Senior Consultant Financial Industries (m/f) / UAE Office Abu Dhabi Horváth & Partners are independent, international management consultants with over 400 highly qualified employees. Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, we have offices at locations in Germany, Austria, Hungary, Rumania, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates. Moreover, our membership of the international consulting network "Highland Worldwide" strengthens our ability to undertake consulting projects in important economic regions of the world with the highest professional expertise and precise knowledge of local circumstances. As Performance Architects, our first priority is to sustainably improve our clients' performance. We accompany our clients through the entire process, from developing the business concept, through (IT) implementation to carrying out tailored training measures. Our core competences lie in the fields of Corporate Performance Management and Performance Optimization. In the field of Corporate Performance Management we design and realize processes and systems which facilitate successful, performance-based management based on strategic and operative goals, both at overall company level and for specific divisions and functions. Our Performance Optimization solutions improve the results by tapping growth potentials and deploying resources more efficiently in individual business units. Our clients hold positions of responsibility at overall company level, in its divisions and in the fields of strategy, organization, sales and marketing, operations, management accounting and controlling, finance, and IT. Our client list includes companies from small and mid-sized companies, as well as public organizations and large corporations from industry, retailing and the service sector. To widen our activities and our business in the entire GCC markets with focus on Saudi Arabia and the UAE we are looking for a Senior Consultant Financial Industries (m/f). The role: As Senior Consultant Financial Industries you will be helping our clients – primarily Regional and State Banks, Commercial Banks, Insurances, and other Financial Services Providers – to continuously improve their performance, and solving problems in the fields of Corporate Performance Management, Organizational Design, Process Improvement, and Strategy Implementation. You will be focusing on advisory and project management as well as taking on full responsibility for complete projects. You are responsible for project acquisition or will have proven your ability to acquire new projects. Beyond you will enlarge your excellent and extensive specialist knowledge in both sector and subject, and also be capable of running major projects, such as performance improvement programs or finance transformations. You will also enhance the service offering, tools and methodologies of Horváth & Partners and supervise the execution of industry studies in the region. And finally - if you feel like - you will publish findings from your work in text books and journals. The requirements: Strong academic qualifications (graduate in Business Studies), ideally including an MBA degree from a recognized university A minimum of five years work experience with a Management Consultancy, preferably in the area of Financial Industries/ Financial Services Providers Specialized knowledge in at least one of our core competencies in the following areas: - Corporate Performance Management - Finance Excellence - Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting - Management Accounting - Operational Excellence - Process and Organizational Design - Process Improvement - Cost Reduction - IT Transformation - Business Modeling and Strategy Implementation Proven track record of selling and delivering projects Deep knowledge in project leading, project managing and project implementation Experience in managing people and teams Work experience and ideally business contacts in the GCC (focus on Saudi Arabia and the UAE) Experienced in IT systems framework (ERP/ BI/ MIS) Highly analytical and structured thinking Both excellent presentation and communication skills Team spirit, self-confidence and soft skills Motivating, inspiring and unconventional ideas Fluent English, German and/ or Arabic is a benefit High mobility / willingness to travel as well as humor The offer: Working in a top ranked Management Consulting firm (Top 25 Vault, trendence Europe's 500, Great Place to Work® Germany) A variety of work and personal development to foster your steep learning curve Ongoing training to improve your skills and expertise Team work based on performance, respect and trust, where facts and reasoning come before hierarchy International teamwork and intensive exchange of knowledge between our international offices and colleagues An environment that fosters innovative thinking fueled by new impulses from academic research Interesting opportunities at a fast growing international organization We are looking forward to your application! Apply online Contact Person: Ilkay Boramir Horváth & Partner GmbH Phoenixbau, Königstr. 5 70173 Stuttgart Telefon: +49 (711) 6 69 19-0 www.horvath-partners.com