Senior Associate - Special Situations (NYC or Chicago)

Job Description

Job Description

Areté Capital Partners – Senior Associate (Special Situations)

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Areté Capital Partners is a boutique, special-situation advisory firm that provides independent fiduciary and stewardship services to companies experiencing significant growth pains, complex organizational change, or existential crisis.  Additionally, Areté has the ability to invest capital up and down the capital structure in order to accelerate change, bet on ourselves and align the interests of all stakeholders. Our scope of work includes serving as Board Members, Interim C-Suite Management, Chief Restructuring Officer, and other operationally focused roles. The Areté team combines decades of professional experience across a multitude of sectors and situations, advising businesses during periods of distress and transition.

OPPORTUNITY

As a Senior Associate, you will serve as a central contributor on client engagements. Through regular exposure to both C-Suite clients and Areté leaders, you will develop critical skills and expertise. Senior Associates gain exposure to a variety of advisory engagements, which include but are not limited to :

Advising and operating companies in financial distress on behalf of stakeholders

Implementing operational improvements and strategic initiatives

Undertaking CFO office responsibilities to control company’s finance and treasury functions

Advising companies on securing third-party financing and optimizing capital structures

Performing financial analysis to aid in turnaround processes and investment decisions

RESPONSIBILITIES

Senior Associates are given significant responsibility and play a vital role in ensuring successful outcomes for our clients. Your involvement on projects will include, but are not limited to :

Analyzing current and historical business performance

Creating and executing long-term business plans to track performance, manage working capital, and implement cost reduction initiatives

Building and maintaining 13-week cash flow forecasts and 3-statement operating models

Leading sell-side execution initiatives and pushing sale processes to close

Reporting financial results both internally to client management teams and externally to boards, lenders and investors

Implementing cash conservation strategies

Developing investment memorandums via quantitative and qualitative analysis

EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum of 3-5 years experience in restructuring advisory or investment banking, management consulting, distressed private equity, hedge fund, or management consulting

Finance, accounting, or economics degrees preferred. Masters / MBA will be an added advantage

Advanced experience building financial models, with an ability to build 13-week cash flow forecast and 3-statement financial models with limited oversight

Ability to decipher large, complex data sets and develop value added conclusions

Experience with acquisition processes and valuation analyses

Excellent verbal and written skills, with the ability to communicate across all levels of client personnel

Strong composure and maturity working in rapidly changing environments

Ability to work well both independently and as part of a team

Comfortable working in an environment that both values initiative, creativity, and professionalism

Team player with a strong work ethic and positive attitude

Willingness to travel

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