** Consultant Retail Performance Improvement Corporate Finance**

**Job Category****:** Consulting Staff **Requisition Number****:** CONSU02206 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

**Overview**

The position is in the Corporate Finance-Performance Improvement practice, which provides strategic, operational and financial advisory services to high-performing growth-oriented companies. The ideal candidate should excel working in a team environment, on a diverse range of fast-moving assignments, and in an entrepreneurial environment. BRG is currently seeking individuals for its Boston office.

**Primary Responsibilities:**

* Collaborate with Performance Improvement team and client personnel to achieve engagement objectives

* Utilize business, strategic, and analytical skills to perform tasks such as: financial modeling and analysis; operations and service strategy development, revenue growth; operational process and technology optimization; store labor planning and analysis; organizational design and competitive analysis.

* Develop content and lead the preparation of high quality, refined reports, written analyses, presentations, and other client deliverables

* Demonstrate the highest degree of professionalism, ethics, quality, and integrity

* Utilize a pragmatic and hands-on approach to the professional services arena

* Embrace BRGs Core Values: Honesty, Integrity, Independence, Precision, Respect, Collaboration, Flexibility and Responsiveness to Clients

**Required Skills & Experience**:

* Experience in Retail Home Office, FP&A or Merchandise Planning and Analysis and/or previous Retail Consulting

* Experience with developing and managing financial and merchandising analysis as well as assisting to implement changes as result of analysis and observations

* Experience with improving inventory and financial performance utilizing systems, tools and bridge solutions

**Qualifications:**

* Bachelors degree or degree equivalent in Business, Accounting/Finance, Management, Engineering, Economics, Retail Management, Supply Chain, or related field. Masters degree or MBA, a plus

* Excellent written and oral communication skills and a demonstrated ability to interact with junior and senior team members, senior management and other stakeholders or professionals

* Expertise in financial modeling and analysis (particularly in Excel)

* Creative thinker with the ability to synthesize both qualitative (the art) and quantitative (the science) inputs

* Well-developed problem solving and analytical skills with demonstrated experience in solving complex issues

* Ability to manage and/or analyze large volumes of financial and operational data

* Intellectual curiosity and ability to learn quickly

* High Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint

* Weekly travel to clients is typical

* Minimum 2-3-years of experience within the retail or management consulting industries

**About BRG**

Berkeley Research Group (BRG) is a global, full-service boutique consulting firm founded in

2010 that provides advisory services and data analytics to Fortune 500 and mid-size companies, private equity firms, hedge funds, and financial institutions and the senior executives who lead such organizations. BRG experts provide sophisticated financial, economic, analytical, operational, and strategic advice across a wide range of disciplines and industries. Headquartered outside Berkeley, California, BRG currently has over 40 offices across 5 continents and 1,300 professionals.

**Candidate must be able to submit verification of his/her legal right to work in the United States, without company sponsorship.**

**BRG is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.**

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