Turnaround Advisory Consultant

Management Level Associate Job Description & Summary At PwC, our people in deals focus on providing strategic advice and support to clients in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and restructuring. They help clients navigate complex transactions and maximise value in their business deals. In deal recovery management at PwC, you will focus on helping clients navigate financial distress and recover from challenging business situations. You will be responsible for providing strategic advice and solutions to optimise recovery outcomes. Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities. Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to: Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development. Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others. Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential. Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas. Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback. Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns. Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness. Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements. Role Summary: Join PwC’s Operational Restructuring team to apply advanced computational and analytical methods to solve complex business problems for distressed or underperforming companies. You will leverage data science, optimization, and simulation techniques to design and implement rapid, tactical, and sustainable turnaround strategies across diverse industries. Qualifications /Certifications required : Bachelor’s (4-year), Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Artificial Intelligence, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Computational & Applied Mathematics, or related field Experience required: Proven experience or exposure to mathematical modelling, optimization, and simulation for operational or financial improvement. Exposure to data-driven decision-making in consulting, corporate strategy, or turnaround contexts. Ability to work with large datasets and apply advanced analytics for performance improvement . Responsibilities of role: As a member of the PwC CARS team, the candidate will be involved in a variety of financial advisory and restructuring projects across a diverse range of industries and will gain exposure to a wide range of clients. PwC CARS services a wide spectrum of clients ranging from large, listed multinationals through to entrepreneurial, owner managed businesses, covering both domestic and cross Africa border work. We are seeking an Associate to join our growing team and work on high-profile clients facing financial or operational distress. These businesses require rapid turnaround or transformation across diverse sectors. In this role, you will provide strategic analysis and business assessment to support restructuring projects, leveraging advanced analytics to identify and implement sustainable solutions. A key part of the role is unlocking value from large, complex datasets – often millions of rows spread across disconnected systems. You will transform this data into predictive and prescriptive models that inform high-stakes decisions under uncertainty. Your work will combine optimization, simulation, and scenario analysis to design strategies that improve cash flow, reduce costs, and enhance operational performance. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholders to ensure computational insights translate into practical, actionable strategies. Core Skills: Strong foundation in operations research, machine learning, and data analytics. Ability to translate complex models into clear, actionable insights. Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills. Agile mindset with resilience under pressure in fast-moving turnaround contexts. Key Competencies: High self-motivation, energy, and ability to meet deadlines with quality. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to engage stakeholders at all levels. Commercially astute with a strategic and innovative approach to problem-solving. Interest in financial markets and turnaround opportunities across Africa. Skilled in financial analysis and modelling, with negotiation and conflict management capabilities. Exceptional written and verbal communication, including structured reporting and client presentations. Proven ability to multitask and deliver priorities effectively under pressure Industry experience required : None, however, previous financial and/or operational experience beneficial Agencies please note: This recruitment assignment is being managed directly by PwC’s Talent Acquisition team. We will reach out to our preferred agency partners in the rare instance we require additional talent options. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s received will be treated as a direct application . Your respect for this process is appreciated. Travel Requirements Up to 20% Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No Job Posting End Date January 21, 2026