Analyst/ Associate - Corporate Finance

Description

Company Overview

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global professional services firm with more than $2+ billion in revenues, +10,000 staff and over 83 offices worldwide. Our Corporate Finance team has extensive experience achieving impactful results for our clients including founders, entrepreneurs, financial investors of all sizes, and market-leading corporations operating businesses across all industries globally.

The Role

Our clients operate in constantly evolving complex environments and seek advisors that can make a noticeable impact on their strategic agendas. A&M’s Corporate Finance team sits at the center of the client agenda advising on mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, privatizations, joint ventures portfolio optimization, capital structure, capital raising & capital markets, valuations.

We are looking for Associates to join the team based in Madrid and drive its growth and penetration in our chosen industries, and work with the most demanding clients at the senior management level throughout the transaction lifecycle.

You will have the opportunity to build on your existing skills, learn new skills and sectoral expertise and leverage on your interest in key sectors. You will assist in growing our practice, and in winning and executing business with marquee clients across the corporate, sovereign capital, and private equity landscape in the GCC and broader region. You will be an important member of a fast-growing team and will help shape our culture and values.

The key elements of the role are:

Transaction origination and execution:

Be a core part of the execution team for M&A mandates
Be a core part of the origination team working across the pitching effort
Be a keen multitasker in order to deliver on demanding timetables
Work in close coordination with other teams of A&M within the region and internationally on both origination and execution

Transaction management:

Along with the transaction team leader, take ownership of financial modelling and pricing with a focus of bringing real world insight to the analysis
Support, in conjunction with other client advisors, all transactional documentation with a focus on transaction marketing materials
Support the overall transaction process management (data room, other advisors, and coordination)
Support in the preparation of valuation analyses, including public comparable, precedent transactions, discounted cashflow analysis, LBO/IRR analysis, etc.
Monitoring news and developments in relation to targeted industries and client groups

The Requirements

You will be a high-energy individual and must like new challenges with true desire to grow professionally and personally.

We would expect the successful candidate to bring:

A high-grade bachelor’s degree (or equivalent/higher) from an accredited top-tier university in business, economics, sciences or a similar discipline is essential;
An MBA / CFA / CA / master’s degree from a top-tier university is preferable but not essential;
Relevant experience in corporate finance and M&A would be essential at the Associate level
Demonstrated financial modelling skills and overall familiarity with Microsoft Office applications
Ability to leverage technology to consistently deliver work in an effective and efficient manner, and
Fluent business level English is essential.

Personal Style:

Thrives in a fast-paced, challenging, and unpredictable environment
Has the ability to project fun and a sense of achievement into the work that they do and team that they join
Contribute to our culture and team values
An unflinching desire for excellence in all aspects of their role
Hands-on and non-hierarchical operator who is equally effective in managing up and down and relates well at all levels and cultures
Driven by values and integrity, straight talker, builds confidence and leads by example
Demonstrable ability to balance a high-level view with detail
A natural ability to prioritize – especially in highly pressurized situations
Autonomous – A&M has a flat structure with a self-sufficient culture
Entrepreneurial spirit

Why join A&M?

A&M is a fast-paced environment with a highly dynamic culture that emphasizes diversity and inclusion. We empower, coach and mentor our people and endorse meritocracy to develop skilled consultants who will grow with A&M to deliver tangible results and build long-lasting relationships, internally and externally. Our entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry.

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