Strategy & Operations Specialist

Job description / Role

As Senior Associate, you will work as internal consulting expert to support the organisation's digitisation process, along with the COO and Heads of Departments. This is part of the organisation's long term strategic initiatives to contribute to their ongoing growth and cater to their vision of optimising returns for their diversified portfolios.

Client Details

This is an established and successful financial services organisation in Bahrain who are going through a very exciting stage in their development and evolution.

Description

* Liaise with senior management to understand the firm's requirements and ensure they are aligned to its' long - term strategy.
* Oversee improvement, enhancement, and automation of teams (Finance, Fund operations, Client Services, etc.)
* Conduct analysis of key financial trends and performance metrics through financial models to provide insights that support the CEO and the COO's decision making.
* Incorporate insights and recommendations from the leadership team to develop strategic plan of action for the future.

Job Offer

* Attractive, tax-free salary
* Strategic role with the opportunity to play a part in the evolution of a hugely successful organisation.

Requirements

* Bachelor's degree with preference to candidates from Finance, Accounting or Economics background from reputable institutions. Master's degree or other qualifications are an advantage.
* Candidates must have 3-7 years' experience in strategy / management consulting or financial institutions with expertise in change management, financial planning, and analysis.
* Strong MS Excel and Power Point skills.
* Expertise in developing financial models with Excel.
* Excellent verbal and written presentation skills
* Proven leadership skills with the ability to interact and engage with the C-level management and executive leadership team.
* Attention to detail and ability to work in high pressure environment.

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.