Consultant/Senior Consultant, Business Transformation | Singapore
About the Role
As part of the Asia Strategy, we are expanding our Singapore businesses into Corporate Finance & Business Transformation services. In Business Transformation at FTI Consulting, we focus on our clients’ strategic, operational, financial and capital needs by addressing the full spectrum of financial and transactional challenges faced by corporations, boards, private equity sponsors, creditor constituencies and other stakeholders.
Our services include pre-deal commercial and operations due diligence, post-merger integration, business plan development, restructuring and performance improvement including interim management. Our demanding customer base relies on small and senior teams.
What You’ll Do
We are expanding rapidly and seeking outstanding talent to join our Singapore Business Transformation Team as Consultant/Senior Consultant.
The successful candidate will participate in project teams, working with clients on the execution of various engagements and participate in ongoing business development activity.
As such, key activities include:
Company financial analysis (knowledge of and experience in P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow assessments preferred)
Market analysis
Operational analysis (e.g. OEE assessment, FTE benchmark)
Identification of upside / downside potentials
Financial/ Operational Excel modelling
Strategy formulation
Private equity due diligence reports
Improvement concept development and implementation support
Participation in client/internal meetings (regular and extensive travel requirement)
Lead client project and delivery
The successful candidate is also expected to:
Own and drive long term initiatives with our senior leadership (e.g., strategic direction, account planning)
Directly manage and prioritize efforts across short-term asset building activities
Develop materials and analysis on key market trends; track announced deals, deal outcomes
Support leadership in identifying new opportunities to expand existing / create new client opportunities
Prepare business development and thought leadership materials e.g. pitch deck and client presentations
Help to ensure coordination across practice, regions, and capability
How You’ll Grow
The role will allow you flexibility to put in place your own framework for success and to work collaboratively with the wider team to support the exciting growth in the FTI Business transformation team. The role is by its nature, flexible allowing for the expansion of opportunities or responsibilities outside of the areas set out above into other matters that you feel can contribute to the broader remit to enhance our technical compliance and operational leanness.
There is also the opportunity to interact with industry bodies and networks and / or develop thought leadership. Given the focus on technical excellence, the role will demand that you remain keen to learn and full support will be given to any third-party training or coaching required to assist with the role.
Qualifications & Experience
University degree level (or equivalent), preferably in a numerical discipline or that has a numerical element, or any business-related concentrations
MBA would be an absolute advantage
Demonstrable consulting experience is preferred. Ideally from notable consultancy (e.g., McKinsey, BCG, Bain, ADL, Kearney, Roland Berger, etc.
Demonstrable industry experience (e.g. manufacturing, automotive, consumer goods, healthcare, transportation and logistics) or solid experience working with PE
Ability to demonstrate deliverable results across multiple functions in the following focus areas: Strategy, Transactions; Operations; Business plan review/development; Performance improvement, ideally in turnaround situations, including diagnosis; Strategy; Senior management or PE relationships
We would be open to different level candidates. Generally speaking, the number of years of relevant consulting experience for each level are as follows:
Consultant: 2-3 years
Senior Consultant: 3-5 years
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Skills & Competencies
Excellent problem solving / consulting skills, specifically:
Strong verbal communication skills and the ability to interact with team members and clients at all levels using a range of styles to suit the audience
Strong communication skills with experience of producing client ready PowerPoint documents for senior audiences
Relationship building skills, with the ability to quickly build rapport, develop strong working relationships and work in diverse teams
Analytics and financial modelling skills
Strong attention to detail with a strong sense of ownership over his/her work and work outputs
Proven ability to take a hypothesis focused approach to solve problems from first principals
Excellent organizational and planning skills and confident working with a number of demanding stakeholders, with the ability to handle multiple tasks
Equally strong EQ and IQ
Strong commercial acumen/market awareness in Southeast Asia / APAC
Flexible approach to work, with the desire and capability to work across sectors and project types
Highly numerate with the ability to absorb a high quantum of information
Strong collaboration skills
Ability to lead work streams and teams (as per seniority)
Sets the quality bar, develops consultants, and delivers actionable feedback (as per seniority)
Desire and ability to learn and be enthusiastic around further training
Computer literate with strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
Exposure to utilizing AI tools in own domain(s) of expertise
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