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RYDGE Conseil

Entrepreneur-focused accounting and advisory services

Senior Manager Distressed M&A

Financial & Transaction AdvisoryConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCourbevoie, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A degree from a business school, engineering school, or university-level program in finance is required; a course of study in corporate law or companies in difficulty may complement it.
  • At least 8 years of experience in finance, including at least 5 years of successful experience in Distressed M&A or M&A.
  • Strong knowledge of the process for M&A transactions on both the acquisition and divestment sides.
  • Ability to conduct financial due diligence, build a business plan, and ideally prepare cash-flow forecasts and projected balance sheets.
  • Ability to participate in negotiations and communicate with clients, targets, potential buyers, lawyers, insolvency practitioners, and supervising judges in meetings and hearings.
  • Good knowledge of amicable and judicial insolvency procedures and acquisition techniques through a sale plan is desirable.
  • Strong rigor, reliability, and personal commitment.
  • Leadership and commercial relationship skills.
  • Strong analytical and synthesis skills.
  • Ability to work in a team with communication and proactivity.
  • Excellent command of Microsoft Office.
  • Excellent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise acquisitions and divestments in distressed situations.
  • Manage the sale of underperforming businesses to French or foreign buyers while optimizing transaction terms, sale price, and employment preservation; implement a court-approved sale or pre-pack sale when appropriate.
  • Manage acquisitions of companies in difficulty, including target due diligence, development of a business plan to sustain the business, arranging acquisition financing, and, where appropriate, participating in debt renegotiation through a conciliation agreement or plan.
  • Manage acquisitions of businesses through court proceedings, and define, finance, and present recovery strategies to the relevant bodies, either through a sale plan or debt renegotiation under a continuation plan.
  • Contribute to the development of the Distressed M&A offering through transaction execution and commercial development.
  • Draw on local and national teams of senior staff, junior staff, and interns as needed.

Desired Qualifications

  • A course of study in corporate law or companies in difficulty may complement the required education.
  • The ability to prepare cash-flow forecasts and projected balance sheets is desirable.
  • Good knowledge of amicable and judicial insolvency procedures and acquisition techniques through a sale plan is desirable.

About the Company

RYDGE Conseil

Entrepreneur-focused accounting and advisory services

RYDGE Conseil provides advisory services for entrepreneurs and SMEs in France by offering a multidisciplinary mix of accounting, HR management, legal and tax, and operational/financial consulting. Its product is a holistic set of tailored services delivered through a national network of 200 offices and 4,500 employees to about 100,000 clients, with added value from digital transformation projects (e.g., electronic invoicing) and a leadership training program called RYDGE Académie. The firm differentiates itself by being the largest entrepreneur-focused consulting firm in France, formed from KPMG’s SME activities and backed by a former KPMG Pulse lineage, with independence as of 2025 and a business model centered on SMEs/TPEs and associations rather than large corporate clients. Its goal is to help entrepreneurs grow and manage their businesses effectively by providing integrated, practical advisory across finance, operations, and compliance.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
2025

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