Manager / Senior Manager / Associate Director - Turnaround & Restructuring

About the Role

KPMG is a globally recognised leader in professional services, dedicated to helping clients navigate complex challenges and embrace change with clarity and expertise. Our Turnaround & Restructuring team specialises in aiding underperforming companies by stabilising operations and driving transformation rapidly. Our approach is results-driven, encompassing strategies from operational improvements to financial restructuring or formal insolvency procedures when needed.

The Turnaround & Restructuring team collaborates closely with the broader Deal Advisory group, which provides extensive financial advisory services including Mergers & Acquisitions, Valuations, Infrastructure and Projects, Restructuring, Transaction Services, and Debt Advisory. Our analysts leverage strong commercial insight alongside sector-specific knowledge to deliver significant value to clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage turnaround and restructuring projects to ensure timely delivery, adherence to budget, and achievement of client objectives.
• Develop strong, trust-based relationships with senior executives, mid-level managers, legal advisors, and lending institutions involved in engagements.
• Conduct thorough financial analyses to diagnose client challenges and formulate restructuring solutions such as cost-efficiency initiatives, working capital enhancements, accelerated M&A processes, refinancing strategies, and exit planning.
• Create and oversee project plans, define terms of reference, and manage workflow to ensure engagement goals and risk considerations are clearly articulated and addressed.
• Prepare and evaluate cash flow forecasts including sensitivity analyses to support decision-making.
• Collaborate with other Deal Advisory disciplines within KPMG locally and nationally, including participation in due diligence and debt advisory projects.

Candidate Profile

• Possess over five years of professional experience, notably within Corporate Finance, Financial Restructuring, Turnaround, or Insolvency contexts.
• Experience in corporate insolvency is advantageous.
• Strong communication skills capable of engaging stakeholders across operational and financial functions at various organisational levels.
• Knowledge of the legal frameworks governing restructuring and insolvency processes.
• Proven success in business development, including client attraction and self-promotion capabilities.
• Financial modelling skills are beneficial.
• Holds membership or qualifications from relevant professional bodies.
• Demonstrated leadership and management experience of teams, guiding both their technical and professional development.

Additional Information

Recruitment will be conducted directly by KPMG’s Talent Acquisition team; agency submissions are not required at this stage. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including those with disabilities, mental health considerations, chronic health conditions, or neurodivergence. If accessibility or participation support is required during the recruitment process, candidates may contact the designated recruitment team member directly.

Benefits

• Hybrid working arrangements combining office presence and remote work to support work-life balance.
• Flexible leave policies including options to purchase additional annual leave.
• "Whanau@KPMG" offering 18 weeks of paid flexible parental leave for primary and secondary carers.
• Unlimited access to professional development through online learning platforms tailored to individual growth paths.
• Discounts across various lifestyle products and services.
• Opportunities to engage with Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity networks as active participants or allies.
• Participation in social activities such as cooking, painting, and quiz nights to foster community spirit.

KPMG is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values diversity across gender, ethnicity, generation, flexible work status, family situations, sexual orientation, and disability. We strive to be an employer of choice for all individuals.