Public Sector, Senior Director for Education (Finance)

Public Sector Services is seeking a Director or Senior Director candidate with Education Expertise

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a leading independent global professional services firm, specializing in providing turnaround management, performance improvement and corporate advisory services, and Public Sector Services. With approximately 3,000 professionals based in locations across North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, our firm excels in problem-solving and value creation. Drawing on a strong operational heritage and hands-on approach, our professionals work closely with organizations and stakeholders to help tackle complex business issues and maximize value.

A&M is regularly recognized by leading publications as a premier consulting firm, including placement in the top 25 of the "Vault Consulting 50" in each of the last five years. Moreover, we were recognized each year between 2009 and 2013 by the Turnaround Management Association for our achievement of outstanding results in restructuring organizations.

Job Description

Since 2003, Alvarez & Marsal Public Sector Services (PSS) has helped government, education, and non-profit clients identify new ways to overcome challenges and implement sustainable change - pioneering a progressive, pragmatic, and forward-looking approach based on our experience applying operational and financial improvement principles in the private sector to address the unique challenges facing public sector organizations. Working directly with management, PSS helps stabilize financial and operational performance by developing and implementing comprehensive profitability, operational, and organizational plans.

A&M PSS is seeking to identify a new Senior Director to serve as a leader within the PSS education account team. This Senior Director will support the growth of A&M's higher education offerings by leading market-facing business development initiatives, developing and strengthening our reputation and relationships within the education space, and leading the business development cycle from lead identification to project award. The Senior Director will also be responsible for acting as a project leader responsible for the delivery of client work in the education space. The ideal Senior Director candidate will possess direct higher education industry expertise (acting as a senior executive in a college or university setting) and will have experience working in major transformations or crises.

Our Public Sector professionals:

• Stabilize core operations
• Develop business plans
• Develop and review financial projections and budgets
• Develop and review cost reduction and revenue enhancement initiatives
• Develop and implement cash management guidelines and controls
• Develop and implement communications processes with key constituencies
• Support public sector leaders in managing transformation and crises
• Assess processes and design improvement strategies
• Assist in implementation of operational or financial restructuring

A Senior Director will:

• Work on a diverse range of assignments alongside other experienced management professionals in the areas of interim management and advisory services.
• Focus on all aspects of engagement initiatives with minimal oversight, while substantially contributing to PSS business development.

• Formulate, manage, and drive work plans for client engagements
• Manage staff and review work product
• Perform day-to-day management of operations as diverse as finance, budget, human resources, procurement, transportation, or economic development and implementation of an operational or financial restructuring
• Serve as a trusted advisor to client executives

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required
• Master's degree in Education, Education Policy, Public Administration, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or other related field is preferred but not required.
• 15+ years of work experience in education, public administration, and/or consulting or corporate positions with a financial or accounting focus
• Experience in federal, state and local government and understanding of public sector entity financial management and operational issues

• Ability to understand complex financial statements and demonstrate strong financial modeling experience
• Able to identify key operational performance drivers and flexible to support clients with a broad array of issues
• Experience leading a large public sector organization Communicate effectively in written and verbal form, to all levels of client personnel
• Ability to demonstrate existing network of education industry contacts with a successful track record of industry leadership and/or business development
• Able to lead complex client engagement with limited oversight, and supervise consulting colleagues and client employees
• Strong understanding of the current and emerging trends and challenges impacting education institutions and the ability to support institutions in problem-solving related to these challenges.
• Willing to travel up to 100% based on client needs

Diversity & Inclusion

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. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.

Voluntary Inclusion

It is Alvarez & Marsal's policy to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, pregnancy, marital status, family status, religion, national origin, age or disability or any other non-merit based factor in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.

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