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TD Newton
About the role
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Proposed designation: Assistant Manager
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Role type:
Project management and Execution
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Reporting to :
Manager
Roles & responsibilities
We are recruiting for a Consultant in the Research and Benchmarking Team. Working as a Consultant, your responsibilities will include:
•Effectively manage the request intake process including participating in project scoping calls to clarify understanding and prepare a detailed project scope document capability
•Conceive, design, and execute secondary research on:
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O Company: business model, segments, revenue model, strategy, issues /
challenges, M&A history, competitive positioning, organization
structure, key management, recent developments, SWOT, etc.
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O Market: industry value chain, size and growth outlook, trends and
drivers, growth inhibitors and challenges, competitive landscape, Porter’s
/ PESTLE analysis, etc.
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O Benchmarking: basic understanding of the role of support functions,
salary benchmarking, cost benchmarking, and vendor assessment from a
business perspective
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O Financials: broad analysis of income statement, balance sheet, cash
flows, ratios, segment performance, etc.
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O Competitors: comparative performance of companies on financial and
operational KPIs, relative strengths and weaknesses, etc.
• Articulate findings through visually appealing / appropriate frameworks and in a clear, concise, and grammatically correct business English (both written and verbal)
• Ensure effective presentation of client deliverables – prepare client ready presentations that are well structured, logical, and clear to understand.
• Guide Associate Consultants (ACON) and Business Associates (BA) across each stage of projects
• Independently handle multiple projects, with minimal supervision from Manager/Assistant Manager
• Work collaboratively with onshore KPMG teams in the development of and
delivery of presentations and key findings.
This role is for you if you have the below
Educational qualifications
• Postgraduate (MBA / CFA / CA / M.Com. / PG in Economics)
Work experience
• The candidate must have 4 to 6 years of relevant experience in a similar role, particularly in a professional services firm / third-party KPO / specialized research houses, or research divisions of investment banks. PE specific experience in a plus.
• Prior experience in team management (of 3-4 juniors for 2-3 years) – ability to identify team members’ strengths, development areas and training needs, effectively allocating work, providing feedback, etc.
• Strong numerical, analytical, and strategic thinking skills, and sound business acumen
Mandatory technical & functional skills
• Prior experience, sector knowledge and inclination towards either of the following sectors would be an added advantage - C&R, ENR, TMT, HCLS and FS
• Proficiency in MS-Office - Intermediate/Advanced MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint and MS-Word
• Highly articulate with excellent communication and presentation skills (especially PowerPoint)
• Experience in preparing reports, thought leaderships, media articles, industry landscapes, company analysis and regulatory updates
• Ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative data quickly and draw meaningful insights
• Primary/secondary research and benchmarking proficiency in using specialized databases and free sources
• Strong numerical, analytical, and strategic thinking skills, and sound business / commercial acumen
• Adept at strategic frameworks such as SWOT, Porter’s Five Forces, PESTLE, etc..
• A pragmatic approach to analysis and problem solving; ability to drive through to an outcome in circumstances of complexity and ambiguity
• Ability to assess technical information to distill key strategic insights and convey these succinctly, clearly, and confidently, verbally and in written form