Senior Operations Manager

Responsibilities:

• Working as part of a team to deliver cost optimisation, synergy assessment and value chain assessment.
• Setting and executing operational analysis, e. g., financial and organisational baselining, functional benchmarking, financial modelling and opportunity assessment.
• Leveraging client data to identify cost optimisation opportunities in back office, supply chain, procurement, manufacturing and other business areas.
• Working with large (sometimes unstructured) datasets and analysing them to help clients assess the impact of change on their organisations.
• Leading complex work-streams and owning deliverables on engagements, taking responsibility for upskilling Acon/ Consultants and managing small teams when required.
• Producing high-quality input into deliverables (usually detailed written reports) within agreed timescales, briefing Manager / AD accordingly.
• Working collaboratively with onshore KPMG teams in the development of and delivery of recommendations.
• Actively owning as well as supporting Manager/AD in building and managing the relationship with onshore professionals.
• Being actively involved with onshore KPMG teams in business development activity, supporting the development of proposals and sector insight material.
• Contributing to thought leadership and knowledge management to support practice development.

Requirements:

• MBA / Post Graduate degree in a related field from an accredited college/university, preferably with a major in Finance.
• Work experience: Strong experience (at least 5 years) in operational due diligence, cost optimisation, synergy assessment, large data set analysis from a Big4 or reputed strategy firm.

Mandatory technical and functional skills

• Strong numerical, analytical and strategic thinking skills - able to demonstrate how one supports the other - and sound operational acumen.
• Strong knowledge of financial statements and trial balance; Excel skills for advanced data modelling are a must.
• Prior working experience in operational due diligence, organisational baseline, financial baseline, benchmarking and synergy assessment.
• Experience with large data management and visualisation tools such as Alteryx / Power BI / SQL / Python.
• Strong report writing and reviewing skills, with an appropriate focus on attention to detail, conciseness and value to the client.
• Goal-driven - should be focused on helping clients meet their requirements - by developing answers and solutions when client requirement remains unclear / changes, and by providing relevant insights and key questions to fit the client objective.
• Experience of working in a deal environment with senior management.
• The ability to transform unstructured data into informative and creative outputs with insights.

Preferred technical and functional skills:

• Demonstrable stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure, learn quickly and leverage skills in new situations.
• Coaching and mentoring Associate Consultants/ Consultants.
• Ability to lead small teams, if required.

Key behavioural attributes/requirements:

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to demonstrate personal impact, flexibility, drive and commitment.
• Personal drive and positive work ethic to deliver results within tight deadlines and in demanding situations.
• Strong team player - coaching/mentoring and upskilling junior team members.
• Flexibility to adapt to a variety of engagement types, working hours and work environments and locations.