BRS - Corporate Operational Restructuring (Manager) Financial Services

About the team Our Business Restructuring Services (BRS) practice is the largest restructuring practice in the UK operating from 23 offices. We offer restructuring situational skills with functional expertise (business planning, cost reduction, cash and change management) and industry experience to our clients. Helping them develop sustainable solutions. About the role Financial institutions are under significant pressure to make wholesale changes to their businesses and operating models as a result of the macro-economic and geopolitical landscape, increasing competition and ongoing revenue pressures. We are expanding our FS team to support the increasing demand from our clients across Banking and Capital Markets, Insurance and Asset Management to transform their operations. As well as working with a wide range of clients, you will also work with leading practitioners across the Deals, Strategy & and Consulting practice within the Firm. Your will be working with clients on operational restructuring, cost reduction and working capital improvement areas focused on identify and implementing sustainable performance improvement. Your work will include Understanding key business processes and working capital requirements Development and delivery of operational improvement projects including cost reduction and working capital improvements Interfacing directly with client management Providing robust management and monitoring of change programmes Taking on a “hands-on” role to manage stakeholders and lead change Performing Cashflow sensitivity analysis, financial baselining and forecast reviews Assisting in the preparation of presentations and/or reports for key stakeholders Taking responsibility for leading junior members of the team when required The role will be based in London, but requires flexibility to travel throughout the UK, with the potential to travel overseas, depending on client requirements Requirements Experience of operational improvement programmes in the Financial Services sector Working capital, supply chain, procurement or cost reduction project experience Demonstrable financial analysis experience Strong interpersonal skills and comfortable communicating with all levels Proven project and time management skills Excellent verbal and written English Report writing skills including use of Microsoft PowerPoint You’ll be joining a team who welcome your outlook and knowledge, whilst developing your skill set further within one of the world’s leading professional organisations. With an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working requirements where appropriate and have many successful arrangements currently in place. Deals Our Deals business is an exciting, fast-paced and an ever-growing business that focuses on deals and crisis situations for our clients. Collectively, we deal with the types of situations you hear about regularly in the news and we provide support, insight and analysis to the management, shareholders and financiers of business. Not the role for you? Did you know PwC offer flexible contract arrangements as well as contingent work ( ie temporary or day rate contracting)? The skills we look for in future employees All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, ‘The PwC Professional’ and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships. Diversity We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.