Deloitte - Research Analyst - Knowledge Services Team

About Deloitte

- Deloitte- is the brand under which independent firms throughout the world collaborate to provide services in a particular geographic area. These firms are members of Deloitte Touch- Tohmatsu Limited DTTL, a UK private company limited by guarantee. With 200,000 people in over 150 countries, Deloitte member firms serve more than 80 percent of the world's largest companies as well as large national enterprises, public institutions and successful fast-growing companies.

Deloitte Support Services India Pvt Ltd

Enabling Areas (EA) at the U.S. India offices are the support arm of the organization and comprise several groups including Talent, Technology, Finance, Communications, Field Operations, etc. EA gives every client-service business unit access to the best and brightest resources when it comes to support services. More specifically, EA enables the business units to solely focus on satisfying clients and developing new products and services to sustain competitive advantage, while they consolidate and standardize a diverse collection of systems, processes, and functions. The team provides a wide array of services to the U.S and India professionals, and is continually evaluating and expanding its portfolio.

Knowledge Services:

The Knowledge Services organization enables the flow of knowledge and expertise to our client service professionals around the world as part of how Deloitte delivers superior client service. It is responsible for enabling access to Deloitte's intellectual property internally - across geographical and organizational boundaries - through common technologies, tools, and best practices. The Knowledge Services team works collaboratively with member firms and global business unit leadership to craft solutions for business priorities, encourage adoption of knowledge sharing tools, and drive behaviors that enable our practitioners to create connections that lead to collaboration, insight and innovation.

KX Research Services

KX Research Services is an India-based team of more than 80 research professionals which provides secondary research services to global Deloitte member firms in support of pursuit, practice development and client engagements. Team members who have Masters degrees in Business Administration use exclusive sources, specialized research skills and industry expertise to develop insightful research reports across Deloitte's global network.

Job description

Function Enabling Areas - Global - DTTL

Service line - Knowledge Services (KS) - KX Research Services

Job level - Analyst

Specific skill set required:

- Strong analytical and communication skills

- Project management, reporting, dashboarding skills

- Knowledge of basic accounting principles

- Ability to work in a multiple stakeholder environment

- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Professional qualification - MBA or equivalent from recognized institutes.

Graduation - Degree in commerce, humanities, social sciences or technology

Work experience 1 - 2 years

Role Description

The incumbent supports, develops, writes, and presents market intelligence outputs for internal stakeholders. The professional will need to scope, frame hypotheses, find relevant information, analyze quantitative and qualitative data, and demonstrate strong writing and presentation skills.

The professional will be required to -

- Extract the most relevant information answering the research needs from the relevant databases. Learn and apply established research tools and methodologies to develop innovative research ideas.

- Liaise with colleagues from Deloitte offices spread across the globe and stakeholders to understand, refine, and manage project expectations and priorities.

- Support in designing research proposal and formulating research plan through scoping.

- In-depth qualitative analysis by connecting various pieces of information, identifying patterns and forming logical structure to present a compelling story. Financial analysis, and strategic frameworks are used extensively in the team's output.

- Present the key findings using strong business writing, and storyboarding skills. Presents accurate data in appropriate charts and graphs. Follow brand guidelines and prepare uncluttered reports.

- Execute research projects ensuring quality and timelines in teams, or independently. Follow project execution guidelines around communication, sharing regular updates/flags, and addressing - key intelligence questions- in agreed upon timelines.

- Suggest alternatives, and creative solutions to address current and anticipatory needs of clients and stakeholders. Take the relationship beyond transactional level.

- Participate in team level operational and brainstorming activities.

Required skills

The core skills required are as follows:

Scoping:

- Ability to clearly understand the research requirements through effective listening, comprehension, and probing skills

- Adept in conducting preliminary research to ascertain data availability, and estimate time/effort. Use this as input for scope

Secondary research:

- Ability to find information from authentic sources in an efficient manner. This would require

Good knowledge of databases, public sources of information, and/or industry specific sources

Ability to validate/triangulate sources for relevancy and accuracy

Analysis:

- Analytical skills to provide actionable insights to practitioners. This will require

Quantitative analysis of financial statements and operating metrics

Understanding of various strategic / forecasting models and frameworks

Critical thinking that can help look beyond obvious and create hypothesis

- Ability to generate extrapolative and forward-looking insights

- Experience in processing information in compelling visualization within logical structure is preferred skill

Industry:

- Knowledge of one-or-more (or specific) industry is preferred, especially in terms of

Key performance indicators (KPIs) specific to the industry

Understanding of the demand-supply-prices and economic factors driving the KPIs

Trends, information sources, and dynamics in the industry

Business writing:

- Strong business writing skills- narrative, appealing, succinct. Should be able to convey complex research ideas in a compelling and easier way through writing. Strong storyboarding skills are preferred.

- Adept at written communication with stakeholders in adherence to email etiquettes

- Prior experience in report writing for senior management and/or external publications is an added advantage

Verbal communication:

- Articulate ideas and point of views in a confident and effective manner in client calls during all stages of the project lifecycle.

- Communication should reflect logical thinking and consultative approach

Teaming:

- Ability to work/communicate effectively and efficiently in teams, including virtual teams.

- Demonstrated skills in collaborating with colleagues to deliver outputs through efficient project execution

Preferred:

- Knowledge of MS Office with advanced skills in MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, and MS Word.

- Knowledge of statistical tools, and techniques will be an added advantage

Other details:

Work timing 11:00 am to 8:00 pm

Location Hyderabad

Disclaimer: Please note that this job description is subject to change based on the business/project requirements and at the discretion of management.