Strategy Director

Company: CTI Education Group
Location: Miami
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Grant Thornton is an equal opportunity employer Job Description Strategy Director ( Job Number: 049447 ) Description Grant Thornton LLP (Grant Thornton) is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the world's leading organizations of independent audit, tax and advisory firms. We've never been a typical professional services firm. We put people first, and that is what sets us apart. The marketplace is evolving. Customer and employee expectations are changing. What worked yesterday may not work as well tomorrow. Grant Thornton's Advisory professionals help companies stay ahead of the game with bold thinking, big ideas and progressive strategies. Our Advisory teams apply their deep experience and global footprint to challenge the status quo and develop custom strategies that work for you. With a focus on pragmatism, our outside-in, customer-led approach facilitates the agility and innovation necessary to be a future-ready organization. Our services support you wherever you are in your business cycle - whether you're looking at a transaction to propel your company forward, focusing on developing and implementing the right controls to mitigate risk, or advancing your company's finance and technology infrastructure to match your aspirations. POSITION SUMMARY Grant Thornton's Strategy practice helps clients create a practical strategy that guides their organization's transformation as it adapts to meet their vision and goals. We target our clients' best opportunities and boost three core capabilities: Revenue and acceleration, customer and brand, and culture and behavior. Within the Strategy & Performance Improvement practice you might be involved in:

• Customer & Growth Strategy
• Organizational Strategy ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES As a Director (Senior Manager)--you will develop a broad base of industry and functional knowledge while managing significantly larger and more complex aspects of our engagements. You will work closely with clients to dive deep into their issues, create strategic recommendations, develop persuasive presentations, and implement change. You will collaborate with others to make contributions to our firm as a leader, performance coach, and thought leader. Additional responsibilities may include:
  • Perform engagement management responsibilities, including performance reviews, task delegation, project scheduling, project financials, quality review and client management
  • Utilize previous consulting and industry experience to help companies set and achieve their long-term goals.
  • Perform accurate analysis and design effective solutions to a variety of client issues
  • Manage business development activities, such as proposals, account teams, whitepapers, conferences, and/or other thought leadership material
  • Meet or exceed sales targets for new and follow-on work
  • Maintain a good working relationship with clients and work effectively with client management and staff at all levels to gather information and perform services
  • Work closely with Grant Thornton managers and partners to promptly identify and resolve client problems or issues
  • Access Grant Thornton's global network to bring the best experience to the client
  • Communicate (verbally and in writing) externally with clients and internally with all levels of the organization to successfully accomplish objectives portraying knowledge and confidence
  • Manage, develop, train, coach and mentor staff on projects and assess performance for engagement and year-end reviews
  • Motivate others to perform at maximum efficiency without sacrificing quality of the services delivered
  • Interview campus and/or experienced candidates
  • Meet or exceed targeted billing hours (utilization)
  • Other duties as assigned -- Qualifications
    • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology,MIS or related field. A Master's degree is a plus. MBA preferred.
    • 10+ years of related work experience in a similar consultingpractice or function servicing cross-industry clients at a nationallevel. Will also consider other consulting experiences (includingin-house)
    • Must be able to perform quantitative and qualitative research andanalysis; must possess deep familiarity with primary and secondary researchtechniques.
    • Must be able to produce persuasive, simple, and clear story lines,slides, and other output relevant to audiences of all levels; must have a pointof view and be able to express and defend it; must be able to effectivelyorganize and--lead client meetings.
    • Must be able to quickly establish credibility and trust withclients and colleagues.
    • Must be able to design, manage, and execute an independent workplan with the input of your Engagement Manager and team members.
    • Must be intellectually curious and motivated to developprofessionally, including being an active participant in developing firmmethodologies and/or professional certifications.
    • Ability to travel on short notice and workadditional hours as necessary. REWARDS AND BENEFITS
      Grant Thornton LLP promotes a nationally recognized culture of health andoffers an extensive array of benefits to meet individual lifestyles. For acomplete list of benefits please visit rewardsand benefits .-- It is Grant Thornton'spolicy to promote equal employment opportunities. All personnel decisions,including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, compensation,benefits and termination, are made without regard to race, creed, color,religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genderidentity, citizenship status, veteran status, disability or any othercharacteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. For Los Angeles Applicants only: Wewill consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those withCriminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicablestate and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiativefor Hiring Ordinance.

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