Senior Consultant - Performance, Turnaround and Restructuring

About the role

EY-Parthenon's Performance, Turnaround & Restructuring (PTR) team in Amsterdam supports clients facing urgent, complex challenges such as liquidity issues, supply-chain disruption and shareholder activism. The consultant works with corporate boards, sponsors, capital providers and financial stakeholders to transform financial and/or operational performance, from strategy and design through implementation.

Key responsibilities

• Performance improvement projects: strengthen finance functions by improving processes, controls, reporting and performance management, run cost optimisation programmes and drive working capital initiatives to improve cash and liquidity.
• Turnaround and restructuring projects: advise clients and stakeholders on liquidity management, including cash flow forecasting and short-term stabilisation, and contribute to Independent Business Reviews.
• Support distressed M&A, financial restructuring, contingency planning and insolvency scenarios where relevant.

Required profile

• At least 3-5 years of relevant experience, for example in consulting, transaction advisory, restructuring, finance transformation, accounting or controlling.
• A relevant university degree (e.g. Business Economics, Business Administration, Econometrics or Accountancy).
• Strong understanding of finance, accounting and/or financial analysis, and affinity for transactions, restructuring or performance improvement.
• Analytical skills, experience working with data, and ability to work in fast-paced situations.
• Dutch and English, spoken and written.

Required skills

• Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills.

What we offer

• Competitive salary, holiday allowance and annual performance-based bonus.
• Full-time contract, with a laptop, phone and monthly internet allowance.
• 29 vacation days plus the option to buy extra days.
• Hybrid working, up to 20 days per year from abroad, and the option to swap 3 national holidays.
• Training and courses, the OpenUp wellbeing platform, and internal networks.

To apply, upload a motivation letter and CV through the EY careers site; the recruiter contacts candidates within 5 days, followed by an online assessment and interviews.