Director/Senior Director, Restructuring, Dubai

Who We Are  

FTI Consulting is the leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation. We work with many of the world’s top multinational corporations, law firms, banks and private equity firms on their most important issues to deliver impact that makes a difference. From resolving disputes, navigating crises, managing risk and optimizing performance, our teams respond rapidly to dynamic and complex situations.  

At FTI Consulting, you’ll work side-by side with leaders who have shaped history, helping solve the biggest challenges making headlines today. From day one, you’ll be an integral part of a focused team where you can make a real impact. You’ll be surrounded by an open, collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and, most importantly, you.   

Are you ready to make your impact? 

About the Role

Our  Insolvency and Restructuring team provides solutions for clients facing challenging, complex or business critical issues where hands-on insolvency expertise and advice is the key to delivering the optimal solution.

Working on behalf of boards, management teams, creditors, shareholders and other stakeholders, the Insolvency and Restructuring team provide a range of Financial Advisory services including financial restructuring advisory; independent business reviews; short-term liquidity management; contingency planning and insolvency (including deal execution).

What You’ll Do

Working as part of a small team assist with the delivery of financial restructuring engagements, including:

• • performing business reviews through investigating the historical and future financial performance and assessing the viability and optimal strategy of the business;
  • analyse and test the key underlying assumptions to a business plan and financial model review;
  • supporting management teams in preparing and challenging business plans, short term cash flow forecasts and restructuring plans;
  • assessing and developing restructuring options based on financial analysis;
  • producing reports and presentations to a range of clients and stakeholders; and
  • assisting in the execution of transactions, including formal insolvency processes (i.e. pre-package administrations, trading administrations and liquidations). 

You will also be required to be proactive in the development of the business through:

• • conducting research into potential opportunities and processing market intelligence opportunities;
  • preparation of formal pitch presentations and discussion documents;
  • attendance at client relationship building events;
  • coaching on job and sharing best practice experience to assisting in the development of the team; and
  • Building and sharing personal relationship networks

How You’ll Grow

The role will allow you flexibility to put in place your own framework for success and to work collaboratively with the wider team to support the exciting growth in the FTI Corporate Finance practice.  The role is by its nature, flexible allowing for the expansion of opportunities or responsibilities outside of the areas set out above into other matters that you feel can contribute to the broader remit to enhance our technical compliance and operational leanness.  There is also the opportunity to interact with industry bodies and networks and / or develop thought management. Given the focus on technical excellence, the role will demand that you remain keen to learn and full support will be given to any third-party training or coaching required to assist with the role.

What You Will Need to Succeed  

Basic Qualifications

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent) in a numerate subject
• ACA, ACCA or equivalent (1st time passes)
• Strong analytical skills, including: business analytics, business planning, short term cash flows, financing options
• Prior experience in restructuring and/or formal corporate insolvency highly desirable