Executive - Turnaround and Restructuring

KPMG’s Turnaround and Restructuring national team support underperforming businesses to determine the best path be it fix, sell, or exit their business. We are one of the most highly regarded and trusted teams in the industry, taking a national approach to support our clients.

We work at speed to deliver options and a runway to stabilise our clients’ problems. We are outcomes focussed, implementing strategies that range from an operational turnaround to a financial restructure or, if necessary, a formal insolvency process.

Our team are businesspeople first, who thrive on:

• Solving critical operational and financial challenges in real time with clients.
• Building trust and partnerships across diverse client groups and sectors including major banks, private credit, alternative capital and equity providers, special situation groups, government agencies, C-suite executives, and major law firms.
• Preserving and restoring value for clients, stakeholders, and their businesses.

Your Opportunity

Our Turnaround and Restructuring team are growing nationally with new opportunities in Sydney. Turnaround & Restructuring specialists, at all levels, will play a key part in the team by:

• Being a part of interesting engagements across advisory, restructuring, and formal insolvency.
• Deploying best in class data analytics to diagnose issues and design integrated solutions incorporating due diligence, financial analysis, cashflow modelling and report writing to deliver superior outcomes for clients.
• Building trusted partnerships to confidently deliver scenario planning, going concern analysis and guiding directors and CEOs in their duties and obligations, including on safe harbour.
• Working hand in hand with team members around the country on local and national engagements across a diverse range of clients and industries.

Our team collaborates closely  with our national Deal Advisory group, a group that covers M&A, Corporate Finance, Debt Advisory, Transaction Services, Value Creation and Valuations and is dedicated to assisting clients to find and drive value throughout the deal and transformation lifecycle.

Our differentiator is our trusted reputation amongst stakeholders and experience delivering solutions across a wide range of opportunities and challenges for clients. We also value our close connection with KPMG’s global network and wider specialised services. These connections offer a unique ability to derive global industry insights, research, and market data as well leveraging relationships in various geographies and industries to further deepen and strengthen client relationships and offerings. We are proud of the diverse team of professionals we have across each of our markets and the first class learning and development programs for our people.

How are you extraordinary?

• You are a commonsense professional that has a balance of analytical skills and commercial acumen with the ability to connect with people and a thirst for problem solving.
• You have a career focus or deep knowledge of turnaround, restructuring, formal insolvency, and/or private credit.
• You can engage with clients to communicate the key issues and options to solve.
• You can link data analysis to identifying the key issues. Bringing this to life in a succinct and visual form and devise strategy to deliver consensual outcomes.
• You have the confidence and capability to prepare marketing proposals, pitch packs and undertake the analysis and evaluation of target opportunities.
• You work best in a national, collaborative team environment, learning from peers, leading at all levels, and supporting team growth.

Your Experience

At KPMG, we believe diversity of thought, background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, our clients, and communities.

We are looking for people who bring a range of qualifications, skills & experiences, including:

• Recent experience in similar consulting firms, independent corporate advisory, accounting or law firms, investment banking, private credit, or within commercial teams in operational businesses.
• Proven experiences working across turnaround, restructuring, insolvency, private credit, or relevant skills and an interest that will transition into these areas.
• Tertiary qualifications relevant to the role and ideally a post-graduate qualification or on a pathway to complete (e.g., CA, CPA, CFA, ARITA or TMA certification).
• The ability to prepare reports and presentations and deliver financial analysis.
• A mindset for strategic problem solving and unpacking operational inefficiencies to improve performance.
• You are comfortable and efficient with Excel to interpret and model data and generate insights.

KPMG is a professional services firm with global outreach and deep sector experience. We work with clients across an array of industries to solve complex challenges, steer change and enable growth. 

Our people are what make KPMG the thriving workplace that it is and what sets us apart is that we know great minds think differently. Collaborate with a team of passionate, highly skilled professionals who’ve got your back. You’ll build relationships with unique and diverse colleagues who will provide you with the support you need to be your best and produce meaningful and impactful work in an inclusive, equitable culture.

At KPMG, you’ll take control over how you work. We’re embracing a new way of working in many ways, from offering flexible hours and locations to generous paid parental leave and career breaks. Our people enjoy a variety of exciting perks, including retail discounts, health and wellbeing initiatives, learning and growth opportunities, salary packaging options and more.

Diverse candidates have diverse needs. During your recruitment journey, information will be provided about adjustment requests. If you require additional support before submitting your application, please contact the Talent Attraction Support Team.

At KPMG every career is different, and we look forward to seeing how you grow with us.

KPMG Australia: grow with us!