Investment Banking Strategy Consultant at Apata & Ascott Limited

Job Description

• We are looking to hire high energy, experienced and innovative professionals with background in Investment Banking.

Responsibilities

• Gather, synthesize, analyze and present project data and findings.
• Execute creative analyses and provide insight to identify issues and arrive at recommendations.
• Develop strategic presentations for both internal and external audiences.
• Simultaneously work on multiple projects.
• Lead strategic planning, business analysis and other internal consulting projects that support high impact improvements that lead to profitable growth.
• Developing international growth strategies, assessing and planning new product and market entry, strategic business deep dives, strategic investments, improving operational efficiency and effectiveness, setting technology and operations strategy, acquisitions/ divestitures, and designing cross company wide initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in strategy consulting, investment banking, corporate strategy consulting, and project delivery.
• Background in the Financial Services Industry preferably Investment Banking – Global Markets, Corporate Banking.
• Solid understanding of financial modeling, valuation and presentation development.
• Experience in capital markets - retail or institutional brokerage, wealth management, asset/investment management, stock exchange, clearing corporation, depository, transfer agency, fund administration, and custodial banking.
• Strong capital markets background (operations, front, middle office and back office functions).
• Knowledge of financial products (equities, fixed income, derivatives), processes (Collateral Management, trading, settlements, corporate actions, compliance, risk management and accounting).
• Prior experience of working on consulting projects is desirable.
• Experience in strategy, operations, process redesign, or systems design in a Capital market/financial services environment is highly desired.
• Prior experience of working with product development teams across development life cycle stages – estimation, requirements detailing, functional specification, and testing is desirable.
• CandidateS should have good understanding of industry trends, challenges, business and technology imperatives.
• Excellent English communication skills (written & spoken) is required.