Analyst, Financial Officer Practice

Company: Spencer Stuart

Website: www.spencerstuart.com

Type: Full-time

Location: Chicago

Hours: 40 hours per week

Company Type: Leadership Consulting/Professional Services

At Spencer Stuart, we discover and develop leadership for a better future. As leadership consulting and executive search professionals, we understand outstanding leaders drive business performance. Through our portfolio of services and deep industry, functional and geographic expertise, we help our clients find complex and integrated solutions to address evolving leadership needs at a global scale. We are known for working collaboratively and executing with discipline, with expertise spanning senior-level executive search, board recruitment, board effectiveness, succession planning, in-depth senior management assessment, employee engagement, culture shaping, merger integration and organizational effectiveness. With unrivaled access to leading executives around the world, Spencer Stuart works with a wide range of clients, including multinational corporations, entrepreneurial businesses, private equity firms, family-owned companies and nonprofit organizations. Earning a seat at the table, we provide the insight organizations need to build and enhance high-performing boards and executive teams who make a real difference in their organizations.

Analysts at Spencer Stuart are responsible for producing industry and/or functional analysis reports in support of search engagements, internal meetings and new business initiatives. This includes competitive information, trends across sub-sectors and target company list development. The analyst provides analysis and conclusions to be incorporated into client-ready documents. Over time, it is expected that the analyst will develop industry expertise by maintaining an awareness of industry trends and “best in class” leaders/future leaders.

To be successful in today’s dynamic market, finance leaders must possess a rigorous understanding of key business drivers combined with finance and strategic skills in order to be trusted advisers to the board and management, as well as the ability to attract and retain top finance talent. Our global Financial Officer Practice helps clients recruit executives with the finance, business and leadership skills to have an impact on the organization.

Please visit www.spencerstuart.com for additional information on the Financial Officer Practice at Spencer Stuart.

We are eager to hear from recent and soon-to-be graduates passionate about exploring professional services opportunities within the field of leadership consulting.

Successful candidates will be self-directed, independent and able to proactively address the needs of the practice. In addition, they will demonstrate a passion and ability for performing critical research and communicating their findings clearly and cogently. They will be graceful under pressure, enjoy fast paced environments, and be excellent multitaskers.

Specific experience should include:

• Recent university graduate or up to two years of business experience in a relevant professional services environment
• Strong academic performance is required (3.4+ GPA) and while all majors are welcome, a degree in business or human capital is preferred
• Well-roundedness demonstrated though leadership experience in internships, work experience, community service, athletics or roles in student-led organizations
• Advanced research, analysis and synthesis skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Self-directed and proactive in nature; resourceful, team-oriented and tenacious
• Proficient with MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)
• In possession of work authorizations necessary for the country in which you are applying

Compensation and benefits are commensurate with other high-end professional services firms.

Spencer Stuart is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity