Management Consultant

Solve Business Consulting; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm in Cape Town seeks experienced business analysts to manage complex projects. Applicants should have at least 5 years of relevant experience in the Financial Services sector and a professional qualification. Strong communication skills and IT proficiency are essential. This role involves adapting to various project environments and the potential for domestic and international travel.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in business analysis.
• Experience in the Financial Services industry, especially Investment and Employee Benefits.
• Exposure to project management and senior executives.

Responsibilities

• Manage and contribute to the successful completion of large, complex projects.
• Operate across a wide range of project roles.
• Prepare to travel domestically and internationally for client work.

Skills

Proven track record in a similar position

Strong communication skills

Reliable, self-motivated, enthusiastic

IT skills

Education

University graduate

Professional qualification as Business Analyst

Chartered Accountant CA(SA)

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Job description

Job description: There is no standard job description. Jobs change with projects and clients. What we require are consultants with experience in business analysis who can successfully operate across a wide range of project roles. Our clients rely on us to manage and contribute to the successful completion of large, complex projects.

In the recent past, we have been very busy with large system implementations, implementation of outsourcing arrangements, and the development of new strategic capabilities for our clients. The successful applicant will be working on projects, based offsite at our clients.

The nature of these projects will vary, depending on the scope of Solve's engagement.

Our consultants get involved in a wide variety of work and may operate in unfamiliar project roles.

Although they can always rely on support from Solve management and colleagues, they will have to use their own experience and common sense to perform their work.

Key Attributes of the Successful Candidates

• Proven track record in a similar position – minimum 5 years
• University graduate
• Professional qualification as Business Analyst
• Experience in the Financial Services industry, esp. Investment, Employee Benefits, Life and Treasury
• Experienced user of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Reliable, self‑motivated, enthusiastic, resilient, team player
• Disciplined, ethical, strong EQAble to cope with changes and uncertainty about the next project role – must be prepared to perform a wide range of activities
• Strong communication skills, written and oral
• Prepared to travel domestically (potentially internationally) for work at a client
• Chartered Accountant CA(SA) with experience in the Financial Services sector
• Exposure to project work in a client environment
• IT skills
• Knowledge of mainstream systems used in the Financial Services
• Some experience in business or system architecture
• Experience in engaging with senior executives of an organisation
• Exposure to project management
• Access to a network of potential clients, to support the business development activities of Solve