Graduate Consulting AnalystThis is an exciting opportunity for any bright, analytical individual, who is looking to join an expanding strategic consultancy and market report business. You will be joining a highly successful and friendly team based in Akron, Ohio. This is a hybrid role based 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.The roleIn the Graduate Consulting Analyst role some of your duties will include:
- Quantify and estimate market sizes, identify key players and market shares, identify market trends via desk and telephone research
- Ensure statistics are consistent and accurate
- Develop what-if financial and market sizing models
- Format and help devise market research surveys
- Write high-quality commentary including key learning and implications on research conducted
- Develop high-quality graphical representations of data, analyses and learnings
- Present and defend the results of research and modelling conducted
- Define approach and develop costing and pricing estimates on quantitative elements of proposals
- Maintain, update and expand SMI's internal print, packaging and other market databases. Specifically, generation of data and scenarios using statistical and economic models for reports and consulting projects as required.
We require the following skills, education and experience for Graduate Consulting Analyst:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent, in finance, accounting or economics is advantageous
- High-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Ability to communicate logically, succinctly, precisely and clearly both in written form and verbally
- Data translation and analysis using Excel functionality
- Ability to read financial statements and create economic and financial models from scratch
- Familiarity with Porter's Five Forces and other industry and market analysis frameworks
- Ability to manage multiple projects/tasks to hard deadlines
The companyAt Smithers Information we provide strategic consulting, technical consulting, B2B events, market research and publications across 4 brands in 10 different vertical industries. We are renowned throughout numerous industry areas for our quality, high caliber conferences, and our comprehensive and informative market research reports. We offer independent and expert market insight to allow companies to identify opportunities and grow their business. In addition to offices in the US, Asia and the UK, the organization has specialist consultants worldwide.We actively encourage career development and passionately support those who want to pursue and develop within the Smithers family. We have numerous examples of progression throughout the business and within some of our global businesses are proud that the average length of service amongst employees is a minimum of 10 years.#LI-AK1 #ConsultingJobs #ResearchJobs #PackagingJobs #MarketResarch #Data #InformationServices #MarketTrends #StrategicConsultancy #MarketSizing #Growth #Graduate #LI-Hybrid Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)