Internship - Consulting

About

• Cedar Management Consulting : Cedar Management Consulting
• International (www.cedar-consulting.com) is a global boutique management and technology consulting firm with
• offices globally. Since 1985, Cedar's teams have been assisting clients in
• areas of strategy, process, strategic human capital, and business technology,
• across industries, with a strong focus on the financial services sector. The
• firm’s heritage includes being part of the former $1 Billion Renaissance
• Worldwide, whose leadership included the creators of the Balanced Scorecard – a
• leading strategy deployment and performance management tool used by firms
• globally. As a general management consulting firm, Cedar assists clients across
• these areas in an integrated fashion – from strategy formulation to execution
• and implementation. For more information, please visit the Cedar website.

Cedar’s

• group unit, IBS Intelligence (www.ibsintelligence.com), for over 30 years, has been the definitive source for independent,
• research, news analysis, and advisory specialized in Financial Technology
• markets globally. Headquartered in the UK with offices around the world, IBSI
• has an integrated offering that includes a comprehensive research portfolio, an
• active news platform, a range of value-added services, and the iconic IBS
• Journal, which has been a key publication for the overall financial services
• industry globally. Its research covers all key areas of Financial Technology
• systems, and over 350 technology suppliers – both in terms of legacy banking
• systems, and new-age financial technology firms. This strong financial
• technology proposition also adds immense value to the technology consulting
• practice of Cedar, where clients appreciate in-depth research offerings on
• their industry from IBS Intelligence. For more information, please visit the
• IBS website.

Job

• Summary : Support
• project execution through research, analysis, and report preparation while
• engaging with senior clients and facilitating workshops or training. Contribute
• to business development and thought leadership initiatives, leveraging strong
• analytical, problem solving,
• and presentation skills. Thrive in a collaborative, multicultural environment
• with a focus on delivering high-quality, timely project outcomes.

Principal

Accountabilities

• Execute projects involving active
• research/analytics based on internal and external information sources and
• the development of interim and final report preparation
• Assist the Project Manager/Director in
• project execution with the overall objective of ensuring timely &
• high-quality project deliverables
• Actively engage with CXOs and other senior-level
• client personnel
• Conduct client interviews, run focus
• groups, and facilitate workshops
• Conduct any required training sessions
• for employees in the junior consulting and research teams

Support

the business development activities of the firm such as the pursuit development

and production of thought papers

Qualifications and relevant experience

MBA

from a top-tier B-School with minimum 2 years of prior relevant work

experience

Excellent

academic pedigree and performance

A

good understanding of the financial services and the financial technology world

would be valued

Competencies

Technical

Adept at

issue identification, solution development, and presentation

Well-versed

with quantitative research methodologies like financial modelling,

valuations, and data analysis

Skilled

in the MS Office suite

Soft-skills

Excellent

communication and inter-personal skills

Strong

global orientation with an excitement to interact with Cedar and IBSI’s

multi-cultural teams

Execution-focused

Highly

organized and detail-oriented

Analytical

• and solution-focused approach to problem-solving
• Ability to multi-task across activities along
• with different teams