About the Role
Our Corporate Finance and Restructuring team in Singapore focus on our clients’ strategic, operational, financial and capital needs by addressing the full spectrum of financial and transactional challenges faced by corporations, boards, private equity sponsors, creditor constituencies and other stakeholders.
What You’ll Do
As a Consultant, you will be tasked to handle insolvency and restructuring projects. You will contribute to client matters by completing assigned tasks accurately and on time with regular supervision. You will typically undertake tasks such as analyzing accounting and financial data, performing calculations, and documenting your work.
You are expected to communicate effectively with other team members, and to take an interest in how your work fits into the overall project plan. You will work with senior members of the team and receive internal training, on-the-job coaching and mentoring.
- Review and analyse financial statements and projections and assess business plans.
- Complete assigned tasks accurately and on time with regular supervision.
- Reconstruct accounting records from incomplete information.
- Undertake company and industry analysis.
- Perform financial, ratio and comparable company analysis and financial and cash flow modelling.
- Assist in conducting investigations and formal engagements.
- Maintain detailed working paper records reflecting details of relevant correspondence assumptions, methodologies, and information sources employed during the performance of all analytical tasks.
- Attend client site and assist senior staff in carrying out duties and collating information required.
- Assist with the preparation of draft reports, presentations and correspondence.
- Interact with clients, including lawyers, in house counsel and senior accounting personnel.
- Undertake networking and marketing activities to begin to develop professional contacts.
- Contribute to company initiatives and team development activities.
- Maintain professional image within the firm and project the same to those outside the firm.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics.
- Obtained (or at the final stage of obtaining) Singapore or internationally recognised professional accounting or finance qualification.
- 3-5 years of experience in restructuring or transaction services
- Proficiency in both written and spoken English.
- Strong communication and writing skills.
- Financial modelling skills are desirable.
- Excellent analytical and quantitative skills.
- Sound knowledge of accounting principles.
- Proficiency with the Microsoft Office applications.
- Eagerness to learn and the motivation to succeed.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work with senior team members and the client in demanding and deadline-driven situations.
- Strong work ethic, integrity and high level of professionalism.
- Resilience to deal with unexpected or adverse situations.
- Ability to identify issues and raise queries where appropriate.
- Proactiveness to deal with outstanding matters as necessary.
- This role requires travel to clients and FTI offices.
