Proactive, driven management consultant with a looking for a new challenge in the sports consulting space at an organisation in which I am able to add value as part of a dynamic team. UK national, currently seconded in Chicago, returning to the UK in June.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager
CIL Management Consultants
01.2024 - Current
Seconded to the firm's US office, to drive business growth and help instill best practice
Managing complex due diligence and strategy projects, conducting and overseeing rigorous analysis and delivering report-based strategic insight, often working within tight transaction-related deadlines
Providing strategic advice to range of clients including management teams, private equity firms and asset managers, in the form of reports, read-outs and bidder meetings
Stakeholder management (with clients, management teams, and the CIL team)
Contributing to business development by creating and attending formal pitches and attending networking events
Supporting and developing junior colleagues
Senior Analyst
CIL Management Consultants
01.2023 - 01.2024
Preparation of reports for due diligence (CDD and VCDD) and strategy engagements (such as growth prioritisation, market mapping and board workshops) for a range of mid-market clients
Delivery of complex business data analysis and presentation of resulting insights in a digestible format
Delivery of complex excel-based market modelling and business plan analysis (and identification of growth opportunities and upsides beyond the plan)
Management of junior analysts and freelance analysts
Engagement with client management teams throughout project processes to understand businesses processes, identify and solve process-limiting problems and provide regular progress updates
Close collaboration with the wider deal teams (including private equity, corporate nance and FDD) and presentation of findings to external stakeholders
Contributing to business development by creating and attending formal pitches
Analyst
CIL Management Consultants
03.2021 - 12.2022
Largely responsible for competitive positioning and market analysis
Managed large-scale interview programmes (including questionnaire preparation) and conducted interviews with market experts and client customers
Non-client facing responsibilities included leading accountancy training for junior analysts and mentorship roles.
Audit Associate
BDO
11.2020 - 03.2021
Performed substantive and controls testing for audit clients
Analysed the trial balance, general ledger, cash accounts, payables and receivables, as well as income statement FS lines to identify anomalies.
Education
BSc Economics and Psychology within the Natural Sciences Programme (2:1) -
Durham University
06.2019
A Level and GCSE -
The Crossley Heath School
08.2016
Skills
Project management
Complex financial analysis (including market modelling and business plan analysis
Stakeholder management
Presenting to clients
Extra Info
Football player, FA qualified referee, and coach (formerly Burnley Ladies FC).
References
Available on request.
Timeline
Manager
CIL Management Consultants
01.2024 - Current
Senior Analyst
CIL Management Consultants
01.2023 - 01.2024
Analyst
CIL Management Consultants
03.2021 - 12.2022
Audit Associate
BDO
11.2020 - 03.2021
BSc Economics and Psychology within the Natural Sciences Programme (2:1) -
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