Advisory & Consulting - Management Consulting Graduate Trainee - London

Advisory & Consulting - Management Consulting Graduate Trainee - London

About the Advisory & Consulting Team

At Forvis Mazars, our Advisory and Consulting service line is an award winning, global group of successful, entrepreneurial teams. The scope of roles across our service line is broad and varied which is great for our team and clients. The diversity of our service offering enables us to make the time we spend with our clients count by helping them take meaningful, key decisions with confidence and meet their goals.

In Advisory & Consulting, collaboration is at the core of all we do. We have over 800 experts across our teams who operate as subject matter experts across our 6 business units: Deals and Financing, Financial Services Consulting, Consulting, Infrastructure Finance, Forensics and Completion and Restructuring & Insolvency with the aim of adding value to clients by finding solutions to a range of financial issues as one collaborative team.

Join a team that prioritises quality and trust. Our team is commercial, pragmatic, and reactive to the changes in the market whilst also taking the time to ensure our approach is personal and productive.

About the Management Consulting Team

The Forvis Mazars Management Consulting team provides a wide range of services and solutions to our clients in order to transform their business. As a Business Analyst, you will gain early exposure to clients as you build up your core skills. Our clients range in size from large multinationals to small owner-managed businesses across multiple sectors throughout the UK and abroad, as well as public sector bodies and charities. Our primary focus is around clients' finance and operations functions, although we perform projects in many other areas. We operate under a hybrid working model, so as a trainee you will split your time between working from home, visiting the office, client sites when required or studying for your professional qualification.

Hear from one of our graduate trainees, Samantha:Working in the Management Consulting team has afforded me ample opportunity to support clients from multiple industries, with varying challenges. Participating in a wide range of projects, I have been able to gain experiential knowledge, employ an innovative mindset towards problems-solving, and learn new skills along the way. Moreover, I have been empowered to take on as much responsibility as I feel ready for on engagements, allowing me to build confidence immensely in my very first year here!Every story is different at Forvis Mazars. Our people have amazing, personal experiences so the best way to learn about life here is to hear it first hand, click here to hear their stories.

About the role

As a trainee here's what will await you during your three-year training contract:

During your first year you will:

• Develop a holistic understanding of how businesses operate and what their common problems are;
• Gain early responsibility, meeting clients and leading interviews to understand what does and does not work well while building rapport; and
• Identify underlying issues and provide bespoke recommendations by writing comprehensive reports.

During your second year you will:

• Take up a greater role in client engagements, leading workshops and analysis;
• Begin to identify further opportunities with both existing and new clients; and
• Support the development of less experienced team members.

In your third year you will:

• Become a trusted advisor to our clients and actively develop opportunities with new clients;
• Independently produce client deliverables, with minimal review points from senior colleagues; and
• Take an active role in project management, ensuring deliverables meet the expected scope and quality requirements within the agreed deadlines and budgets.

While our projects are varied and no two days are the same, we typically structure our projects through the delivery of one of the following solutions:

• Helping our clients define their long-term vision and assess the strategic and financial benefits of the opportunities available to them.
• Appraising our clients' options by analysing their risks, benefits and cost implications, and documenting these in a business case.
• Working with our clients to ensure team structures are aligned to overall strategy, optimised for cost and performance efficiency, and facilitate a purposeful culture with an engaged team.
• Adding value to our clients' business processes to reduce costs while enhancing control, quality, and speed.
• Improving decision making by building effective financial models and deriving actionable insights from clients' business data.
• Working with management to develop a comprehensive 100-day plan which facilitates the smooth integration of a newly acquired firm; and
• Helping our clients successfully deliver projects and programmes that embed sustainable change within their organisation.

You're joining us as a permanent employee, so the 3 years is only the beginning of your exceptional career journey at Forvis Mazars.

Who we're looking for

Essential requirements:

• On track or have obtained an undergraduate degree in a finance or business-related field.
• Strong academic performance is important; however, we understand that things don't always go to plan. Our recruitment process looks at your whole self – academic achievements as well as other experiences in which you have grown and developed. You can read about our approach to academics in our FAQs.

Additional requirements:

• Deep curiosity to learn new things and is naturally inquisitive;
• The ability to think critically solve problems and share knowledge with others;
• A commitment to self-development and learning;
• Strong sense of ownership of duties and high levels of responsibility to deliver on promises;
• Always looks to try their best in all they do and always looking for ways to improve;
• Enjoys meeting and engaging with new people with an underlying respect for individuals, diversity, and integrity;
• Works well under pressure and have a positive ‘can-do' attitude if faced with challenging situations;
• Excellent time management skills;
• A willingness to travel and adhere to our flexible working environment.

Learning and development

Our supportive culture includes coaching, mentorship, and one-on-one guidance. You will be allocated a buddy before joining who will support you to settle into the team and navigate your first year at Forvis Mazars.

You will also receive comprehensive quality training and development to excel in your professional career; this includes development in professional excellence, client excellence, digital excellence, and technical excellence. Our goal is to support you in reaching your full potential and become a standout talent.

To understand more read our FAQs.

Inclusion and diversity

Being inclusive is core to our culture at Forvis Mazars; we want to ensure everyone, whether in the recruitment process or beyond, is fully supported to be their unique self and provided with a level playing field.

Next steps

Roles will be closed as soon as we find the right people, so to avoid disappointment we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible. If you are an international applicant and/or require a visa please view our FAQs before applying to be aware of deadlines and important information you need to know before applying.

Benefits

• Annual Leave +
• Charitable Giving
• Dental Insurance
• Wellbeing Benefits
• Virtual GP
• Cycle to Work
• Gym Discounts
• Life Assurance
• Pension
• Flexible Benefits +

How to apply

To apply for this role and to find out more, please click on the apply button. Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.