EY-Parthenon Senior Consultant - Performance,Turnaround and Restructuring

Companies face an array of risks and challenges that have the potential to threaten their future — including geopolitical uncertainty, cross-border trade restrictions, technology and supply chain disruption, customer channel changes, liquidity issues, legislation alterations and shareholder activism among others.

For corporate leaders, identifying and urgently responding to these business-critical events by reshaping the business is one of the most important priorities. We help the clients to respond to internal and external challenges, providing trusted leadership in these urgent, critical and complex situations to help clients recover and preserve value for a better, sustainable future.

EY-Parthenon delivers solutions at pace, supporting clients as they transform, recover and improve. Whether the clients are corporate boards, sponsors, capital providers or financial stakeholders, we work closely with clients with a focus on pragmatic execution to transform financial and/or operational performance.

You will become part of the EY-Parthenon Performance, Turnaround & Restructuring (PTR) team. We help leadership teams navigate urgent and complex challenges, delivering rapid impact, sustainable results, and successful business transformation.

• Within

projects, you support clients in strengthening their financial and operational performance through targeted, high-impact initiatives. This includes improving the finance function by enhancing processes, controls, reporting and performance management to enable better and faster decision-making, cost optimisation programmes to structurally improve profitability, and drive working capital optimisation initiatives to unlock cash and improve liquidity. We support the full transformation journey, from strategy and design through implementation, connecting strategic priorities with finance operations. As such, the focus is on delivering practical, measurable improvements that create immediate impact while building a foundation for sustainable performance.

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projects, you advise clients and stakeholders in complex and time-sensitive situations where financial stability is under pressure. You support liquidity management efforts, including cash flow forecasting and short-term stabilisation measures, and contribute to Independent Business Reviews to assess viability and identify required actions. Your work also includes involvement in situations related to distressed M&A, financial restructuring processes, and contingency planning, including insolvency scenarios where relevant. The emphasis is on stabilising the business, safeguarding value, and supporting stakeholders through critical phases of transformation and recovery.

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We are looking for a candidate with a strong analytical foundation and a clear interest in transactions, performance improvement and restructuring:

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• A relevant university degree (e.g. Business Economics, Business Administration, Econometrics or Accountancy)

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• Strong analytical skills and experience working with data

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• Excellent communication skills

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• Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills

• A competitive salary that reflects your role and responsibilities, depending on experience and qualifications. Plus, a solid pension plan for the future. In addition to your salary, you’ll receive holiday allowance and an annual bonus (based on performance and development).

• You’ll receive a full-time contract.

• A laptop and phone for both work and personal use, and a monthly internet allowance.

• 29 vacation days to recharge and unwind, plus the option to buy extra days.

• With the mobility budget, you decide how you travel. Choose a lease car, a discounted public transport subscription, or arrange transport easily via our app.

• At EY, we care about a healthy work-life balance. Hybrid working makes this easier. Whether you're working from the office, at a client, or from home, we’ll make sure you have a well-equipped home office.

• The opportunity to work up to 20 days per year from abroad.

• The option to swap 3 national holidays for non-national ones.

• You’ll have the space to grow both personally and professionally. Whether you want to deepen your expertise, develop your personality, or improve your leadership style, we offer a broad range of trainings and courses.

• Your well-being is our priority. We believe that when you feel good, you perform better. That’s why you’ll have access to the OpenUp wellbeing platform (including for your family). You can easily connect with psychologists and lifestyle experts within 36 hours and take part in wellbeing sessions.

• A strong focus on teaming and various internal networks where you can join all kinds of social activities. A positive work atmosphere and good collaboration with colleagues contribute to your overall happiness at work.

All this within an environment where our core values of integrity, inclusiveness, and respect are central. We think it’s important that you can be yourself and fully develop into the best version of yourself. Curious about all our benefits? Click  here

Ready to shape your future with us? | About your application process

• For this vacancy, we ask you to upload a motivation letter along with your CV. This gives you the opportunity to show us your drive, motivation, and personality. At EY, we support the use of AI tools like ChatGPT, as long as your own tone and unique personality remain visible.

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