Acuvon - Associate - Finance - Management Consulting - CA/IIM/ISB/MDI/SP Jain/FMS/XLRI

As an Associate, you will be a part of the client-facing team. Your role would require you to lead multiple project work streams. You would also be required to actively contribute to internal organizational and business development initiatives. This role requires you to travel to client locations (Saudi Arabia & UAE) on need basis only. If travel is required, it can be up to 2-3 weeks/ month.

Expectations

- Build rapport with client team members & help client in defining strategic direction of their organization

- Ability to take project ownership and manage difficult client situations

- Ability to deliver impactful presentations/workshops

- Lead multiple project work streams independently

- Deliver client ready documents containing robust and implementable solutions

- Critically evaluate, review and enrich the level of recommendations of the team as a whole

- Flexible with working/leading assignments in domain areas(functions/ industries) out of comfort zone

- Guide/ help colleagues on their project/ organizational initiatives

- Willing to groom analysts and actively support them as required

- Actively contribute to preparation of business proposals and conceptualization of internal initiatives

- Comfortable travelling and staying in Saudi Arabia and UAE up to 2-3 weeks/month, if travel is required, which will be on need basis only

Education, Experience and Skill-Set

- Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) - mandatory

- Full-time MBA/ PGDM from a reputed institution (IIMs, ISB, MDI, SP Jain, FMS, XLRI - etc.) - mandatory

- Post-MBA experience preferably within Finance / Strategy teams; other domains may be considered if the candidate demonstrates strong financial acumen

- Minimum 2 years of total relevant work experience

- Strong understanding of finance, numbers, and business fundamentals

- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills

- Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint

- Exposure to strategy development, financial planning, performance measurement, or process improvement considered an added advantage

- Professional certifications (e.g., CFA, Six Sigma) will be considered a plus