Consultant Development Program - Financial Services Business/Risk Consulting - Senior

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Consulting - Consultant Development Program - Financial Services Business Consulting Staff/Senior: Primary location for this role is in NC.

 

What to expect

At EY we build a better working world by rallying together to solve the most complex challenges and transform businesses through the power of people, technology and innovation. Whether it’s assisting clients in pursuit of profitable growth, risk management, cost reduction, or organizational transformation, our goal is to help our clients improve their business and reach their potential. We accomplish this by building trusted relationships, keeping an open mind, going all in, being bold and courageous, and taking risks worth taking.

 

As part of the Financial Services Organization Business Consulting Program (FSO BCP), you will focus exclusively in financial services and will have the opportunity to serve leading investment banks, retail and commercial banks, insurers and investment managers. You will develop core consulting skills through a combination of learning, coaching and varied account and engagement experiences.

 

As an FSO BCP professional, you will help our clients evaluate their business processes/functions and recommend areas for greater efficiency. You will also assist our clients with the measurement, mitigation, and management of financial and operational risks. Areas of focus include credit and capital management, enterprise risk services, regulatory risk and compliance, derivative valuation, business transformation and finance management.

 

When you join our Business Consulting practice as a staff, you're a part of our Consultant Development Program. Each individual experience will vary but through this program you'll be provided learning opportunities, technical competency training, and coaching to develop core consulting skills.

 

Your key responsibilities may include:

• Growing lasting relationships with our clients and understanding their unique ambitions and needs to deliver reliable, tailored advice
• Gathering information to perform root cause analysis, providing recommendations, and supporting with business case development as needed
• Monitoring progress, managing risks and ensuring key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes
• Having a strong focus on building a reputation as an authoritative expert in your area by constantly updating your understanding of current business and industry trends
• Taking full responsibility for tasks including consistent self-review of work to identify and improve an approach for producing high quality work products, while working under supervision
• Constantly considering, sharing, and implementing new ways to improve our products and processes

 

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant business discipline: Accounting, Finance, Business Economics, Statistics, MIS (emphasis on Business), or Operations Management
• Desire to work in consulting demonstrated by relevant course work, interest or internship experience
• The flexibility and willingness to travel as well as work in excess of standard hours when necessary
• The understanding that travel is an essential function of the job and is estimated at 80%
• Proficiency with MS Office, including MS Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint
• Willingness and ability to learn and work independently with mini