Consultant / Senior Consultant - Strategy and Innovation - EY Parthenon (Financial Services)

Do you want to build next-generation skills in AI, communication with executives, presentation, delivery of innovative projects for large clients?

Join the Strategy and Innovation team at EY Parthenon Mauritius! We bring a disruptive and design-led approach to strategy consulting, working with global executives from Europe, Middle East, India and Africa across various sectors including financial services, consumer goods, healthcare, transportation, SMEs and the public sector.

The Opportunity

As an associate consultant, you will have the unique opportunity to work directly with our private and public sector clients to solve their most strategic challenges and contribute to impactful projects that shape industries.

You will bring your skillset to a multidisciplinary and global team which combines backgrounds across business, engineering, finance and molecular biology and brings experiences from the UK, Ghana, France, Canada, Singapore and the Silicon Valley. You will also belong to our wider team of EY experts which we work closely with every day.

Your role is to support this team, bring quality skills e.g. presentation, listening, analysis and time management to our team’s effort. You will have the opportunity to grow and lead your own projects with clients.

Here are some of the challenges that you might work on:

• Helping local SMEs boost their know-how and craft an export strategy into the African continent
• Designing employee experience to make payday truly rewarding for a global company
• Improving the experience of insurance customers after an accident
• Exploring the future of mobility and transport in Mauritius to help local businesses anticipate and navigate upcoming changes
• Helping a city municipality improve citizen satisfaction with repairs, building permits, fines, etc

• Exploring ways in which a major bank can diversify earnings away from interest income
• Running a hackathon to test how AI can be applied to solve client problems

About You

To start, the following must be true:

• You must have at least one year of working experience (good internships count!)
• You must be a citizen, resident, or have work authorization in Mauritius

If you enjoy solving complex problems and have a drive for learning and excellence, read on!

Key Responsibilities

You will be responsible for supporting our client engagements, from business development to project delivery.

• Research: Conduct primary and secondary research, gathering information on industries, companies, and end-users
• Analyse: Synthesise information from multiple sources to test hypotheses, develop recommendations and weave a coherent narrative
• Create: Prepare reports and presentations that will be delivered to clients
• Workshop: Participate in brainstorming sessions and workshops
• Project Management: Apply an Agile-inspired approach to managing projects
• Occasional travel across EMEIA might be required
• Other cognate duties

What we look for
We are seeking individuals who possess the following qualities:

• Strong Communicators: You have outstanding listening, communication, and writing skills. You ask good questions, listen well, and present well. You present your ideas in a way that makes a lasting impression. You communicate with engagement and impact. Your communication motivates others to act. You can convince others to follow a course of action.
• Analytical Thinkers: You bring intellectual rigour, can break down complex problems and consider all factors before arriving at a solution. You have a sharp mind that enjoys uncovering insights from data.
• Active Learners: You are constantly curious and constantly learning. You are proactive about your growth. Reading is part of your day-to-day life. You enjoy learning about different things that are not related to your work.
• Team Players: You are friendly. People want to have you on their teams. You bring positive energy to the room. You make friends easily. You care about others. You make conversation easily and inspire confidence in others.
• Entrepreneurial Spirited: You have a strong sense of initiative and ownership, and you always find a way. You have an urge to deliver and don’t put things off. You anticipate things and do them without being asked. You drive things forward with minimal supervision. You are gritty and resilient.

Your Qualifications:

• You have at least a 2:1 bachelor's degree in finance, Economics, Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or Social Science from a recognised academic institution.
• You have one year or more of work experience in strategy consulting, finance or on strategic analysis, transformation or innovation within a corporate setting (good internships count!)
• You have experience leading teams to achieve successful outcomes (e.g., as a club president, in a sports team, or at school or work).
• You must be a citizen, resident, or have work authorization in Mauritius

What we offer:
We offer a competitive remuneration and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. On top of that, you get opportunities for:

• Meaningful impact: We want you to bring your unique voice and purpose to our team, and use EY as a platform for the issues you care about. With EY’s mission of building a better working world, you can make an impact on society, culture and community through your work.
• Growth and learning: You will be immersed in a rich learning environment from the knowledge you acquire in your work, EY’s educational resources, travel opportunities, and mentorship from our partners and your peers.
• Career Prospects: We will provide the support you need to be successful, so you can own your own engagements and be responsible for Client success. We do not set limits on growth, meaning that your promotion comes as early as you deserve it.
• Global exposure: You will not only get to work with global clients but also work in highly integrated teams across the globe, sector experts, and collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds every day.
• Great people and culture: Join an empowering and entrepreneurial working environment in which you’ll be rapidly building and growing a strategy business that makes a real impact on the market. You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
• Everything you need to grow: You will receive one-to-one mentorship from seniors, professional development through training courses and roles on foreign teams, a flexible work at home policy, a meal and gym subsidy, wellness programmes and above all an environment where you’re valued for being you.

About EY

As a global leader in Assurance, Consulting, Strategy and Transactions, Tax, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help shape the future with confidence. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, we’ll make our ambition to be the best employer a reality.

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