Senior Analyst, Strategy & Transformation

Who We Are  

FTI Consulting is the world’s leading expert-driven consulting firm. Over the last 40 years, FTI Consulting experts have served as the trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies and the world’s leading law and private equity firms when they are facing their greatest opportunities and challenges. Our strong performance and continued success are a direct reflection of the ambition, energy, and commitment of our talented professionals across the globe to make a positive impact for our clients and communities.  

At FTI Consulting, you’ll be inspired and empowered to make an impact on headline matters that change history. Working side by side with the world’s leading experts in your field, you’ll be surrounded by an open collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and most importantly, you.  

There’s never been a more exciting time to join FTI Consulting and this is where you will do the most exciting and fulfilling work of your career.   

Are you ready to make an impact? 

About The Role

You will have a unique opportunity to work on firm-relevant, impact-driven projects, gaining exposure to the senior-most levels of the company (including our CEO and C-Suite), and benefitting from focused, hands-on development and training through experienced members of the Strategy & Transformation team.

The Strategy & Transformation team works directly with FTI’s Executive Committee to define and execute on FTI’s strategic and change initiatives, including:

• Defining the firm-wide strategy across the portfolio of FTI business segments and regions

• Identifying and driving organic growth opportunities within the segments and regions

• Supporting M&A / business development activity (target scoping, due diligence, valuation)

• Improving processes within internal corporate functions (e.g., Finance, HR, IT, Real Estate, CRM)

• Instilling world-class client service and commercial excellence capabilities

This role has tremendous potential for growth and upside – Strategy & Transformation team members have been promoted within the team, as well as moved into line roles across other parts of FTI.

The Strategy & Transformation team is located in FTI's Washington DC office, next to our executive offices. This role requires limited, controllable travel (0-5%) to other FTI offices.

What You’ll Do

• Disaggregate complex business problems, working with other members of the Strategy & Transformation team to develop hypothesis-driven analyses and recommendations

• Conduct analyses on internal operational data, including project/staff management, financial performance, key operating indicators, and other related topics

• Conduct objective research on current market trends and competitors

• Build flexible financial models to support data-driven decisions

• Develop original insights and recommendations to support leadership discussions and decisions

• Prepare clear, well-written documents to facilitate discussions with senior leadership and drive impact

• Communicate and present work product, analyses, recommendations etc. to clients, clearly and succinctly conveying key takeaways

• Collaborate with team members in the Strategy & Transformation team and across the company, including (but not limited to) finance, accounting, HR, and other business segment operations teams

How You’ll Grow  

We are committed to investing and supporting you in your professional development and we have developed a range of programs focused on fostering leadership, growth and development opportunities. We aim to promote continuous learning and individual skills development through on-the-job learning, self-guided professional development courses and certifications. You’ll be assigned a dedicated coach to mentor, guide and support you through regular coaching sessions and serve as an advocate for your professional growth.   

As you progress through your career at FTI Consulting, we offer tailored programs for critical professional milestones to ensure you are prepared and empowered to take on your next role. 

What You Will Need to Succeed

Basic Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Business, Finance, or other quantitative field (e.g. Engineering, Statistics, Sociology, etc.)

• 3+ years’ experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, or FP&A

• Experience in executive-level presentations and executive support

• Experience in preparing materials for senior leadership and executive consumption

• Experience in one of the following: analytical and conceptual problem solving, financial statement analysis, equity research, macroeconomic analysis, marketing research, operations research, or change management

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; this position does not provide sponsorship

• Ability to travel to clients and FTI office(s) as needed

Preferred Qualifications 

• Master’s Degree in Business Administration or other quantitative field preferred

• Proficient in PowerPoint and Excel

• Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint; Thinkcell and Tableau a plus

• Solid quantitative ability and structured thinking, with relevant experience

• Executive-level communication and influence

• Strong project planning and time management; ability to work with limited supervision on assigned workstreams

• Flexibility to work on multiple projects at the same time, while meeting deadlines

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including collaborative work style, problems solving and conceptual thinking skills

• Ability to express and present own opinion using objective argumentation skills

• Ability to work in a team, to work under stress and to manage tight deadlines

• Self-aware and proactively seeks out opportunities to self-improve; is responsive to coaching/ feedback

• High degree of ethical responsibility

• Passion for driving change

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