Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Banking and Capital Markets

Specialism

Business Recovery Services

Management Level

Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, we value every individual's role in shaping our future. We're looking for candidates who excel in their roles and embody our core behaviours of Trusted Leadership and Distinctive Outcomes. Trusted Leadership focuses on building trust, delivering sustained results, and showing courage and honesty. Distinctive Outcomes emphasize excellence, collaboration, and inclusiveness. We seek self-aware, collaborative individuals committed to continuous learning and delivering quality and integrity.

PwC’s Business Restructuring Services (BRS) team is currently the largest restructuring practice in the Middle East, with over 60 employees operating across various offices in the region. Our team helps organizations facing financial distress or insolvency with crisis recovery, administrative tasks, liquidation and insolvency proceedings. Whatever the solution, we help them manage road blocks until the job is done.

We develop and implement realistic and pragmatic plans by applying restructuring and stakeholder management skills, functional knowledge, and proprietary assets and tools to support Executives in making difficult decisions and driving through change in a short timeframe. We help clients, among other things,to reduce balance sheet stress, generate cash and reduce costs or refinance to find the best source of capital to support their business objectives. Whatever the solution, we help them manage road blocks until the job is done.

What to consider before applying

This role requires the candidate to be an Egyptian National and be based out of our Cairo office.

Your flexibility to travel 20% of the time to UAE and KSA. This means we may require you to work away from your base office location on a regular basis and frequent overnight stays may be required. Where possible, we will take your preferences into account and strike a balance between meeting your career development/personal needs and those of the business and our clients.

The Role

As a Business Restructuring Senior Manager or Director leading our Egypt market, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping solve complex business issues from strategy to execution and operations. Responsibilities include, but may not be limited to:

Lead on proposals and business development initiatives within the Egypt market

Leverage our practice to help our clients with restructuring activities to find the best source of capital and support their business objectives

Developing value propositions for the clients by anticipating their future needs and the competitor landscape

Managing client relationships on a day-to-day basis including other stakeholders

Managing complex projects while functioning as a trusted advisor

Theorizing and implementing best practices on net returns for clients and other stakeholders from financially distressed companies and individuals

Day to day case management of administrations, asset recoveries, liquidations and other corporate insolvency processes

Maximizing net returns for clients and other stakeholders from financially distressed companies and individuals

Involvement in in-court restructuring schemes and other related tools

Identify risk issues and ensure these are dealt with 

Conducting investigations of financial information and identifying transactions that could lead to civil actions or penalties 

Project budgeting and management

Coaching and resource management on a portfolio of clients

Deliver significant business results that reflect both strategic and creative thinking 

The Requirements

Extensive experience with restructuring activities (reviewing financial statement analysis, financial modeling, financial due diligence, corporate insolvency cases and restructuring out-of-court and in-court procedures) ideally from a professional services background

Significant experience with M&A or Deals Advisory (supported a business undergoing mergers, integrations, spin-offs and/or divestiture transactions)

Evidence of leading on successful business development opportunities including client lead maturation, proposal development, and closing new business opportunities within the Egyptian market

Technical and analytical skills with the ability to translate complex issues to support client solutions

Passionate about delivery of work and has a strong desire to succeed 

An investigative mindset with attention to detail with an ability to see the big picture

Eager to build long lasting relationships with external stakeholders in order to identify value add opportunities for existing and potential clients

Successful at managing multiple stakeholders

Confident to develop and lead teams 

Ability to leverage technology enabled and digital tools to achieve efficient delivery for our clients

Excellent communicator and can deliver messages with impact to a wide variety of audiences

Why you’ll love PwC
We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of amazing teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about us at https://www.pwc.com/m1/en/about-us/life-at-pwc.html 

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Debt Management, Debt Raising, Debt Restructuring, Debts Recovery, Turnaround Management

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Bankruptcy Analysis, Bankruptcy Code, Bankruptcy Management, Bankruptcy Restructuring, Business Liquidations, Cash Flow Analysis, Client Management, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Conducting Research, Corporate Development, Corporate Finance, Corporate Management, Creativity, Data Rooms, Debt Restructuring, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Financial Modeling, Financial Review {+ 20 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

Yes

Job Posting End Date