Associate Analyst - Finalta Banking

McKinsey; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 52,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

McKinsey in Lisbon, Finalta team, works with banking clients and offers travel to client sites to deliver data-driven insights. Projects typically run for six months, building expertise in data and topic areas. You will collaborate with a global team across 65+ countries and contribute to world-class performance and client impact.

The role emphasizes learning, mentorship, and rapid growth in a high-performance environment, with a focus on quantitative analysis and client-facing delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's in finance, banking, data analysis, economics, or strategy.
• Internship experience in finance or consulting is preferred.
• Strong quantitative analysis and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data, evaluate results, and generate actionable insights and recommendations for clients.
• Liaise with clients to gather data, conduct research, and perform quantitative analyses.
• Deliver findings to clients and collaborate with banking-focused teams.

Skills

Data analysis

Quantitative thinking

Team collaboration

English proficiency

Italian proficiency

Multilingual (Portuguese, Spanish)

Education

Bachelor's or master's in finance, banking, economics, data analysis, or strategy

Job description

Do you want to do work that matters, alongside supportive leaders who will help you grow faster than you ever thought possible? Are you a creative problem-solver who is energized by challenges? You’ve come to the right place.

YOUR IMPACT

You will work within a small project team to analyze data, evaluate results, generate actionable insights and recommendations and deliver these to your clients. You will be liaising with our clients to gather data, conduct research and perform quantitative analysis. You'll be working with our team that covers our banking clients and will have the opportunity to travel to client sites. Our projects typically run for 6 months; therefore, you will become an expert in both the data and topic. You’ll work with our Finalta team in Lisbon. Building on more than twenty years' experience working with leading banks and insurers, Finalta combines benchmark performance data and best-practice knowledge from 350 financial institutions in over 50 countries to generate insights on how to achieve superior performance. Annual benchmarking provides clients with a unique management tool to objectively assess performance against peers and quantify opportunities for improvement. Our best-practice cases illustrate how to close performance gaps and give clients a roadmap to reach world-class performance while reducing the time, cost, and risk of change.

YOUR GROWTH

Driving lasting impact and building long-term capabilities with our clients is not easy work. You are the kind of person who thrives in a high performance/high reward culture - doing hard things, picking yourself up when you stumble, and having the resilience to try another way forward. In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities you need to become a stronger leader faster than you ever thought possible. Your colleagues—at all levels—will invest deeply in your development, just as much as they invest in delivering exceptional results for clients. Every day, you'll receive apprenticeship, coaching, and exposure that will accelerate your growth in ways you won’t find anywhere else. When you join us, you will have:

• Continuous learning:Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
• A voice that matters:From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
• Global community:With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions for our clients. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• World-class benefits:On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Bachelor's or master's in finance, banking, data analysis, economics, strategy, with some internship experience
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team and create an inclusive environment with people at all levels of an organization
• Ability to break down and solve problems through quantitative thinking and analysis
• Ability to manage your time to produce high-quality work to deadlines
• Effective communication skills, both verbally and in writing, in English are required
• Fluency level communication skills in Italian are required
• Fluency level communication skills in additional languages, e.g. Spanish, Portuguese, French are a plus

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