Business Strategy & Planning Role - Consulting Firm

Introduction:

This is a Senior Associate position in the Business Strategy and Planning Group, a central and emerging team where candidates grow rapidly through exposure to high impact, cross-functional programs and workstreams. The team is responsible for defining, driving and executing financial metrics and analysis across various functions of the business (including but not limited to revenue generation, technology transfer, cost optimization).

- The candidate will support strategic projects, help define and implement KPI-based metrics to determine project efficiency and effectiveness and follow through to ensure execution. Demonstrated hands-on expertise in financial modeling and all aspects of project definition and prioritization. In order to be successful, the candidate will regularly support cross-functional teams and senior management to define business processes and solutions for program and resource management, gain stakeholder alignment and execution.

Your Job:

- Build solid financial models to support business decisions by collaborating with various stakeholders (e.g. investment cases)

- Responsible for the strategic planning for the company including but not limited market strategy, long-term revenue growth strategy, cost strategy and capital investment strategy

- Develop clear and logical arguments for or against specific business opportunities

- Provide support in establishing processes and methodologies for managing projects and project portfolios, including set-up and day-to day activities

- Help establish project management and prioritization processes

- Work together with a cross-organizational teams to establish common KPIs to measure project management performance and health and to report to senior management

- Provide support in reporting, progress control and definition of mitigating actions as required of strategic and transformation initiatives

Required qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics or Mathematics

- Strong excel skill

- Fluent in English (written and verbal)

Preferred qualifications:

- Master's in Business Administration

- Strong financial modeling skills

- 2+ years of relevant experience in professional environments, such as top consulting firms, investment banks, or corporate finance functions while working in close collaboration with the CEO and top corporate executives

- Strong presentation and soft skills

- Strong focus on execution and delivering end products

- Self-driven personality with exceptional analytical skills, structured work style and ability to understand complex matters quickly.