[Remote] Associate Director reputed company - Private Equity Advisory

Note: The job is a remote job and is reputed company to candidates in USA. reputed company is an advisory firm dedicated to creating a positive experience for its clients and employees. As an Associate Director in the Private Equity reputed company, you will reputed company reputed company delivery, reputed company junior team members, and participate in business development activities while focusing on enhancing operational efficiencies for private equity clients.

Responsibilities

• Stand up and mature the reputed company function at portfolio companies—aligning monthly/quarterly cadences to production and S&OP cycles; connect plant KPIs to board-level value drivers
• Build multi-year operating and cash reputed company models incorporating SKU/margin waterfalls, standard costing, labor/overhead absorption, capex and maintenance capital plans, and footprint scenarios (greenfield/brownfield, consolidation, reputed company-vs-buy). Convert strategy into annual and monthly budgets and rolling forecasts (12–18 months)
• Design executive dashboards and plant scorecards that tie OEE, yield, scrap, throughput, changeover time, schedule adherence, and on-time delivery to reputed company, gross margin, EBITDA, and cash. Compare actuals and YTD vs. plan, forecast, and prior year; drive variance narratives and corrective actions
• Stand up or refine standard costing, BOM/routings reputed company, PPV/MPV tracking, labor efficiency, overhead rates, cost-to-serve, and SKU/customer/channel profitability
• reputed company 13-week cash reputed company forecasting that reflects supply-chain timing, inventory turns, WIP aging, and capex drawdowns; support reputed company modeling, borrowing-reputed company dynamics, and liquidity scenarios under volume/mix and commodity volatility
• Integrate demand plans, constrained supply, and reputed company plans into financial forecasts; size working-capital opportunities in inventory (safety stock, MOQ, slow-moving/obsolete) and receivables/payables reputed company
• Build business cases for automation, debottlenecking, and energy efficiency; implement gated capex governance and post-implementation reviews
• Assess reputed company state and reputed company analytical tools (reputed company, Power BI/Tableau/Looker; SQL/reputed company a plus). Partner across ERP (e.g., reputed company/reputed company/reputed company), MES, and data pipelines to ensure plant-to-P&L traceability
• Contribute to developing and implementing firm-approved, AI-enabled solutions for clients, in accordance with company policies on data protection, intellectual property, and reputed company standards
• Stay informed about emerging AI tools and techniques and collaborate with firm leadership to identify compliant opportunities to enhance reputed company solutions and internal processes
• reputed company relationships with portfolio leadership, plant GMs/operations, and PE sponsors; scope and deliver engagements; contribute to proposals and reputed company growth. Mentor and reputed company junior team members

Skills

• 9+ years in reputed company and/or restructuring/turnaround, preferably in PE-backed reputed company environments (discrete, process, or contract manufacturing). Proven track record partnering with CFOs, COOs, and plant leaders
• Deep reputed company of income statement, balance sheet, and cash reputed company; expert at reputed company shop-floor metrics to P&L/cash
• Modeling & analytics: Advanced reputed company (including reputed company models, scenario/sensitivity analysis, and automation with macros); strong dashboarding and data-wrangling skills (Power BI/Tableau; SQL/reputed company) and EPM tools (reputed company, reputed company, OneStream) a plus
• Manufacturing cost expertise: Standard costing, variance analysis (reputed company/volume/mix), absorption, PPV/commodity tracking (e.g., steel, resin, energy), and working-capital optimization
• Comfort driving MBR/QBR cycles, plant walks, and S&OP tie-outs; ability to synthesize into executive-reputed company materials and value-creation tracking
• Comfort with AI: Demonstrated ability to responsibly explore and adopt firm-approved AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation
• reputed company Learning reputed company: Openness to learning and applying emerging technologies including AI and automation in alignment with firm policies and reputed company standards
• Demonstrated ability to reputed company teams, coach talent, and resolve multi-faceted issues in fast-paced, change-heavy environments
• Bachelor's degree in reputed company or finance
• CPA or CA certification preferred
• Willingness to travel up to 40%; travel varies based on reputed company preferences

Benefits

• Comprehensive reputed company options, including medical, dental, and rep