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Senior Associate - Corporate Finance - Turnaround & Restructuring

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Chicago, IL, USA
90K-135K Annually
Senior level
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Chicago, IL, USA
90K-135K Annually
Senior level
Support turnaround and restructuring engagements by building 3-statement and 13-week cash flow models, performing financial and scenario analysis, preparing presentations and reports, collaborating with clients and teams, and assisting business development and practice growth.
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The BRG Corporate Finance practice specializes in providing strategic, operational, and financial advice to private equity firms, management teams, boards of directors, investors, hedge funds, and other lenders or companies that are either underperforming or in transition.  

The BRG Corporate Finance practice has in-depth experience across a wide range of industries and markets, including but not limited to retail, consumer products, financial services, healthcare, energy and technology. Across sectors, BRG has experienced professionals who understand the challenges clients face — making it well-equipped to help solve clients’ issues. 

Our five core service offerings include: 

  • Turnaround & Restructuring (T&R)

  • Strategic Performance Solutions (SPS)

  • Retail Performance Improvement (RPI)

  • Transaction Advisory (TA)

  • Transaction & Valuation Opinions (VAL)

The BRG Turnaround & Restructuring practice is seeking to add professionals due to client demand and market opportunities. The ideal candidate should be prepared to work in a team-oriented environment on a diverse range of turnaround advisory assignments.  Articulating findings and recommendations around the key financial, business issues, and value drivers are critical components for this position.  The ideal candidate will have skills in the following areas: 

  • Three-statement financial modeling, including scenario planning

  • Financial planning & analysis

  • 13-week cash flow modeling

  • Chapter 11 process

  • Transactions, including sale of assets or businesses 

Responsibilities  

  • Support the day-to-day activities of BRG Corporate Finance – Turnaround & Restructuring client service teams on engagements.

  • Execute multiple tasks across a consulting engagement including modeling and client presentations. 

  • Utilize business, finance, accounting, and analytical skills to perform tasks including: 13-week cash flow models, 3-statement models, and pro-forma scenario models.

  • Demonstrate the ability to work in a team environment; collaborate with T&R and BRG experts, professionals from other firms, and client contacts to achieve engagement objectives.

  • Assist in preparation of reports, written analyses, presentations, and other client deliverables. 

  • Participate in the development of a fast-growing, entrepreneurial consulting practice including assisting in marketing, client pitches, and product and practice development. 

  • Demonstrate the highest degree of professionalism, ethics, quality, and integrity. 

Qualifications  

  • Bachelors degree or degree equivalent in Business, Accounting/Finance, Management, Engineering, Economics, Mathematics, or related field;

  • 3+ years of work experience, ideally in a consulting or professional services environment;

  • Experience in financial modeling and analysis (particularly in Excel), including constructing and understanding 3-statement financial models, cash flows, and scenario analyses;

  • Ability to manage and analyze large volumes of financial and operational data;

  • Ability to interpret the results of qualitative and quantitative analysis and develop insights and recommendations;

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills and a demonstrated ability to interact with junior and senior team members, senior management, and other stakeholders or professionals;

  • Strong problem solving and project management skills;

  • CFA, CPA (or equivalent), or technical/GAAP accounting expertise is a plus;

  • Advanced in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word;

  • Familiarity with financial research tools (e.g., Capital IQ, Bloomberg, etc.); and

  • Willingness to travel as needed.

Candidate must be able to submit verification of their legal right to work in the United States, without company sponsorship. 

Salary Range: $90,000 to $135,000 per year.

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About BRG

BRG combines world-leading academic credentials with world-tested business expertise and purpose-built emerging technologies. Our culture centers on agility and connectivity which sets us apart and gets you ahead.  


At BRG, our professionals include specialist consultants, industry experts, renowned academics, and leading-edge data scientists. Together, they bring a diversity of real-world experience, data, and human and artificial intelligence, to economics, disputes, and investigations; corporate finance; and performance improvement services that address the most complex challenges facing organizations across the globe.


Our unique structure nurtures the interdisciplinary relationships that give us the edge, laying the groundwork for more informed insights and more original, incisive thinking.  When paired with our global reach and resources, our diverse perspectives and technical capabilities make us uniquely capable to address our clients’ challenges. We get results because we know how to apply our thinking to your world.


At BRG, we don’t just show you what’s possible. We’re built to help you make it happen. 


BRG is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.


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