Associate Consultant - Financial Services

Sia • New York, NY

7h • Hybrid

About The Position

Sia Partners is a next-generation management consulting firm with 3,000 consultants across 19 countries, projecting USD 420 million in turnover. The firm integrates AI and design capabilities with traditional consulting to deliver enhanced value to clients. Sia Partners operates with a "Consulting for Good" approach, focusing on developing innovative Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) solutions for clients and leveraging sustainability for profitable transformation. The company's core values include Excellence, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Teamwork, Care & Support, and Employee Wellbeing, which are embodied in their "Sia Village" concept, promoting community and knowledge sharing among employees. Sia Partners is actively seeking talented and enthusiastic Junior Consultants, also referred to as Associate Consultants, to collaborate with leadership in developing data analytics and operational efficiencies for their clients. In this role, the Junior Consultant will be crucial to the successful execution of client projects, with responsibilities that may involve independent work or team collaboration, under the guidance of a Senior Consultant or Manager. Each consultant is assigned a primary Business Unit based on their skills, experience, and certifications. Candidates for this position should have a passion for specific areas within consulting and possess 0-2 years of relevant internship or professional experience.

Requirements

• 0-2 years of complementary internship or professional experience
• Candidates must be local to one of our Sia US Locations: New York, Baltimore-DC, Charlotte, Chicago, Houston, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Atlanta, or Philadelphia (with the exception of Data Science candidates)
• Adept at synthesizing input from varied domains and subject matter to generate fresh, new ideas
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in MS Office tools
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited college or university is required
• For Data Science and Data positions: coding and/or technical experience with various languages (SQL, Python, R, HTML, Javascript, etc.) and software/tools (Data Visualization - Power BI / Tableau/R-Shiny; Robotic Process Automation “RPA” – Pega/Automation Anywhere; etc.)
• Ability to be flexible with work location depending on business needs and live within a reasonable distance to the office

Responsibilities

• Support client delivery throughout project lifecycle including current state documentation, gap analysis, requirements gathering, future state design, and implementation across the organizational, process, technology, and data dimensions
• Define project strategy, goals, and deliverables
• Conduct effective meetings and interviews
• Communicate project status updates to key stakeholders
• Understand and interpret business requirements in order to report the findings and/or suggest creative solutions to client problems
• Conduct research and analysis
• Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets
• Conduct industry research to locate and define process improvement and growth opportunities within existing business as well as new markets
• Contribute to the development of Sia Partners Intellectual Property
• Assist with drafting business proposals and other client materials

Benefits

• Salary + Annual Discretionary Bonus
• Healthcare coverage that includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance policies
• Generous time off
• Parental leave paid at 100% of base pay for all new parents regardless of gender
• Future Moms Program
• 9 Company Holidays + 1 Floating Holiday
• 401(k) matching
• College save-up plan & college loan repayment plan
• Monthly cell phone stipend
• Commuter Benefits
• Gym Reimbursement through firm medical plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees