Consultant - Financial Services

Sia is a next-generation, global management consulting group. Founded in 1999, we were born digital. Today our strategy and management capabilities are augmented by data science, enhanced by creativity and driven by responsibility. We’re optimists for change and we help clients initiate, navigate and benefit from transformation. We believe optimism is a force multiplier, helping clients to mitigate downside and maximize opportunity. With expertise across a broad range of sectors and services, our 3,000 consultants serve clients worldwide from 48 locations in 19 countries. Our expertise delivers results. Our optimism transforms outcomes. 

Strategy & Management Consulting 

Sia’s Strategy & Management Consulting global footprint and expertise in more than 40 sectors and services allow us to enhance our clients' businesses worldwide. We guide their projects and initiatives in strategy, business transformation, IT & digital strategy.   

Financial Institutions have drastically changed over the last decade, driven by increased regulatory constraints, diverse competition inside and beyond traditional banking organizations, and emerging technologies reshaping long-standing ecosystems.  Sia’s Financial Services Business Unit provides a comprehensive suite of core capabilities designed to address the diverse and evolving needs of our clients, enabling them to navigate complex challenges, seize new opportunities, and achieve their strategic objectives in an increasingly competitive and dynamic business environment.

What You’ll Do

Our talented consultants enable our Financial Services Industry (FSI) Business Unit to deliver a myriad of business transformation solutions to our clients. The FSI Business Unit has led and managed projects for top-tier, global clients ranging from strategy, target operating model design, regulatory governance and remediation to technology transformation, program & project management, and business analysis. We have experience providing these solutions to clients within various operational functions including Sales & Trading, Risk Management, Finance, Treasury, and Operations & Technology.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• As a Sia consultant, you will be deployed to client projects, responsible for delivery as part of an on-site or remote project team  
• Hands on deliverables will include performing research and business analysis to solve for customer business challenges/issues to present unique, tailored solutions utilizing both quantitative and qualitative data  
• You will create presentations &/or reports for team members and clients, communicating the main ideas, critical points and decisions required to be made, demonstrating a capacity to lead within teams 
• Collaboration with internal and client project team members, making contributions to internal communications and readiness activity within the program team and with client groups will be part of your day to day
• You will utilize different methodological concepts to prepare client deliverables, leveraging tools like PowerPoint, Excel, Access, MS Project and Visio  
• You will be responsible for managing assigned work activities to achieve deadlines while communicating effectively with clients, internal stakeholders and leadership   and identify priorities/interesting parties of the project/assignment 
• You will support the success and growth of the Financial Services consulting practice by sharing your own business acumen & knowledge, acting as an active member with internal knowledge-share oriented activities and organizations  
• You will actively participate in business development activities such as identifying and qualifying business opportunities, networking and relationship development, and preparing, coordinating, and developing pitches and proposals 

• At minimum, you must have a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Management, or a related field from an accredited college/university
• We are looking for consultants with 1-3 years experience spearheading &/or contributing project deliverables related to transformations in the Financial Services industry in at least one of the following areas:  Consumer Banking, Corporate & Investment Banking, Finance & Risk Management, Risk Compliance & Ethics, Payments, Sustainable Finance/ESG, or Wealth & Asset Management. 
• Your experience must include at least 1-2 years doing this work within a management consulting environment (either boutique or “Big4” firms), delivering to external clients or customers within the Financial Services industry
• Certifications in any of the following will be considered an asset: CAPM, PMP, Agile, Lean, Six Sigma, Business Analytics, Data Science, Change Management 
• Experience using Power BI or other visualization tools (Tableau, etc.) to enable dynamic dashboarding will be considered an asset
• Experience and knowledge of Project Management principles and methodologies 
• You must have Advanced Microsoft Office Skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) 
• You possess strong client relationship development and client management skills 
• Excellent communication (written and oral) accompanied by strong interpersonal skills 
• Demonstrated problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to know when to escalate and when not to
• Solid organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills 
• Eagerness to be involved with internal initiatives and interest in guiding and leading.  
• Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration in a professional setting 

We believe in supporting our team professionally and personally.

Here is a snapshot of the comprehensive benefits you’ll enjoy as part of Sia.

WORK AUTHORIZATION & SPONSORSHIP

We are looking for someone who can start with short notice and hence we are ideally looking a Singaporean or Singapore PR.

HYBRID WORKPLACE GUIDELINES

Sia is committed to providing a flexible workplace environment that supports client, business, and market needs. Consultants located in Singapore will have the flexibility to work from home 2 days a week.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

At Sia, we believe in fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees and partners are valued and thrive in a sense of belonging. We are committed to recruiting and developing a diverse network of employees and investing in their growth by providing unique opportunities for professional and cultural immersion. Our commitment toward inclusion motivates dynamic collaboration with our clients, building trust by creating an inclusive environment of curiosity and learning which affects lasting impact.

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Sia is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, remuneration, or discipline, are based solely on performance, competence, conduct, or business needs.