Business Analyst/Associate Boutique Management Consulting Firm (NYC)

POSITION OVERVIEW

 

Acquis Consulting Group is seeking a few intelligent and skilled recent graduates to fill our Analyst (0-1 year experience) and Associate (1-3 years experience) roles.  A BS or BA is required for consideration, concentration in business preferred.  Top schools, impressive GPAs and challenging curriculum will receive preference.  Proven positions of leadership and the ability to learn are paramount.  The ability to take on new challenges and succeed beyond one?s comfort zone is required

 

 

SCOPE AND RESPONSIBILITY

 

? Acts as an incisive, effective creative thinker bringing business and consulting experience to client engagements and applies expert skills in communication, research, problem-solving, and analysis to the hands-on work that is the primary focus of these positions.

? Takes on significant responsibilities, working closely with clients and making a major contribution to every engagement.

? Leverages business context to analyze and improve complex business models.

? Explains and reviews analysis/findings with team members and client personnel.

? Assesses presenting problem with appropriate project scope and decomposes problem to identify root causes.

? Manages client expectations and project scope actively with an approach designed to engender project success and extend goodwill.

? Identifies implications of proposed solutions on people, processes, technology, strategy and structure.

? Builds an effective business case for proposed solutions.

? Thrives in an entrepreneurial, results-oriented, small business environment.

 

 

SKILL SET AND EXPERIENCE

Preferred professional backgrounds include but are not limited to:

? Strategic Sourcing

? Data Analytics and Reporting

? Change Management/Training

? Corporate Travel Expense Management

 

For all candidates, preferred educational backgrounds include but are not limited to:

? Statistical data analysis

? Operations process analysis

? Corporate Travel Expense Management

? Appled financial and management accounting

 

 

 

Applicable internship experience, particularly in management consulting, is preferred

Foreign language fluency and international experience a plus

 

 

EDUCATION

BS or BA (Business, Finance, Engineering, Computer Sciences preferred). MBA not required.


 

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

? Positive ? upbeat outlook on consulting work and career

? Adaptive ? varied skill set that can fit into a variety of project situations

? Quick-learning ? high comfort-level with non-repetitive projects and new challenges

? Results-oriented ? exceptional ability to excel in a small organization (e.g., independent, motivated, proactive)

? Customer-focused ? mental agility to multi-task in a fast-paced environment

? Quick-thinking ? strategic thinking that delivers results

? Collaborative ? intuitive team player who can collaborate and communicate

 

 

 

COMPANY BACKGROUND

Acquis Consulting Group is a boutique management consulting firm that partners with companies to drive and enhance their business performance in defined and measurable ways.  We help companies innovate to become more efficient - and more competitive.

 

We?ve carefully designed our services around our clients? needs.  Placing a premium on listening to clients? specific needs and challenges enables Acquis? to respond with a unique approach that delivers unquestionable value.Clients benefit from Acquis?s ability to evaluate the overall business impact of a recommendation or solution, not simply the narrow scope of the engagement.


At Acquis we feel it?s important to attract, develop, and retain top talent. Accordingly, we have created a ?second family? environment where each individual has an opportunity and obligation to contribute to our shared success. We measure this success not only through our delivery excellence but through the satisfaction of the people that work here.  We believe that we have created a unique environment that balances autonomy with responsibility, offering the ability to learn by doing while providing a careful balance of oversight.  In short, Acquis is a learning organization that is built on the premise that our employees can add value from day one. 

 

We protect our culture through careful analysis of new and experienced hires and go to great lengths to hire individuals that will add to the experience of working at Acquis. We provide our employees with excellent benefits and competitive compensation, but believe it is our culture and approach that limit turnover to a metric almost unapproachable in the consulting industry.

 

Headquartered in New York, with engagements on both the domestic and international stage, recent client experience has included global program management, organizational change and alignment, strategic sourcing,, and strategic planning.

 

Acquis brings insight, passion, and intelligence to the lasting relationships we establish with leading enterprises. We measure ourselves through our clients? success utilizing the agility, creativity, and focus of a smaller firm. For more information, visit www.acquisconsulting.com.

 

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