Performance Improvement & Restructuring – Cash Flow / Working Capital Optimization
Deloitte’s USI Performance Improvement & Restructuring (PI&R) team seeks highly motivated individuals with strong analytical skills to help clients achieve profitable growth, strategically manage costs, and navigate financial risks. We are hiring Analysts specializing in Cash Flow / Working Capital Optimization.
What We Do?
Performance Improvement & Restructuring (PI&R) team delivers large, complex engagements that identify, design, and implement innovative solutions to support performance improvement, margin transformation, and restructuring programs. These programs typically accompany structural changes in a client's business and operating model.
Within Cash Flow / Working Capital Optimization, we evaluate and improve a company's working capital management by benchmarking performance, analyzing data, and developing a strategic roadmap for enhancement. Additionally, we help execute and sustain strategies that optimize accounts receivable, accounts payable, and inventory processes, leveraging advanced solutions to ensure ongoing liquidity and operational efficiency.
Role Responsibilities
As an Analyst, you will be expected to independently deliver assigned tasks, analyze client requirements, and demonstrate a strong understanding of enterprise value delivery & transformation.
Day – to – day responsibilities include
Manage data, curate insights, and deliver robust analytics to highlight key business issues and inform the project team and client about potential areas of improvement.
Use our proprietary solutions to deliver agile, highly interactive reporting and analytics that help our clients run their business more effectively.
Prepare detailed analysis of transaction level detail to identify working capital improvement opportunities.
Key Capabilities for Practitioners in Cash Flow / Working Capital Optimization
Understanding of accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory, and their impact on cash flow.
Supporting the development and maintenance of cash flow forecasts and liquidity models.
Ability to assess process maturity across the Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay and Forecast-to-Fulfill processes & prioritize actionable improvements to free up cash .
Familiarity with metrics such as Days Sales Outstanding (DSO), Days Payable Outstanding (DPO), Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO), Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC), Weighted Average Terms (WAT), Weighted Average days to collect (WADTC), Weighted Average days to Pay (WADTP) etc.
Demonstrated knowledge of advanced business analytics and data mining solutions & strong working knowledge of data structures and database design.
Ability to interpret financial statements, cost structures, and operational data, experienced in Excel modeling, basic statistics, and financial calculations.
Tools –
Advanced formulas, pivot tables, and data visualization in excel
Creating clear, executive-level presentations in PowerPoint
Basic familiarity with Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx, SQL, QlikView or similar data management tools
Ability to prioritize & manage multiple workstreams and deadlines while ensuring accuracy in analysis and deliverables.
Experienced in change management, project documentation (charters, and decision logs) & ensuring compliance.
Excellent communication & interpersonal skills.
Required Qualifications
Function | Deloitte Consulting Services LLP |
Offering Portfolio | Performance Improvement & Restructuring (Strategy & Transactions) |
Job Level | Analyst |
Education Requirements | MBA is preferred. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Mathematics or Computer Science |
Professional Experience | 1+ years of relevant experience for Analysts |
Job Location | Bengaluru / Chennai / Gurgaon / Hyderabad / Mumbai / Pune |
Preferred Qualifications
Consulting Background
Performance Improvement & Restructuring Advisory Experience
Turnaround / Transformation project experience