SME Business Advisors 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.

To meet the demands of our exciting and expanding business in Nigeria and West Africa, we are looking to recruit a number of young and experienced professionals for 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.

Application Closing Date
12th September, 2016.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their details in an Excel Sheet like the example below and Resume/CV's to: [email protected] using the Job Title as email Subject.

Excel Format