Description
Job Description
Associate / Senior Associate – Disputes and Investigations (DI)
Title
Associate / Senior Associate – Business Intelligence
Function
Disputes and Investigations (DI)
Location
Mumbai
Company profile:
Alvarez & Marsal is a leading global professional services firm specializing in providing turnaround management, performance improvement and corporate advisory services. With over 3000 professionals based across North America, Europe, Asia, And Latin America, our firm excels in problem solving and value creation. Drawing on a strong operational heritage and hands-on-approach, our professionals work closely with organizations and stakeholders to help tackle complex business issues and maximize value
From its India office, A&M offers turnaround and restructuring advisory, interim and crisis management, performance improvement and transaction advisory services to PE firms, local and multinational firms and banks. Additionally, A&M brings industry expertise to India in a range of sectors, including: automotive, business process outsourcing (BPO), consumer products, industrial products, private equity, transportation & infrastructure, manufacturing, retail, technology, telecommunications and textiles.
Team profile:
The A&M Business Intelligence team leverages an extensive network of confidential sources and databases to discreetly collect actionable intelligence across critical aspects of the business lifecycle. The key client service lines include:
Strategic intelligence - Uncovering and monitoring critical risks - discreet intelligence and monitoring to advise on critical strategic, reputational, and operational risks. This includes helping respond to adverse stakeholder or competitor activity, identifying and remediating financial leakages, and mitigating reputational risks.
Investigative due diligence - Pre-investment integrity and governance advisory – investigative research and discreet intelligence gathering to advise investment funds and M&A clients on governance, integrity and reputational risks associated with investment targets.
Forensic Asset Trace - Identification and recovery of undisclosed assets - integrated combination of forensic review of public records and financial statements, and discreet intelligence gathering, to uncover and recover a property, financial and luxury assets in financial default and dispute situations.
Job roles & responsibilities:
Project execution:
Plan and execute tasks own effectively Manage own time effectively by strict adherence to commitments.
Ensure timely and accurate recording of time and expenses
Communicate lulls if any in the productivity, obstacles to completing tasks, unclear priorities, or unexpected results
Maintain organized working files, and knowledge of project documents and information
Willing to stretch and switch contexts
Problem solving
Demonstrate the essentials of problem resolution and sound judgement
Demonstrate the initiative to begin developing solutions, and seek senior’s advice when necessary
Preparation of forensic reports including review, analysis and verification of evidence
Identify project challenges and inconsistencies or errors in the project report and source material
Review documents/information to identify items relevant to investigation or dispute consulting matter
Compile and analyze facts to formulate, substantiate and/or critique various hypothesis / theories, claims and/or conclusions to support the evidence
Perform accounting or other research required for clients across a diverse range of industries
Perform analysis of accounting, finance, economic issues in the context of business transactions
Communication:
Prepare clear, accurate and sufficiently detailed written work such as memos to file, emails and work product
Articulate ideas in confident and concise manner
Concise and effective written communication with high level of clarity and quality
Prepare high-quality slides and decks
Actively engage in meetings and add value to discussions by participating effectively
Delivery excellence
Provide high quality and complete work product, treating all work product as if it were client deliverables with good organization and presentation
Achieve zero-defect deliverables through quality controls on own work Admit to errors, if any, and learn from mistakes Maintain personal accountability for own efforts
Organize and maintain client information and work product appropriately
Provide clear and periodic updates on progress of assigned tasks, and provides prompt and timely response to team member requests and questions
Prepare for internal meetings by gaining knowledge of relevant issues and preparing necessary analysis
Team work:
Understand team structure, role within team, and respect for all members and their ideas
Develop constructive working relationships with the team and is available to assist team during time crunch
Focus on gaining relevant qualifications and passing exams in line with goal plan
Seeks guidance and feedback for growth and demonstrates the commitment to develop
People development
Help new hires and new team members get up to the speed Mentor analysts and provide them with on-the-job training Promote team culture and build trust
Seek opportunities to enhance team knowledge
