Managing Consultant - Competition

Berkeley Research; City of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm is seeking a highly motivated Managing Consultant to oversee client engagements and deliver high-quality analyses. The ideal candidate will have a degree in economics, over 5 years of relevant experience, and proficiency in data analytics tools. This position offers opportunities for advancement within a rapidly growing firm in the financial consulting sector.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in competition/anti-trust disputes or complex analysis.
• Experience in litigation support or dispute analysis.
• Commitment to high-quality analysis and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage client engagements and project segments.
• Delegate tasks and review work for accuracy.
• Develop financial models and analyses using data.

Skills

Data analytics tools

Analytical thinking

Verbal and written communication

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in economics or equivalent

Tools

MS Excel

SAS

SPSS

MS SQL Server

Job description

We do Consulting Differently

Berkeley Research Group provides independent advice, data analytics, authoritative studies, expert testimony, investigations, and regulatory and dispute consulting to Fortune 500 corporations, financial institutions, government agencies, major law firms, and regulatory bodies around the world. BRG experts provide sophisticated economic, financial, and analytical advice across a wide range of disciplines, including antitrust and competition policy, complex damages, construction, finance, healthcare, intellectual property, restructuring, valuation, and workforce issues. In addition, the firm assists clients in major industry sectors with compliance, business process improvement, and strategy consulting.

Dur impressive practice growth we are looking for a highly motivated problem solvers to join our team. The day-to-day work of a Managing Consultant involves both delivery and oversight of engagement work streams. These may be either qualitative or quantitative in nature, and responsibilities include: training and management of junior staff, design of statistical and financial analysis, modeling of financial data and markets, quality control, development and presentation of client deliverables to a high standard, including drafting and reviewing expert reports for BRG’s expert witnesses, management of existing client relationships, industry research that is well considered and accurate, and to contribute to the expansion of BRG’s business.

Headquartered in Emeryville, California, BRG currently has over 40 offices across the United States and in Asia, Australia, Canada, Latin America, the Middle East, and the United Kingdom. This position offers advancement opportunities within a rapidly growing expert services and consulting firm.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage all aspects of small to medium sized client engagements and discreet segments of larger projects.
• Delegate assignments to staff, instruct and monitor progress, and review work product for completeness and accuracy.
• Develop analyses and financial models using transactional data and/or financial data.
• Generate client deliverables and make valuable contributions to expert reports.
• Manage client relationships and communicate results and work product as appropriate.
• Demonstrate creativity and efficient use of relevant software tools, analytical methods and computer models to develop solutions.
• Participate in group practice meetings, contribute to business development initiatives and office functions such as staff training and recruiting.
• Prioritise assignments and responsibilities in order to meet goals and deadlines.

Qualifications

• A degree (e.g., BS, BBA, MBA, M.A., M.S., LLB, etc.) with a focus on economics or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of work experience in an environment involving competition/anti-trust disputes and/or complex/technical analysis.
• Experience using data analytics tools such as MS Excel and relational database program(s) (e.g., SAS, SPSS, Stata, MS SQL Server, MS Access, Bloomberg, Capital IQ). A desire to expand capabilities in databases/tools is required, as is the ability to train others to use such tools.
• Experience in dispute analysis and management or litigation support.
• Preferably experience in construction or financial disputes and knowledge of types of issues that arise in such disputes (but not essential)
• Competent, critical and analytical thinker.
• Desire and ability to manage processes within the firm and train juniors and/or other consultants.
• Commitment to producing high quality analysis, that is presented in a logical and coherent way, and attention to detail despite high workloads on occasion.
• Keen interest in economic or financial analysis and research.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to articulate ideas and concepts well orally and produce persuasive written work.
• Desire to work within a team environment, but also the ability to work effectively independently.
• Self-motivated.
• Commitment to get involved with social activities that the firm facilitates or provides and with professional networking organisations and participate in events that those organisations put on for its members.

About BRG

BRG combines world-leading academic credentials with world-tested business expertise purpose-built for agility and connectivity, which sets us apart—and gets you ahead.

At BRG, our top-tier professionals include specialist consultants, industry experts, renowned academics, and leading-edge data scientists. Together, they bring a diversity of proven real-world experience to economics, disputes, and investigations; corporate finance; and performance improvement services that address the most complex challenges for organizations across the globe.

Our unique structure nurtures the interdisciplinary relationships that give us the edge, laying the groundwork for more informed insights and more original, incisive thinking from diverse perspectives that, when paired with our global reach and resources, make us uniquely capable to address our clients’ challenges. We get results because we know how to apply our thinking to your world.

At BRG, we don’t just show you what’s possible. We’re built to help you make it happen.

BRG is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.