Business Analyst

About Deloitte

When you work for us, you commit to a career at one of the largest and most prestigious professional services firms in the world. We have received numerous awards over the last few years, including Best Employer in the Middle East, Best Consulting Firm, and the Middle East Training & Development Excellence Award.

Our Purpose

Deloitte makes an impact that matters. Every day we challenge ourselves to do what matters most for clients, for our people, and for society. We serve clients distinctively, bringing innovative insights, solving complex challenges and unlocking sustainable growth. We inspire our talented professionals to deliver outstanding value to clients, providing an exceptional career experience and an inclusive and collaborative culture. We contribute to society, building confidence and trust in the markets, upholding the integrity of organizations and supporting our communities.

Our shared values guide the way we behave to make a positive, enduring impact:

Lead the way

Serve with integrity

Take care of each other

Foster inclusion

Collaborate for measurable impact

During your tenure as a Business Analyst in Modeling & Insights, you will demonstrate and develop your capabilities in the following areas:

Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders within modelling engagements

Each model that we build is bespoke. As a result, your role will be to develop a clear understanding of the requirements of each client then ensure alignment and agreement of the model to that understanding

Able to translate the requirements of a client into logical steps and formulas

Understand what metrics matter most to the client and identify ways of clearly presenting this in the model – visually as well as numerically

Take responsibility for the administrative processes surrounding the engagement; liaising with the client in a timely manner to ensure that quality and compliance requirements have been met

Maintain consistent client communication throughout the project; all the way through draft models, user acceptance testing to model handover; making sure that the final model is delivered to the satisfaction of the client

Become an undoubted specialist in Excel. As your journey takes you through more challenging modelling engagements, use the experience of your colleagues to develop your technical proficiency to meet these challenges

Perform quality assurance reviews of your colleagues’ models. Through your review, considerately and precisely communicate to your colleagues to ensure mathematical accuracy and consistent logic

Ensure the accuracy of the models and model documentation prior to client delivery

Leadership Capabilities

Focus on developing effective communication and builds relationships within the team

Contribute to the winning business for the team by tailoring how our modelling expertise can meet the requirements of prospective clients

Demonstrate strong commitment to learning by identifying areas of personal development

Understand expectations and demonstrate personal accountability for keeping performance on track

Understand how your daily work contributes to the priorities of the team and the business

Qualifications

1-2 years’ experience in financial consulting (Financial Advisory/Corporate Finance) or Investment Banking/Merchant Banking

Willingness to pursue a Chartered Accountancy qualification with one of the major international accountancy bodies - we will provide you the support to do so

Experience of developing financial models in a business environment

Any experience of delivering models to third party clients in a professional services environment is an advantage

Technical proficiency and computer literacy, particularly with Microsoft Excel in the business environment

A clear understanding is expected of how to use Excel formulas in a flexible manner and when to select the more complicated formulas

Competent user of the Microsoft Office suite, specifically Word and PowerPoint in addition to Excel

Proactive in quality assurance and ensuring deliverables meet the highest standards

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

A numerate undergraduate or postgraduate qualification

Fluent in English with the ability to write and present in English

Bilinguals (Arabic & English) preferred