Associate (m/f/d) - Global Transaction Advisory Group

Location: Zurich, Switzerland

Date Posted: Aug 1, 2025

Description

Companies, investors and government entities around the world turn to Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) for leadership, action and results. Privately held since its founding in 1983, A&M is a leading global professional services firm that provides advisory, business performance improvement and turnaround management services. When conventional approaches are not enough to create transformation and drive change, clients seek our deep expertise and ability to deliver practical solutions to their unique problems.

With over 10,000 people providing services across six continents, we deliver tangible results for corporates, boards, private equity firms, law firms and government agencies facing complex challenges. Our senior leaders, and their teams, leverage A&M's restructuring heritage to help companies act decisively, catapult growth and accelerate results. We are experienced operators, world-class consultants, former regulators and industry authorities with a shared commitment to telling clients what is really needed for turning change into a strategic business asset, managing risk and unlocking value at every stage of growth.

A&M's Global Transaction Advisory Group ("TAG") is the largest transaction advisory practice outside the Big 4 audit firms. Our award-winning practice includes over 800 professionals in 35 offices across the U.S., Middle East, Europe, Latin America, India and Asia Pacific. Our teams have established A&M as one of the leading providers of Financial Due Diligence globally and the no.1 firm to develop an international career in Transaction Advisory today.

As an Associate (m/f/d)you will manage the following key responsibilities, supported by the European Transaction Advisory team;

• Work on multiple Transaction Advisory engagements in Germany & Europe, working closely with our Managing Directors
• Use the commercial aspects of your financial analysis skills, in addition to gaining exposure to the key drivers and valuation considerations which drive a transaction
• Benefit from both formal and informal training courses and workshops
• Work alongside operational and commercial professionals in combined project teams enhancing your understanding of the broader due diligence and wider deal process
• Gain constant exposure to our Managing Directors, leveraging their substantial deal experience and be proactively involved in commercial, business development, and marketing
• Network internally with our service lines and work on external marketing events to build cross- service line relationships

Experience required

• Experience contributing to Transaction Advisory (Financial Due Diligence) projects across a variety of sectors at a Big 4 audit firm
• Strong academic record and graduated from a leading University or equivalent
• Well-developed stakeholder management skills including managing key client relationships
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Native or fluent German & English is essential. Additional language skills are highly advantageous

If you want to be part of A&M's success story and would like to grow in a dynamic environment, we are looking forward to your application.

A&M's entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity, and we foster inclusiveness, encouraging everyone to bring their whole self to work each day. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.

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