Alternatively, Grant Thornton

At Grant Thornton we do things differently - looking to the future, driving ambitious growth and pioneering positive change in our industry. Providing audit, tax and advisory services, we empower clients through strategic insight, curiosity, and genuine partnership. And we empower our people with real opportunity, an inclusive culture and work life balance. A true alternative.

With over 5,000 people in the UK, and a presence in 150 global markets, we're on an ambitious journey, from great to exceptional, and we need the best people to help us achieve our potential. And with that comes the opportunity to help redefine what our industry looks like, and what you want from your career.

Job Description:

NEW GROUND WON’T BREAK ITSELF.

Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven individual with strong experience and a proven track record in Turnaround and Restructuring corporate research, market research and/or credit analysis. You will play a pivotal role in the delivery of client work providing data and insights to support the team in going to market. Identifying new clients and sectors of interest, undertaking horizon scanning and providing research for pitches and proposals, to ensure the team are identifying opportunities and market challenges ahead of our competition. You will also be responsible for thought leadership and targeting initiatives alongside the Business Development Associate Director, our Meeting Origination team and the fee-earning team.

A look into the role

If you enjoy working on a wide-reaching range of projects, providing deep and independent insight you’ll fit right in. As a Turnaround and Restructuring Intelligence Associate Director you will:

• Working closely with our Turnaround and Restructuring, Pensions and Debt & Capital Advisory teams you will provide support and high-quality analysis for pitches, proposals and the generation of new work, identifying and acting on commercial opportunities, overseeing thought leadership, maintaining sector knowledge management and raising the profile of the team both internally and externally
• You will have a strong knowledge of the restructuring and debt & capital markets and their associated intermediaries.  An understanding of the importance of opportunity generation, knowledge management and business development and you will need to be able to pull all these strands together in collaboration with your main stakeholders, the sector analysts and your marketing and business development colleagues.
• You will liaise with the other sector and market intelligence team members to provide a comprehensive picture of internal experience and credentials as well as analysis of external market conditions and their effect on these sectors. As such you will be an experienced researcher with knowledge of research tools, AI and automation and be competent in using them to assist in speed of delivery, quality and depth of research
• Through the value-added research you provide you will help the team win new business
• You will be part of the Turnaround and Restructuring team and also the Sector Intelligence team which includes eight sector and market experts (including healthcare, business support services, industrials, TMT, financial services and private equity). Key to this role is the ability to work closely with these teams and pivotally, with the senior leaders. To be effective in this role you will need to influence both Partners and Directors as well as your peers.
• This role requires you to work closely with senior fee-earners to help develop a pro-active and sector driven go to market strategy. As such we will be looking for strong communication and organisational skills and an ability to get the job done. This is an opportunity to help shape the strategy of the team, thus directly contributing to their growth and success

Knowing you’re right for us

Joining us as a Associate Director , the minimum criteria you’ll need is

• Educated to degree level or equivalent work experience
• Strong experience gained within a restructuring, investment banking or credit analyst environment or within a specialist data provider in this market (such as Debtwire or Octus)
• Strong analytical skills in interpreting financial data
• Excellent commercial awareness

It would be great if you had some of the following skills, but don’t worry if you don’t tick every box, we’ll help you develop along the way.

• Existing knowledge and experience of debt market research databases such as Octus, Debtwire or 9Fin and financial research tools such as CapIQ, Bureau Van Dijk or Mergermarket
• Experience of using AI and automation tools
• Have tenacity, resilience and a capability to drive projects through to completion
• Strong interpersonal skills

It is worth noting that this is not a transaction execution role, but a key operational and analytical role working closely with the execution team.

Knowing we’re right for you

Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people, we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone.  Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues helps our people to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential.

Our open and accessible culture means you’ll interact with leaders who are interested in you and everything you bring to our firm. The things that set you apart, we value them. That’s why we give you the freedom to bring your whole self to work and pursue your passions inside and outside of work.

Beyond the job 

Life is more than work. The things you do, and the people you’re with outside of work matter, that’s why we’re happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles, and we’ll always do our best to keep your work and life in balance.

The impact you can make here will go far beyond your day job. From secondments, to fundraising for local charities, or investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world, you’ll be giving back to society. It’s that drive to do the right thing that runs through our every move, grounded in our firm’s values – purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind.

We’re looking for people who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. People who want to be able to proudly do what’s right, for the firm, our clients, our people and themselves. It’s how it should be.

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