Competition Economics Associate
Description
- Support the day-to-day activities of BRG's Rome office through excellent quality analysis and preparing key deliverables for internal and external use
- Demonstrate consistent, balanced project delegation, supervision and leadership skills across all areas of an engagement/matter
- Assist in identifying issues for purchase price adjustments and potential deal structuring insights
- Utilize business, finance, accounting, and analytical skills to perform tasks including, but not limited to quality of earnings, financial trend analysis, working capital trending, and benchmark, financial statement review, business plan assessments and cash flow statements
- Demonstrate the ability to work in a team environment; collaborate with TA and BRG experts, professionals from other firms and client contacts to achieve engagement objectives
- Lead the preparation of reports, written analyses, presentations, and other client deliverables
- Participate in the development of a fast-growing, entrepreneurial consulting practice including assisting in marketing, client pitches, and product and practice development
- Demonstrate the highest degree of professionalism, ethics, quality, and integrity
- Be ready to expand your network with clients to become a trusted and reputable advisor
- Solid economic skills and capability to analyze financial reports
- Good communication skills to provide clear deliverables
- Strong modelling skills and problem-solving
- Willingness to learn and improve knowledge
- The ability to produce high-quality work under time-sensitive conditions
- A high level of enthusiasm and proactivity to develop and learn new skills
- Masters degree in economics or finance
- Strong analytic and quantitative skills (including proficiency with analytical/statistical software such as R and Excel), along with practical problem-solving abilities
- Advanced command in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Familiarity with financial research tools (e.g., Capital IQ, Bloomberg, etc.)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in Italian (native or equivalent level) and English. Working knowledge of a third European language is highly desirable
- Expertise in financial modeling and analysis (particularly in Excel), including constructing and understanding financial models, cash flows and scenario analyses
- Ability to manage and analyze large volumes of financial and operational data
- Ability to interpret the results of qualitative and quantitative analysis and develop insights and recommendations
- 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
- Mature presence, empathy, intellectual curiosity, and ability to learn quickly
- Strong problem solving and project management skills
- Strong relationship building skills
- Ability to work well independently or in a team dynamic
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize changing work demands and learn quickly
- Willingness to take ownership
- A high level of enthusiasm and proactivity to develop and learn new skills
- A strong attention to detail
- The ability to produce high-quality work under time-sensitive conditions
- Strong communication skills (written and oral) in English and Italian.
- CV/Resume
- Cover letter (describing your interest in economic and financial consulting, any relevant experience you possess and your motivation for applying to BRG)
About BRG
Berkeley Research Group, LLC (BRG) is a global consulting firm that helps leading organizations advance in three key areas: disputes and investigations, corporate finance, and strategy and operations. Headquartered in California with over 40 offices around the world, we are an integrated group of experts, industry leaders, academics, data scientists, and professionals working beyond borders and disciplines. BRG strives to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is instinctive, not an initiative. We celebrate and value the diversity of our professionals and are dedicated to maintaining a truly inclusive work environment where all individuals feel respected and valued. We harness our collective expertise to deliver the inspired insights and practical strategies our clients need to stay ahead of what's next.
Berkeley Research Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.
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