Manager (financial Services Industry)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Job Description
Company Overview
Privately held since its founding in 1983, A&M is a leading global professional services firm that provides advisory, business performance improvement and turnaround management services. When conventional approaches are not enough to create transformation and drive change, clients seek our deep expertise and ability to deliver practical solutions to their unique problems.
With over 6,000 people across four continents, we deliver tangible results for corporates, boards, private equity firms, law firms and government agencies facing complex challenges. Our senior leaders, and their teams help companies act decisively, catapult growth and accelerate results. We are experienced operators, world-class consultants, former regulators and industry authorities with a shared commitment to telling clients what’s really needed for turning change into a strategic business asset, managing risk and unlocking value at every stage of growth.
The Team
Our respected Financial Services Industries (FSI) team is built on deep industry sector expertise with a demonstrable and differentiated ability to address the most complex business problems and deliver dramatic and sustainable business performance improvements.
Our highly experienced teams thrive in critical situations where clients are looking to respond to external changes such as competitor dynamics or industry disruption. We help our clients to define and redefine strategy, plan and execute transformation, and navigate complex merger integrations and carve-outs. We provide advisory services to commercial banks, NBFC’s, insurance companies, regulators, central banks, sovereign wealth funds and public finance institutions across multiple functions including strategy and performance improvement, transformation and implementation, revenue improvement, risk mitigation and regulatory approval, due diligence and post-merger integration amongst others.
A&M Culture
A&M is a fast-paced environment with a highly dynamic culture which emphasizes diversity and inclusion. We empower, coach and mentor future leaders and endorse meritocracy to develop skilled consultants who deliver tangible results and build long-lasting relationships. 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 means just that–we embrace diversity and foster inclusiveness. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.
The Role
We are looking for Managers to join our UAE or KSA offices. 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, performance improvement, transformation, implementation, pre- and post-deal support, and others. You will lead the day-to-day execution of a key workstream on client projects while guiding and developing individual team members. You will typically lead a team of 2-5 consultants to help clients achieve new performance highs, while personally leading on execution tasks assigned to you.
From the beginning, you will work in a fast-growing and dynamic team supporting in client pitch production, conducting 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. You will also synthesize information and analysis into high quality client reports and presentations, including developing recommendations and building models based on financial and/or operational data.
In a collaborative team setting, you will work closely with your project manager and other senior members of the team but also autonomously with little direction. You will work directly with clients – usually on-site – and own workstreams and independently develop ideas and solutions to address the client’s issues. You will have the opportunity to build on your management and leadership skills and leverage your interest in motivating and inspiring others. Culture is important for A&M and our consultants actively participate in firm building committees and initiatives such as recruiting, learning and development, culture, marketing, and finance.
The Requirements
We are looking for people who have:
- a high-grade bachelor’s degree (or equivalent/higher) from an accredited top-tier university (business/management, engineering, law, accounting or similar disciplines are preferred but not essential)
- master’s degree / MBA from a top-tier university is preferable
- excellent financial skills and analytical rigour
- excellent knowledge of Excel (to analyse the data) and PowerPoint (to present the analyses
- at least six years of prior full-time consulting experience or at least seven years of full-time non-consulting work experience in financial services roles such as banking, asset management, etc.
- 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
- Fluent in English, both written and oral. Arabic language skills is desirable for Dubai-positions but mandatory for Riyadh-based positions.
- Previous exposure in financial services, especially in relation to operational transformation, business transformation and/or performance improvement are desirableDiversity & InclusionA&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.Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party RecruitersPlease note that as per A&M policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters were engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that A&M will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.
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Job Detail
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Job IdJD1402456
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationDubai, United Arab Emirates
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EducationNot mentioned