What we do

In our Business Recovery Services (“BRS”) practice, we support clients work through challenging situations, from dealing with the effects of rapid growth through to underperformance and financial crisis.  We are the leading restructuring practice in the Midlands, and over the years have advised on the most iconic and complex restructuring situations. Typical projects include

• Managing cashflow and working capital 

• Restructuring debt and other financial obligations 

• Raising new financing from banks or investors to work through business challenges

• Delivering operational change to improve financial performance

• Realising value through sale of a business or its assets

• Managing key stakeholders and investors

• Undertaking insolvency work, where other options are not achievable.

How we work

Our BRS practice is part of our wider Deals business.  We work closely across Deals (and wider PwC teams) to ensure we give the best advice to our clients.  Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work closely with other teams to get experience on different types of transactions.  

Given the nature of our services, the work in Deals is varied, often fast paced and calls on commercial, analytical and interpersonal skills.  We are a growing team, who work flexibly from our offices in central Birmingham, the East Midlands (easily accessible near East Midlands Airport) and also from client sites / other PwC offices when required.  The opportunities for career progression are significant.

The role you will undertake

As a Senior Associate, you’ll be a key part of a project team working collaboratively and using the latest technology to undertake (for example)

• Financial analysis - e.g. reviewing financial information and applying a critical / commercial lens to assumptions 

• Working with the project team in assessing and developing financial restructuring options 

• Creating the first draft of reports and presentations that set out our findings and help in discussing these with clients

• Supporting the delivery of transactions 

• Implementing specific parts of an insolvency appointment - e.g. making commercial decisions around ongoing trading or strategy for the realisation of assets

• As part of our ongoing business development activities, contribute to the research of new opportunities and developing a network and profile in the local restructuring community

Essential skills and experience

The following skills are required for this role

• Good communication skills, both verbal and written (e.g. writing reports / presentations)

• Commercial curiosity as to how businesses and deals work, and what makes them succeed

• Sound financial analytical skills, including use of Microsoft Excel 

• Good understanding of financial accounts (being a qualified accountant is preferable but not essential)

• Ability to grasp complex commercial issues quickly, and to work accurately even under time pressure as part of a team to manage multiple commitments.

• A commitment to continued personal development

Prior experience in financial restructuring is not a prerequisite to success in this role. We have developed our team for a wide range of backgrounds, providing a supportive environment for learning and long-term career development. 

The skills we look for in future employees

All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships. Learn more here www.pwc.com/uk/careers/experienced/apply

Diversity

We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.  Learn more here www.pwc.com/uk/diversity

Deals

Our Deals business is an exciting, fast-paced and an ever-growing business that focuses on deals and crisis situations for our clients. Collectively, we deal with the types of situations you hear about regularly in the news and we provide support, insight and analysis to the management, shareholders and financiers of business.

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The skills we look for in future employees

All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, ‘The PwC Professional’ and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.

Learn more here www.pwc.com/uk/careers/experienced/apply

Diversity

We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

Learn more here www.pwc.com/uk/diversity