Description

Assistant Manager and Manager, Transformation & Strategic Change (Special Projects)

Interpath

Cape Town, South Africa

Interpath is an international and fast-growing advisory business with deep expertise in a broad range of specialisms spanning deals, advisory and restructuring.

We deliver tangible results for global businesses, their investors, and stakeholders when complex problems arise, and critical decisions need to be made. Interpath is agile, independent, and conflict-free, and our passion for doing what's right, every time, sets us apart.

Our diverse teams provide specialist technical knowledge combined with deep sector experience across our service line specialisms. Since our foundation in 2021, Interpath has grown rapidly, and we now have a presence across the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, South Africa, Algeria, BVI, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Barbados, Hong Kong and Singapore. By 2030 we aim to be one of the world's leading advisory firms with a truly global footprint.

The Special Projects team is responsible for the organic growth of Interpath, focussing on investment into new service lines, capabilities and performance improvement initiatives group wide. The team work in an agile and fast paced environment delivering high impact business outcomes.

We are seeking hands-on Assistant Managers and Managers in Cape Town to support the delivery of strategic change projects and value creation initiatives alongside the senior leadership team and Executive Committee. The role combines commercial and financial analysis, programme delivery, and strong stakeholder engagement. It requires the ability to produce executive-quality outputs, including presentations, steering packs and trackers, as well as the judgement to challenge assumptions and keep initiatives focused on outcomes. The role will involve up to one or two trips per year to the UK and other Interpath offices.

Responsibilities:

• Support delivery of value creation plan, leading workstreams of complex projects and end to end of smaller initiatives, from scoping, implementation and benefits tracking.
• Lead the analytical work underpinning decisions, including business unit reviews and operating model assessments.
• Turn analysis into clear recommendations and action plans with owners, timelines and dependencies.
• Build and maintain benefits baselines and live trackers (milestones, benefits, risks and actions).
• Run governance and reporting for assigned programmes (plan, RAID, decision and action logs, steering packs).
• Prepare materials for senior forums to support decision-making, including Executive Committee and Board papers where required.
• Drive stakeholder follow-up and action closure; escalate risks early and maintain clear decision trails.
• Apply commercial judgement and analysis to challenge assumptions and validate benefits.
• Contribute to playbooks and templates; mentor juniors and support team growth.

Values

Our four core values are the cornerstones of culture at Interpath and steer everything from everyday decisions to larger strategic initiatives. Our Interpath Values are;

Do the right thing - Our comfort zone is uncomfortable. We always make the right decision, not simply what is easy or popular.

All hands on deck - stand shoulder-to-shoulder with colleagues and clients, be that physically or from afar. Our individual expertise may find the answers, but implementation happens though teamwork.

Passion drives success - The impossible is always possible. We push the boundaries of what is expected because we're never satisfied with the status quo. Our clients expect the right result when they engage with us, and it's only by delivering this that we win.

Embrace different - cultures to mindsets, we welcome all. We believe that people are equal, but not the same.

Requirements

Education and Experience Required:

• Accounting qualification: ACA / ACCA / CIMA / CA(SA) / CFA (or equivalent).
• 3-6 years' experience in Transaction Services / Deals, Value Creation, operational transformation, or strategy & transformation within a professional services environment.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills, with the ability to produce clear, executive-level outputs under pressure.
• Proven experience delivering end-to-end projects/workstreams, managing multiple stakeholders and tight deadlines.
• Confident engaging senior stakeholders, driving action closure, and operating with discretion.
• Exposure to client-facing value creation, post-deal integration, operating model redesign, or portfolio improvement is highly desirable.
• Power BI, financial/modelling capability, or project management qualifications (PRINCE2, PMP or equivalent) are advantageous.
• A commercially minded, structured problem-solver who simplifies complexity and turns ambiguity into clear next steps.
• Highly organised, hands-on, and accountable with strong judgement and follow-through; French, German, or Spanish language skills a plus.

Benefits

Benefits

At Interpath, our people lie at the heart of our business. That's why we provide employees with a competitive and comprehensive reward package including compelling salaries and a range of core and optional benefits. Read more about our benefits; Company Benefits - Interpath

Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters

Please note that Interpath do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that Interpath will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.