Analyst to Manager (KSA Nationals only)

The Team
Our highly respected Strategy & Performance Improvement (SPI) team is built on
deep industry sector expertise with a demonstrably differentiated ability to
address the most complex business problems and deliver dramatic and
sustainable business performance improvements. Focused on enterprise-wide
change to help drive EBITDA improvement, our highly experienced experts
successfully work with clients in strategic transformation situations, where a
client is looking to sustainably improve their performance and profitability,
or respond to external changes such as competitor dynamics and industry
disruption. We help our clients navigate complex merger integrations and
carve-outs and work for sovereign wealth and private equity funds, government
ministries and bodies, and corporations across multiple industries including
financial services and investment companies, healthcare and pharmaceuticals,
industrials and manufacturing, and real estate and hospitality amongst others.
The Role
We are looking to recruit exceptional professionals in Riyadh across Analyst,
Associate, Senior Associate and Manager levels. Working with some of the
brightest and most experienced colleagues in the industry, you will develop
and implement forward-looking concepts and support your clients in the context
of strategy, pre- and post-deal support, performance improvement,
transformation, and operational turnaround.
You will be working closely with your project manager and other senior members
of the team. You will own workstreams and independently develop ideas and
solutions to address the client's issues. At Senior Associate and Manager
levels, you will also provide guidance to junior members of the team.
The Responsibilities
From the beginning, you will work in a fast-growing and dynamic team to:
* conduct rapid diagnostics into companies' strategy, market position, revenues, cost base, profitability, and operations, this includes performing zero-defect data analysis and understanding results to examine root cause of problems
* synthesize information and analysis into high quality client reports and recommendations; this includes building models based on financial and/or operational data which requires excellent knowledge of Excel (to analyse the data) and PowerPoint (to present the analyses)
* Maximize efficiency and proactively find solutions to increase productivity; employ the pareto principle on assigned deliverables to determine where to devote energy to optimize results
* take ownership of workstreams and generate viable solutions
* understand and manage processes for assigned workstream, and meet assigned deadlines
* build mid-level client relationships, and understand needs of mid-level management in day-to-day interactions
* support the team to identify a portfolio of high-impact opportunities across the enterprise, ranging from quick wins to the 'tough calls' that deliver transformational results
* support Managing Directors and other senior members of the team with client pitch production
* actively participate in firm building committees and initiatives such as recruiting, learning and development, culture, marketing, and finance
The Requirements
To be considered, you must possess:
* KSA nationality
* excellent financial skills and analytical rigour
* a high-grade bachelor's degree (or equivalent/higher) from an accredited top-tier university in business, engineering, legal, accounting or similar disciplines are preferred but not essential
* master's degree / MBA from a top-tier university is preferable
* prior full-time consulting experience or non-consulting professional services work experience
* strong problem-solving skills and financial background combined with deep understanding of business and operational drivers
* high integrity that is characterised by the ability to deliver messages even when they are difficult to hear
* Arabic language skills
* previous exposure to areas such as operational restructuring, turnaround management, merger integration, carve-outs, business transformation and/or performance improvement are desirable but not essential
Diversity & Inclusion
A&M's entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who
can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative
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 means we
embrace diversity and we foster inclusiveness. It runs through how we recruit,
develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with
vendors. It is the A&M way.
Voluntary Inclusion

It is Alvarez & Marsal's policy to provide and promote equal opportunity in
employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without
discrimination because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, family medical history or genetic information, political
affiliation, military service, pregnancy, marital status, family status,
religion, national origin, age or disability or any other non-merit based
factor in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.
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third-party recruiters unless such recruiters were engaged to provide
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