22 Analyst Consultant jobs in South Africa

Formal Qualifications

Relevant Tertiary Qualification (preference B Com or LLB)
2 - 5 Years’ experience in a similar role within BEE Consulting environment
Any of the following qualifications would be advantageous:
B-BBEE MDP Project Management
SA Compliance Courses (such as Popia, Fica, etc.)

Competencies:

Technical Skills and Expertise
Manage People and Teams (impact & influence others)
New Business Growth, business performance & strategy
Analyse, solve problems and resilience
Deliver customer service (communication)

Specific Performance Targets:

Managing a portfolio of clients, as determined by management from time to time.
Support Principal consultants in delivering services to clients
Add-On Sales, and Solution Sales targets: Rand value of your client retainers
and projects x 5 = annual add-on sales target (full year agreements and/or prorata
agreements, excl. verification costs), within your own client portfolio
Spend a minimum of 2 hours per week on training of analysts, and/or
colleagues, duly recorded on timesheets

Other: The successful incumbent must have the following:
Own vehicle
Valid Code B Driver’s Licence

BEE:

Advise, assist & train clients on the relevant sections of the:
BEE Act: Has good working knowledge of the BEE Act
BEE Codes: Has a good working knowledge of the BEE Codes (All Subsector Codes)
BEE Verification Practices (R47): Good working knowledge of the audit methodology
and interpretations of Renaissance and/or BDO

Job Description

Responsibilities of the successful candidate will include:

1. Business requirements gathering and drafting of relevant specifications
2. Design and implement customizations and extensions to vendor or in-house systems
3. Valuation, design, and implementation of new market instruments on relevant systems from Front-Office to Back-Office
4. Process design and implementation
5. Analytical ability to diagnose, problem-solve, and suggest resolutions of issues
6. Optimizations and enhancements of current systems
7. Daily business application support when required
8. Vendor system upgrades - analysis, problem finding, solution building, test procedures, etc.
9. Compilation of support documentation upon completion of specific implementations

Skill Set

• Maths, Computer Science, and Engineering degrees preferred: Honours or Masters beneficial. CFA, CA, FRM beneficial. Outstanding academic credentials essential.
• 3 to 7 years' experience within the Corporate and Investment Banking environment and/or similar industry experience.
• Exposure to leading trading platforms preferred: Calypso, Front Arena, Murex, Summit, Wall Street, Algorithmix, Adaptiv, Openlink.
• Relevant financial services and/or specific industry experience.
• Desire to work in a Professional Services environment as a Consultant.
• Proven track record of delivering services in a high-paced environment.
• A sound grasp of financial analysis, modeling, and valuation techniques.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and collaborative writing style.
• Demonstrates strong relationships with top and mid-management.
• A track record of consistently producing excellent results under pressure.

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About The Programme

Our graduate programme is designed for passionate, analytical, and enthusiastic individuals ready to step into consulting. Through structured training and real-world exposure—both internally and on client projects—you’ll sharpen your skills and build experience that matters.

Why Management Consulting Matters

A Management Consultant plays a multifaceted role, requiring a core skill set coupled with a keen ability to pivot in response to evolving business landscapes. Business analysts adeptly leverage an array of tools and technologies to navigate even the most challenging environments. For interns aspiring to excel in this domain, growth can manifest across a spectrum of skill sets, including Business Analysis, Process Engineering, Solution Architecture and Systems analysis.

Qualifications (Degree, Honours And Masters Only)

• BCom Management / Business Science
• BCom Economics / Econometrics
• BCom Information Systems
• BCom Business Analytics
• PDM; PDBA or PGDIP
  
  

• Leadership Roles: Participation in student organizations, clubs, or leadership positions that demonstrate initiative and organizational skills.
• Project Work: Experience in handling academic or extracurricular projects that involve teamwork and strategic thinking.
• Previous Internship or Work Experience: Prior experience in consulting, business analysis, or a related field would be advantageous.
• Ability to the travel between iqbusiness and our clients, locally or outside of SA.
  
  

• Analytical Skills: Proficiency in analysing data, identifying trends, and making data-driven recommendations.
• Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively interact with clients and team members.
• Technical Skills: Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Word) and basic knowledge of data analysis tools (e.g., SQL, Python, or R) is a plus.
• Research Skills: Ability to conduct thorough and accurate research to support project needs and client engagements.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Demonstrated ability to approach complex problems methodically and creatively.
  
  

• iqbusiness is more than just a business and Business Analysis is more than just a profession. It’s about being disciplined and focused on Identifying needs and determining solutions, in order to make a difference within iqbusiness and our clients.
• Be apart of the bigger picture, attend workshops and bootcamps, go the extra mile and join an initiative, put yourself out there to create a name for yourself.
  
  

• There are many opportunities to get involved across projects and environments within iqbusiness. The more exposure one obtains the better the journey of upskilling and understanding will be. Look for the below areas to advance.
• Client project – Learning and applying specific methods, tools and techniques to help deliver on a project to a client.
• Internal Project/Support – Engage internally with iqbusiness and learn how the business functions. Assist and add value to help in attaining the strategic goals. Support in the day to day by always being open to a learning experience.
• Cross Functional – Diversify your knowledge and skills by engaging and learning across environments and projects. Show adaptability and impetus by taking on different projects and be able to show resolve in finding a solution.
  
  

• We want you to be you! With the key values of iqbusiness in mind, we want each individual to pave their path and grow within iqbusiness.
• Collaborate, share and learn from one another and across the business. Show passion and curiosity to learn and develop new skills, but also hone older ones.
• Be caring and supportive by putting up a hand to lend a hand and understand that not all being done will change the world, but it may just help someone for that day.
• Be adaptable and resilient in smaller more monotonous pieces of work, knowing that as you develop the bigger more extravagant projects will come.
  
  

• Seniority level Internship

• Employment type Contract

• Job function Consulting, Information Technology, and Sales
• Industries Business Consulting and Services

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Provide advice and support to sector SBUs and Post Investment Segments in respect of their clients who are showing early signs of operational and/or financial stress. Conduct detailed business diagnosis focusing on business dimensions (Leadership, Strategy, Operations, Finance, Human Capital, Sales Marketing) and document terms of reference that will inform the Value Creation Plan (VCP) for clients who would require management consulting services, training, support, mentorship and development.

Provide advisory support to the clients through knowledge provision, training, mentorship and coaching. Provide post-investment early-stage support to small, medium and large enterprises to collaboratively grow clients through assisting Segments in developing and implementing the VCP and its identified interventions.

Provide management consulting services in the areas of leadership, governance, corporate and business unit strategy, functional management strategies, sales and marketing, human capital, finance and operations (optimization, process re-engineering, operational efficiencies, productivity improvement, etc).

Implement business enabling systems and tools such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), financial and human capital systems, policies and processes to help formalize and professionalize clients’ businesses.

Provide domain knowledge and expertise to support clients to realize profit and growth such as: Markets, Value chain insights, Manufacturing 4.0 and technologies. Stakeholder management and engagement to ensure alignment of roles and responsibilities and building up a repository of core knowledge and insights within the IDC in supporting the delivery of the value creation plan for clients.

This is to ensure that a knowledge bank can be utilized by the clients for future interventions. Safeguard the client's security position through maintaining and/or improving the recoverability of the client's exposure.

Coach and mentor clients to build organizational capabilities such as: functional management skills; financial know-how; agile ways of working; strategic planning; marketing, corporate governance, etc. Conduct business diagnosis and deep-dive to identify areas of distress and improvement in the client’s business.

Draft and present submission reports to various decision-making committees responsible for portfolio monitoring and credit approval. Review drafted legal agreements to ensure they capture the client's credit committee approval.

Closely monitor the implementation of the strategy and plans through attending Steerco/ Manco; interaction with key stakeholders; regular client visits etc. Regularly update the pipeline and status report, and SAP to indicate and track progress in respect of transactions under your portfolio of clients.

Attend and contribute to the weekly Capability Advisory Services and periodic Business Advisory and Turnaround Services meetings. Provide efficient service to both internal and external stakeholders/clients.

To provide advisory services to clients depicting early warning signs of distress, that support limiting an increase in further distress; and where encountered, craft solutions and monitor implementation of interventions for these clients thereby restricting the number of clients that progress into turnaround and business rescue.

To support the clients through providing management consulting services, specialist knowledge and expertise to help them grow, operate better and become high-performance businesses.

Minimum qualification: BCom with post-graduate degree MBA / MBL / CA(SA) would be an added advantage.

At least 8-10 years’ experience in a management consulting environment, consulting to small, medium and large (blue chip) businesses experiencing growth prospects and/or early onset stress. A seasoned well-rounded management consultant with deep diagnostic, solutions-design and implementing skills, preferably from 1st or 2nd tier consulting firms.

Knowledge of business and the diversity of risks that may affect businesses. Good understanding of different types of security. Good working knowledge of Company, Contract, Taxation, IFRS and Insolvency legislation. Resourcing and implementing outcomes-based interventions. Good knowledge of industry standards, technology trends and best practices.