Experienced Senior Associate

Job Summary:

The Experienced Senior Associate will be part of a Management Consulting team to support projects across multiple service lines. This position works with a variety of clients in professional services aligned with service lines in Strategy & Innovation, Operational Excellence, Healthcare Consulting, Private Equity , Sourcing & Supply Chain and Turnaround & Restructuring.

The ideal candidate will be experienced in professional services principles and methodologies with a diverse enough background to support a variety of Management Consulting activities. This role supports an engagement team by ensuring high quality deliverables are completed per the project schedule and interacts with clients to understand and support their needs. The individual in this role will collaborate with and influence others in order to succeed as well as demonstrate influential leadership through excellent communication, research, analysis, training, optimization, due diligence and change management activities per the master project engagement schedule.

The Management Consulting department provides services that include, but are not limited to, assessments to improve strategies, communication and culture implementation plans, culture and organizational change, business strategies, finance and back-office transformations, organizational change, strategy creation and execution, mergers and acquisitions, among others. A successful candidate will be able to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of client organizations and collaborate with roles at all levels and across service lines within BDO, USA.

Job Duties:

The role requires the ability to assess communication, training, and culture change needs for clients to support the creation of implementation plans that improve effectiveness in each of these areas:

• Completes assigned tasks per the project schedule
• Conducts interviews and data analysis of client data 
• Coordinates and efficiently manages documentation, notes, and data
• Prepares and delivers materials to the project team and to clients, as appropriate
• Creates quick high-quality deliverables aligned with the BDO professional standards
• Supports team collaboration to enhance and improve presentation materials for clients
• Updates project metrics and supports the team with reminders of key deadlines per the project schedule
• Supports and produces deliverables such as graphics, notes, reports, etc. and assists with plans and strategies; deliverables will be built collaboratively with high attention to detail and professional presentation quality
• Applies concepts such as organizational hierarchy, strategic goals setting and execution, data management, workflow standardization, process mapping, return on investment, and value proposition
• Identifies barriers and roadblocks and escalates appropriately 
• Presents information aligned to the audience needs
• Researches, benchmarks, and identifies best practices 
• Travels domestically as needed (25-50%) 
• Other duties as assigned

 

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• N/A

 

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree, required; with a focus in Management, Business, Finance, preferred

Experience:

• Three (3) or more years of experience in at least one of the following disciplines, required:
  • Management/Business Strategy Consulting
  • Project Management/Organizational Change Management
  • Business Analysis/Business Process Improvement
  • Healthcare Operations/EHR Technology Transformation
• Multiple, successful experiences in at least one (1) of the following services: M&A Integration, Business Transformation, Finance Transformation, Technology Implementation / Optimization, Healthcare Transformation or other large-scale organizational transformation, preferred

License/Certifications:

• N/A

Software:

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, required
• Smartsheet experience, preferred