Analyst

Job description

Analyst

Job description

what does an analyst do?

• Perform complex analyses for our clients both from our office and on client sites

• Provide high quality reporting to clients and State of Flux management

• Work with our consultants to provide support and research on assigned projects

Key responsibilities:

• To act as a bridge between State of Flux and the client, translating their business's requirements into a form that can be understood by all parties.

• To work with an experienced consultant or on a stand-alone basis, to help develop models, perform complex analyses, and work on research assignments at both the office and/or client sites.

• To initiate and influence enterprise-wide business process analysis.

• To understand business change and help clients achieve change within their remit

• Provide a high quality of reporting to clients and to management.

Location

Based in London

Salary package

£25,000 - £35,000 pa

Skills, qualifications and experience needed:

Education:

An undergraduate degree is essential and ideally you will have a Masters degree or MBA with a focus on supply chain/procurement.

Work experience:

Previous deal experience is strongly desirable as is experience of working on post deal integration projects. Having worked previously as an analyst in one of the strategy houses, a Big Four consultancy or in a niche consultancy would be an advantage. You will ideally have clear, demonstrable experience of business development and winning work. A background in business support services and experience of tenders would also be useful.

Computer skills:

Must be proficient in use of MS Office 2010 or later, particularly PowerPoint, Excel and Word, and ideally Access or similar database to basic level, and Outlook.

Specific Job Skills:

• Understand the principles of consulting, analysing, cost-effectiveness, project management, planning and training.

• Appreciate the need for consistency within company's broad spectrum of services.

• Experience in supply chain/procurement department a benefit

Literacy and Numeracy:

• Able to communicate via written media and must be an excellent face-to-face and telephone communicator.

• Able to understand profit and loss calculations and basic business finance, e.g. gross margin percentages and calculations, depreciation, capital and revenue expenditure, cash-flow, overheads, etc.

• Must be a competent writer of business letters, quotations and proposals.

Management ability:

Although internal staff management is not initially part of the job, responsibility and opportunity could grow with the development of the business. People-management skills, experience and natural ability required. Be able to think in wider business rather than narrow terms.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS 02 JANUARY 2016