Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• Grasp new business models quickly, typically working on a different project every 4-6 weeks.
• Take responsibility for testing commercial hypotheses through collecting and interrogating primary and secondary research.
• Carry out rigorous quantitative and qualitative analysis of industry and internal company datasets.
• Play a key role in debating and refining hypotheses with the project manager and project leader, drafting clear & concise output for inclusion in the final report once agreed.
• Get in front of clients and help present our findings – we firmly believe that early client exposure is a great way to learn and develop.
• Help coach new graduate intakes after six months.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Strong academic background (we are degree agnostic) from a top university.
• Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in small, high-performing teams.
• Intellectual curiosity, adaptability and a genuine enthusiasm for tackling new and unfamiliar problems.
• A proactive mindset, with the confidence to take ownership and the humility to learn quickly.
  
  

• Outstanding numeracy, written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional research techniques and critical thinking ability.
• Proven workload management skills.
• Business acumen and curiosity for solving business problems.
• You must have achieved a grade 7 (or equivalent) in GCSE Maths.
• You must have achieved, or be on track to achieve, a 2:1 (or equivalent) in your undergraduate degree.
• Any languages are an advantage, as many of our projects have an international element. French, German, Swedish, Dutch, Danish or Norwegian are especially welcome.

Benefits

• Clear, meritocratic progression, with exposure to investors and management teams from the start.
• Hybrid working, with a guideline of spending at least 80% of your time in-office for the first six months and 60% of time in-office beyond that.
• High-quality training delivered within a hugely supportive learning environment. Access to personal online career coaching via a third-party provider.
• Competitive renumeration package, with participation in our company’s discretionary bonus scheme and matched pension contributions of 5% of basic salary, via salary sacrifice.
• Generous holiday entitlement (25 days, with an additional discretionary ‘CIL Day’ around Christmas) with the option to purchase five additional days each year.
• Option to request an extended period of unpaid leave (e.g. for a sabbatical) once you’ve completed two years of service.
• Secondment opportunities to our US, German or French offices (available at Consultant level and above, subject to business demand).
• Option to join our company's private healthcare scheme through Vitality, which includes a Dental, Optical and Audiological cash plan alongside a variety of wellbeing rewards and incentives.
• Regular company events & socials.