Associate/Engagement Manager - Finance, Risk & Restructuring Practice

About Oliver Wyman

Oliver Wyman, operating as a part of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), delivers deep sector knowledge, bold innovation, and a collaborative mindset designed to simplify complex business challenges. Together with Marsh Risk, Guy Carpenter, and Mercer, the firm supports clients in building resilience and competitive advantage. With $27 billion in annual revenue and a workforce exceeding 95,000 in 130 countries, Oliver Wyman empowers organizations to thrive by harnessing diverse perspectives.

Role Overview

This role centers within Oliver Wyman's Finance, Risk & Restructuring (FRR) Practice, which integrates capabilities in finance, risk management, treasury, restructuring, and business transformation. The practice aids financial institutions, corporates, private equity investors, and regulators in tackling critical, data-driven, and AI-empowered challenges.

Key Areas of Engagement

• Risk analytics and development of financial models
• Enterprise risk management frameworks
• Treasury functions including liquidity and balance sheet oversight
• Financial crime, compliance transformation, and regulatory adherence
• Ensuring operational resilience
• Credit risk process redesign
• Restructuring and advisory services
• Finance transformation and CFO advisory
• Cost optimization and creating enterprise value

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead consulting teams on projects involving finance, risk, and restructuring by overseeing analysis, workstreams, and ensuring successful delivery.
• Translate analytical outcomes into clear executive-level presentations and actionable insights.
• Manage projects through meticulous planning, stakeholder engagement, and mentoring junior team members.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with senior client stakeholders while delivering impactful solutions.
• Drive analytical rigor using financial, operational, and risk assessments, enhanced through automation, advanced analytics, and Generative AI tools.
• Support diverse client initiatives such as finance transformation, enterprise risk, treasury, regulatory shifts, operational resilience, and improvements in data, reporting, decision making, and model governance.

Desired Qualifications and Experience

• Professional experience ranging 4-6 years for Associate level or 7-10 years for Engagement Manager, preferably within top consulting firms or financial services sectors, with expertise in finance, risk, treasury, restructuring, or business transformation.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing teams and multiple workstreams in dynamic environments.
• Exceptional analytical and structured problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication skills, capable of engaging high-level stakeholders clearly and persuasively.
• Educational credentials including undergraduate or higher degrees from reputable academic institutions.
• A natural curiosity and investigative approach to data exploration and complex problem identification.
• Comfort with large datasets and an analytical mindset oriented towards AI and GenAI-enabled finance and risk applications, such as automation, model governance, and analytics-driven decision support.

Diversity and Work Environment

Oliver Wyman and Marsh are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workspace that embraces diversity across numerous dimensions such as age, background, disability, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and more. The company promotes a hybrid work model with a minimum expectation of three onsite days weekly, fostering collaboration while offering flexibility.