaching and training other team members;  

• Develop our service offering to continuously match market requirements;  

• Support business development activities 

The role will be based in Singapore but requires flexibility to travel throughout the region, depending on client requirements. 

Essential skills and experience 

• 8-12 years of experience of operating on cost reduction or transformation programmes in a range of sectors  

• Experience in reputable consulting firm  

• Industry operational experience is a plus  

• A formal financial qualification is desirable but not essential (CIMA, CPA, CFA, ICEAW or equivalent)  

• Strong financial analytical skills (financial and non-financial), including use of Microsoft Excel;  

• Report writing skills including use of Microsoft PowerPoint; 

• Excellent verbal and written English; 

• Previous experience in, or exposure to, complex stakeholder environments; 

• Strong commercial awareness and a willingness to participate in marketing and business development and the preparation of proposals; 

• Experience working with Power BI and Alteryx is a plus 

• Proven project and time management skills; 

• Ability to work to tight deadlines in rapidly moving working environments; and 

• Bright, team player who can work effectively under pressure and independently;