This role can be based in either Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul, Toyko or Sydney office

Closing date for Application: 3rd February EOB

Division: Consulting Research

Reporting to: Consulting Solution Practice Manager - Financial Services in Cape Town

Career Level: 4/5

About the team

Euromonitor Consulting is dedicated to developing deeper partnerships with our clients. In a market research industry that is flush with disparate data points, we are experts at using multiple inputs and smart definitions to build transparent custom service and deliverables. The Companies (Financial Services) Consulting Practice was established 8 years ago to provide expertise in Initial Public Offering (IPO), Private Placements, Merger and Acquisitions (M&A), Company Due Diligence (CDD), Competitive Benchmarking, Business Plan and Strategic Analysis, PE funding, Portfolio-Company Analysis, to help companies raise capital on global stock exchanges, identify white spaces and investment targets.

We help investors fully evaluate the market environment, competitive landscape and an investment's market position and growth prospect by offering an objective view from a global, credible, and trusted source.

 Our mission is to provide investment-grade research, analysis, and strategy to support corporates in sourcing, completing, and managing transactions and in their relationships with private, public and institutional investors.

 We have an ongoing collaboration with the leading global investment banks, helping our clients with investment concept development, strategy formulation and market reports. As an independent, widely used source of global strategic intelligence on industries, countries and consumers, investment banks, PE funds, corporate finance advisors and growing companies use our research to support and validate investment decisions.

The Companies (Financial Services) Practice continues to see double-digit growth, and we are excited to expand our team to meet increased demand for our services.

About the role

The Financial Services – Consultant/Senior Consultant (APAC) delivers high-standard, fact-based, investment-grade research and advice to Financial Services and Corporate clients, partnering closely with regional Consulting and Commercial stakeholders to drive consistent execution quality, scalable capability-building, and a market-relevant FS portfolio in APAC.

This role combines (1) project management, (2) training & enablement, and (3) commercial + product/portfolio shaping to ensure we:

• Lead the most complex and/or strategically important engagements as a senior project lead (not only the highest-value projects).
• Build a consistent baseline of Companies projects execution and client engagement across the broader APAC consulting pool through coaching, training, and certifications.
• Support the local consulting strategy, defining and adapting our Companies solutions to better align with APAC specificities, translating client needs into collateral, templates, and repeatable frameworks, and feeding those insights back into the global practice roadmap.
• Role can be located in any of the Euromonitor APAC offices, with Singapore, Shanghai or Hong Kong preferred.

The consultant is responsible for engagement activities associated with the Companies (Financial Services) Practice (including IPO, M&A, Commercial Due Diligence, Portfolio-Company Analysis, Competitive Benchmarking Analysis, Business Model and Strategy Analysis, Growth Strategy, among others) with support from the Practice Manager and Head of Practice.

You will work towards the following goals:

• Solve complex business problems, developing an efficient and streamlined project structure and proactively guiding others on how to apply it
• Conduct rigorous quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques to address client questions and deliver value-added reports and insights
• Develop knowledge of prevailing trends, financials, and operating drivers across multiple industries/segments, and turn these insights into reusable team guidance (templates, examples, best practices)
• Be part of a high-performing multidisciplinary Practice team, learning and supporting team members, and actively enabling APAC consultants through coaching and training
• Contribute to commercial business development activities including marketing, commercial opportunity identification/qualification and proposal development/presentation, client interaction and proposal review/quality control

 This is a role that requires rigorous quantitative and qualitative analysis, keen commercial awareness, and openness towards building strong relationships with our Commercial (CG/Sales), Syndicated research, Analytics and Technology departments. However, from the outset, this role will require a great deal of communication with regional APAC stakeholders -Regional Consulting and CGBD Directors, local Consulting research teams, Sales/CGBD partners, and practice leadership; plus relevant internal expert groups and operations support as needed - under the guidance of the Practice Manager and Head of Practice, to ensure we scale consistent execution standards and improve how we package and deliver FS solutions in APAC.

The role will be measured using a mix of delivery, commercial, and enablement metrics:

• Managed revenues (revenue managed on executed/led projects)
• Cost share % / delivery efficiency on projects led/oversighted (<25%)
• # of Client visits / senior client engagements / roadshows supported
• # of proposals reviewed / supported (and contribution to scope quality)
• Training and enablement outputs, including e.g., # of trainings delivered, # of coaching sessions

 Those selected for this role will lead by example and will work towards creating a more transparent, inclusive, and collaborative mind-set across our entire organization. We see this role as a critical step towards building future Practice Managers within our organization.

Skills and experience required

Essential skills:

• 3 – 4 years' prior work experience in Financial Services (or related areas) preferred
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work in a high-paced challenging environment and manage multiple projects
• Previous relevant strategy consulting experience ideally within M&A, CDD, IPOs, Strategic and Business Model analysis and similar is a plus
• Strategic thinker
• Good interpersonal and leadership skills
• Good verbal and written communications skills
• Prepare and coordinate development of high-quality deliverables
• A demonstrated ability to operate on your own initiative
• Support the Head of Companies (Financial Services) Practice in the execution of projects in leading market, industry and competitor analysis for clients
• Support on negotiation, project scope design and structuring
• A curious and commercial mindset – you are keen to learn and understand things from a client's point of view and keen interest for expanding our Financial Services practice globally
• Good analytical skills – you are comfortable with data and financial modelling
• Strong attention to detail

Desirable skills:

• A comfort around financial analysis and understanding of the key drivers, understanding of financial deals and lifecycle, which might include: M&A, IPO, PE funding and CDD, Competitive Benchmarking
• Degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering or similar
• Masters, MBA, CFA or other relevant qualification is a plus
• Commercial exposure in negotiation and consultation
• Proficiency in Mandarin or an ASEAN language is desired

The successful candidate will be a self-starter, able to work autonomously and operate on own initiative. They will be required to work across several industries on a variety of projects with colleagues at all levels. Our project involvement is global in nature and candidates must be prepared to support wide range of client's profiles.

Why work for Euromonitor?

 Our Values:

We seek individuals who act with integrity

We look for candidates who are curious about the world

We feel that as a community, we're stronger together

We seek to enable people to feel empowered

We welcome candidates who bring strength in diversity

International: not only do we have a very multinational workforce in each office but we communicate across our 16 offices worldwide on a daily basis.

Hardworking and sociable: our staff know how to work hard and know also how to enjoy themselves We pride ourselves on creating an appropriate work-life balance, with flexible hours and regular socialising including frequent after work meet ups, summer and Christmas parties and a whole range of other groups to be involved with.

Committed to making a difference: We believe that people are looking for something worthwhile in a company beyond the workplace. Our extensive Corporate Social Responsibility Programme gives each member of staff two volunteering days a year in addition to holidays. It gives all new starters a donation amount on joining us which they can give to a charity of their choice.

It sees us reaching out into the local community with our mentoring, group volunteering, and fundraising initiatives as well as supporting international charities through our website sales, matching staff sponsorship fundraising, and carbon offsetting all our flights.

Excellent benefits: we offer competitive salaries, enhanced healthcare and pensions, plus generous holiday allowances, hybrid working and, in many offices, a Core Hours policy allowing flexible start and finish times to each day.

Opportunities to grow: we offer extensive training and development opportunities at all levels. The vast majority of our Managers and Directors have been promoted from within and many have moved across departments as well as upwards. We pride ourselves on identifying and rewarding talent.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: Euromonitor International does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability and genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.