Advisory Consulting Director - Bristol/London

About

Our client is a top-tier national advisory firm, recognised among the UK’s fastest-growing professional services businesses. They advise corporates, investors and entrepreneurs across multiple sectors — simplifying complexity, unlocking potential, and helping clients navigate through critical change and transformation.

Role

The Advisory & Restructuring team is a high-growth, entrepreneurial group within the wider advisory practice. Working with boards, lenders and investors, they support businesses facing challenge or transition — from underperformance and liquidity pressure through to strategic transformation and value creation.

As a Director, you’ll take a hands-on leadership role in shaping and delivering engagements across:

• Business turnaround and restructuring
• Cash and working capital improvement
• Stakeholder management and contingency planning
• Finance transformation and operational improvement
• Value-creation planning for private equity-backed and owner-managed businesses

You’ll work alongside senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams (Tax, Corporate Finance, Transaction Services) to deliver pragmatic, outcome-driven solutions.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the delivery of complex restructuring and advisory assignments
• Build trusted relationships with corporate boards, investors and lenders
• Identify and convert new business opportunities — leveraging your market network and sector relationships
• Oversee project economics, resource planning and client satisfaction
• Coach and develop junior team members, promoting a collaborative, high-performance culture

About You

• Proven track record in restructuring, turnaround, or special situations advisory, ideally gained within a Big 4, mid-tier, or boutique consulting environment
• Deep financial and commercial acumen, with strong stakeholder management capability
• Experienced in presenting to and advising boards, investors, and lenders
• Skilled at articulating complex financial and operational issues with clarity and confidence
• ACA / ACCA / CIMA / MBA (or equivalent) qualified preferred
• Entrepreneurial, solutions-focused, and motivated by helping businesses navigate change