Fresh Job Vacancies at Index Consulting

Index Consulting is a professional services firm offering leading edge business research, management, training and technical consulting services to government and business. Over the years, we have established a proven track record of successfully translating innovative thinking into compelling concepts which has put our clients’ way ahead of competition, serving them through a core team of professionals supported by a high quality network of associates in industry, business, and academia with an unmatched combined experience and skill base.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: SME Business Advisor

Location: Lagos

Job Description
Primary objective:

• To implement the strategies and achieve positive business results for small and medium enterprise clients.

Key Activities

• Provide business support and training to client enterprises on issues related to: o Building and evaluating business plans
• Building and analyzing product-level Profit and Loss statements, as well as making recommendations for products
• Proper accounting and best practices in regular financial reporting
• Operational analysis of factories, including mapping of existing processes and identification of bottlenecks
• Strategic analysis of growth options and the creation of medium- and long-term business strategies
• Analysis of supply chains to determine optimal sourcing
• Competitive analysis (SWOT)
• Customer profitability analysis and recommendations
• Market analysis (distribution, segmentation, marketing, and positioning recommendations)
• Assist with the identification and recruiting of new clients o Work with clients to develop Scopes of Work for new engagements
• Collect monthly and/or quarterly business data from clients on a timely basis
• Meet regularly with SMEs, and provide regular updates SME activities
• Provide regular documentation of all activities
• Attend all trainings set forth
• Where assigned, develop trainings for staff regarding business advisory activities in areas where clients need additional support, develop and deliver formal business trainings
• Communicate regularly with the leadership of existing clients in order to support their activities, provide additional support, and track key metrics and work with SMEs to manage their expectations.

Qualifications

• A 2nd-Upper or a first class Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business or Engineering.
• An MBA and relevant professional qualification or advanced Degree will be an added advantage).
• 3-10 years cognate experience in a well-structured consultancy firm.
• Not more than 35years.

Other additional skills:

• Financial and business analysis skills
• Strong private sector experience and entrepreneurial skills
• Proven track record of developing and/or evaluating complex client business plan
• Modeling and numerative skills
• Excellent project management skills
• Superior client relationship management and interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills
• Excellent leadership and team building skills
• Enterprising/excellent business development skills.

Job Title: Marketing and Sales Consultant

Location: Lagos

Job Description
Are you a highly motivated and enterprising business professional with sound knowledge of, and experience in providing consultation to SME’s?. The ideal candidate will provide:

• Study company profile and operations to understand its marketing needs
• Conduct marketing research to identify industry trends and commercial opportunities
• Develop and implement a marketing strategy according to objectives and budget
• Prepare detailed proposals and marketing plans
• Advise on branding, positioning, communications and other marketing issues
• Give direction to marketing efforts with the most effective methods and tools
• Liaise with marketing department and external vendors
• Monitor marketing projects and analyze results
• Write reports with suggestions for improvements and new ideas

Qualifications

• A 2nd-Upper or a first class Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business or Engineering
• An MBA and relevant professional qualification or advanced Degree will be an added advantage)
• 3-10 years cognate experience in a well-structured consultancy firm.
• Not more than 35years

Other additional skills:

• Financial and business analysis skills
• Modeling and numerative skills
• Excellent project management skills
• Superior client relationship management and interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills
• Excellent leadership and team building skills
• Enterprising/excellent business development skills.

Job Title: Strategy and Operations Consultant

Location: Lagos

Job Description
Are you a highly motivated and enterprising business professional with sound knowledge of, and experience in providing consultation to SME’s? The ideal candidate will:

• primarily be responsible for planning, organizing and leading portions of an engagement
• Identifying and resolving issues critical to the clients’ strategic and operational success
• Structuring and solving problems from beginning to end
• Developing conclusions and recommendations
• Leading client interviews to understand complex business issues
• Developing content for client presentations
• Providing technical/functional content
• Providing implementation assistance as required
• Meeting with clients to assure assignment progress

Qualifications

• A 2nd-Upper or a first class Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business or Engineering.
• An MBA and relevant professional qualification or advanced Degree will be an added advantage)
• 3-10 year’s cognate experience in a well-structured consultancy firm.
• Not more than 35years

Other additional skills:

• Financial and business analysis skills
• Modeling and numerative skills
• Excellent project management skills
• Superior client relationship management and interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills
• Excellent leadership and team building skills
• Enterprising/excellent business development skills.

Job Title: Financial Consultant

Location: Lagos

Job Description
Are you a highly motivated and enterprising business professional with sound knowledge of, and experience in providing consultation to SME’s? The ideal candidate will provide:

• Financial and business analysis
• Financial modeling
• Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options.
• SME accounting and financial Advisory services
• Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents.
• Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
• Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information
• Any other duties which may be assigned to you.

Qualifications

• A 2nd-Upper or a first class Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business or Engineering.
• An MBA and relevant professional qualification or advanced Degree will be an added advantage).
• 3-10 years cognate experience in a well-structured consultancy firm.
• Not more than 35 years.

Other additional skills:

• Excellent project management skills
• Superior client relationship management and interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills
• Excellent leadership and team building skills
• Enterprising/excellent business development skills

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their details in an Excel Sheet like the example below and Resume/CV’s to: careers@indexconsulting.biz using the Job Title as email Subject.

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