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TD Newton
About the role
•Proposed designation: Consultant
•Role type: Project management and Execution
•Reporting to: Manager
•Geo to be supported-
•Work timings: Normal Shift
Roles & responsibilities
We are recruiting for a Consultant in the Research and Benchmarking Team. Working as a Consultant, your responsibilities will include:
• Connect and closely work with research and benchmarking users to understand project objectives, scope, and deliverables, and support engagements such as ODDs and value creation initiatives
• 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:
‒ Company: business model, segments, revenue model, strategy, issues / challenges, M&A history, competitive positioning, organization structure, key management, recent developments, SWOT, etc.
- Market: industry value chain, size and growth outlook, trends and drivers, growth inhibitors and challenges, competitive landscape, Porter’s / PESTLE analysis, etc.
- Benchmarking: basic understanding of the role of support functions, operational KPI benchmarking, and vendor assessment from a business perspective
- Financials: broad analysis of income statement, balance sheet, cash flows, ratios, segment performance, etc.
- Competitors: comparative performance of companies on financial and operational KPIs, relative strengths and weaknesses, etc.
- Operational due diligence, and related deal work, with the ability to assess business performance, competitive position, and growth potential in an investment context.
- Value creation and performance improvement exercises - identifying and assessing EBITDA improvement opportunities and translating research insights into clear, practical recommendations.
•Guide Associate Consultants (ACons), Business Associates (BA) and Analysts across each stage of projects – from communicating client requirements, scoping and work allocation, to continuous supervision and review across secondary research, data analysis and discussions, storyboarding, and preparing deliverables.
•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.
•Independently handle multiple projects, with minimal supervision from Manager/Assistant Manager.
•Upskill junior team members to add stronger value by providing training and coaching on different projects / activities and reviewing the work performed by the team.
•Showcase a greater degree of flexibility, steer well through complexity/ambiguity and cater to everchanging requirements from the Leadership.
•Ensure highest quality (for self and team members output) and on-time delivery for all the projects.
•Work collaboratively with onshore KPMG teams in the development of and delivery of presentations and key findngs
•Drive the team’s operations (staffing, MI, etc.) and key initiatives (such as training, team get together, BD collaterals, etc.)
•Contribute to BU level initiatives / assist in executing tasks (e.g. training)
Technical & functional skills
•Prior experience in project scoping, effort estimate, project work planning, team handling, staffing, providing feedback, etc.
•Credible record of operating as an independent contributor and working as part of a team during larger projects
•Handle a portfolio of various level of complexity — manage multiple project team members
•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
Behavioral skills
•Personal drive and positive work ethic to deliver results within tight deadlines and in demanding situations
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills
•Attention to detail
•Prioritization and effective time management skills
•Effective team player
•Ability to handle client communication
Other information
•Interview process: 2-3
•Mode of Interview: Telephonic/ F2F/ Virtual
•Job Location: Gurgaon
•Clean Room Policy ( specific to business) : Yes