Director, M&A l Corporate Finance & Restructuring

About The Role

FTI M&A advisory team provides corporates, business owners and private equity investors a variety of M&A and corporate development services including strategic reviews, advisory on acquisitions, divestments, leveraged buy‑outs, carve‑outs, and restructuring advisory. The team focuses on transactions in The Netherlands and works on deals with a degree of complexity, leveraging deep knowledge and international sector teams.

The Director’s role is the lynchpin on marketing and execution, supporting Managing Directors in delivering ideas and content for marketing pitches and quarterbacking execution on live transactions, managing junior resources for on‑time delivery of quality work products. It is a fully client‑facing role that requires business development, client pitch presentations, idea development and deal execution.

• Be an integral part of the concise M&A team, covering clients and prospects to identify and deliver creative marketing ideas and business solutions in support of corporate strategies.
• Act on the day‑to‑day management of transactions and assignments.
• Review pitchbooks, memorandums, presentations and other projects with minimal oversight.
• Review financial models to analyse a wide variety of client‑specific projects, eg. DCF, DDM, LBO among others.
• Assist in the origination and execution of transactions domestically or cross‑border, including evaluating risk factors, managing valuation, strategic reviews, competitor analysis, accounting and other technical and personnel issues, and performing comprehensive financial and mathematical modelling.
• Effectively manage the workflow of the junior team by aligning tasks with transaction and departmental goals and objectives.
• Support the junior team with ongoing mentoring, coaching and career development.

• Previous experience in M&A, with between 7 and 10 years of relevant experience.
• Exposure and understanding of M&A, Corporate Strategy, Equity Raising, Debt Raising and/or Transaction due diligence.
• Highly developed written and oral communication skills, including the ability to create and deliver professional product ideas and presentations.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills for team environments and client interaction.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong work ethic and teamwork skills.
• Self‑motivated, with a strong desire to excel in a challenging field.
• Expertise in financial computer applications and database management tools, including MS Excel, and strong proficiency in other Microsoft Office products.
• Good judgment in confidential situations and the ability to exercise discretion when handling confidential information.
• Ability to advocate persuasively.
• Ability to work under time constraints and with limited supervision.
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent capability to independently and proactively service multiple clients and effectively manage multiple priorities.
• Hardworking and resilient.
• Dutch language proficiency required.

• A University degree, preferably in finance or economics, with high academic achievement.
• MBA, CFA or equivalent experience in financial services, accounting or legal fields is preferred but not required.

FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.