Strategy Consulting Manager (Financial Services)

In an ever-more volatile and unpredictable world, making the right strategic decisions is key to successful and sustained business performance. As a strategic direction advisor, you will use your analytical ability to translate the corporate strategy of leading organisations into meaningful change. Working in high-performing teams, you will help clients develop growth strategies, improve strategic decision-making and planning, define more effective operating models and develop strategic profit improvement initiatives.

Our structured learning and development program means you will progress personally and professionally. And working as part of a global network, you will gain unrivalled experiences across a diverse range of clients, sectors and geographies. So whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

The opportunity

As a Manager/Senior Manager for Transformation Architecture, you will help clients to solve enterprise-wide strategic, organisational and operational issues by formulating strategic initiatives, redesigning organisations, transforming the operations and processes, and improving business performance.

You will lead client engagements and facilitate discussion with clients. You will interview clients, identify and summarize key issues, outline project approach and draft proposal content.

Your key responsibilities

• Growth Strategy - assisting the client with developing a long-range, multi-year view of growth options and strategic recommendations
• Strategic Planning - designing a sustainable process and tools for a client to run effective strategic, long-range, and initiative investment planning processes
• Enterprise cost reduction and operating model design - assisting the client to reduce costs across the enterprise, and also to change the structure, governance and metrics of the enterprise
• Value driver-based decision support - assisting the client to identify drivers of enterprise value, and translate those drivers into planning, reporting and decision support frameworks to support strategic and operational decision-making
• Develop and drive account-planning, as well as sales and delivery of service offerings
• Manage and control commercial aspects of the project delivery, including forecasting, budgeting and resource allocation

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Dedicated, innovative, resourceful, analytical and able to work under pressure
• Foundational skills in quantitative and financial analysis
• Foster an efficient, innovative and team-oriented work environment with strong drive to excel professionally

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree with a minimum of 5-years (Managers) or 8-years (Senior Managers) working experience, preferably at least 3-years in a business consulting role with a leading management consultancy organization
• Preferably experience in providing consulting services in strategy formulation and planning, organization design, and operation and business process improvement
• Experience in managing / dealing in large complex projects on public-private partnership, merger integration, organisation restructuring and transformation
• Experience evaluating current business operating models, designing and executing initiatives with business benefits to streamline the process and improve the effectiveness of the organization and its operating model
• Professional presence with the ability to engage management level clients as well as internal leadership stakeholders

Ideally, you will also have

• Experience with leading industry players, including multinational companies or domestic large-scale leading companies
• MBA degree from a reputable business school

What we look for

Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. An effective communicator, you’ll be a confident leader equipped with strong people management skills and a genuine passion to make things happen in a dynamic organization. If you’re ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities, and are committed to seeking out new ways to make a difference, this role is for you.

What we offer

EY offers a competitive remuneration package commensurate with your work experience, where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. We are committed to being an inclusive employer and are happy to consider flexible working arrangements (FWA), where this may be needed, guided by our FWA Policy. Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.

• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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