Consultant, Strategy & Value Creation; Montreal

Position: Consultant, Strategy & Value Creation (Montreal)
Location: Montreal

Other locations:
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The opportunity
Strategy & Value Creation is EY’s executive strategy practice. The EY-Parthenon brand is the home of our fast-growing global strategy capability. We advise corporate and private equity clients on strategic and on strategic, commercial, operational, and investment-related decisions that drive long-term value creation. Areas of our work include:

Corporate and BU strategy

Strategy assessment

Market entry strategy and opportunity sizing

Product and business unit strategy development

Divestment options analysis

Purpose-led strategy and long-term value

Digital & AI strategy and innovation

Strategic cost evaluation

Turnaround, operational restructuring and rapid performance improvement

Capital allocation and investment strategy

You’ll work with a high-performing, integrated team which focuses on a variety of global and local corporate, government, and private equity clients. You’ll have a diverse range of stretching experiences which will give you continuous learning and development opportunities as well as a great sense of achievement. The Canadian Practice is closely integrated with the Americas EY Parthenon organization. We bring the power of our deep global and local insights, client relationships and an informed, current perspective.

This job posting relates to an existing vacancy within our organization.

We are looking for candidates to join as a Consultant in the Canadian Strategy & Value Creation team. Consultants will play an integral role that involves working closely with other members of the rapidly growing Americas Strategy & Value Creation team to deliver a variety of engagements.

Responsibilities
We are looking for candidates who can:

Independently perform primary and secondary research including data gathering, interviews, and surveys

Develop and execute workplans including analytics, both qualitative and quantitative

Develop the ‘story’ – the output to narrate the solution to the client’s problem – including written output (slides)

Develop and sustain effective relationships with client stakeholders

Foster an inclusive culture throughout the team and within engagements

Develop a community within the team – volunteering to support business development activities or other internal practice build initiatives such as Learning, Operations, Resourcing, Recruitment, etc.

Proactively build a personal network within the firm

Be comfortable in a team environment that actively encourages members voicing different views to reach the optimal solution for clients

Be entrepreneurial in seeking ways to deliver increased client impact

Ideal qualifications for this position include:

Engineering, Finance or Commerce undergrad (MA/MBA is an asset)

At least 2 years of work/leadership experience with demonstrated impact with management consulting or corporate strategy experience preferred

Exceptional problem-solving skills – analytical, quantitative and conceptual

Finance and operational knowledge – strong understanding of profitability and cash-flow metrics, including the ability to explain how operational improvements affect financial statements

Advanced modelling skills (Excel) and visualization skills (PowerPoint, Tableau and/or Power BI)

Effective organization and time management skills with ability to work under demanding environment, overtime and adhere to project deadlines

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated track record of communicating complex ideas and findings to senior executives

A passion for delivering…