Business Advisor, High Impact Firms

7 months ago

Ottawa, Canada Business Development Bank of Canada Full time

We are banking at another level.

Choosing BDC as your employer means working in a healthy, inclusive, and skilled workplace that puts forward the best conditions to bring together unique teams where employees are empowered to act. It also means being at the centre of ambitious economic and financial projects to see further and to do things differently, to fuel the success of Canadian entrepreneurs.

Choosing BDC as your employer also means:
- Flexible and competitive benefits, including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a few- In addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days, sick days as necessary, and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1- A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life- Opportunities for learning, training and development, and much more...

Passionate about having impact and helping entrepreneurs grow their business? Join our team as a Business Advisor in Montreal, Calgary or Vancouver.

The Business Advisor, High Impact Firms (BA) - BDC Advisory Services, serves as a key member of the delivery team on the Growth Driver Program (GDP), BDC’s flagship Advisory solution.

As a “second eyes advisor”, the BA works in close collaboration with the Executive Advisor, a highly experienced senior executive, in delivering the mandate. Under the leadership of the Executive Advisor, the BA conducts research and analysis to generate insights, co-creates customer journey as well as the deliverables. The BA works directly with the senior leadership team of some of the most promising businesses in Canada to help them assess their situation and identify growth opportunities. The BA is also responsible for managing the sequence of work involved in the project.

HIGH-IMPACT FIRMS TEAM

The High-Impact Firms team supports a select group of firms with the ambition and potential to become sustainable leaders in their industries.

The GDP is a transformational journey for CEOs and their businesses. It is an intense multi-year advisory relationship between an experienced delivery team and the client’s executive leadership team. The team doesn’t just deliver a report, they support the client through implementation.

The delivery team is composed of a senior, highly experienced Executive Advisor, who has been in similar situations as the CEO. Complementing the team is the Business Advisor, an experienced, whip-smart advisor who has the horsepower to generate key insights and help lead the client on their GDP journey.

Over the past 7 years that we have offered the GDP, we have worked with more than 300 companies across Canada having a significant impact along the way.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR- Passion for helping Canadian entrepreneurs achieve their goals- Undergraduate degree in Business, Economics, Engineering or other analytical or quantitative degrees.- Master’s degree (a strong asset)- 10 years+ of industry specific, consulting or investment banking experience (or a combination)- Continuous learner- Experience in project management (an asset)- Strong quantitative skills allowing you to performance financial analysis and modelling- Strong time management skills allowing them to succeed in a project base environment where you need to juggle multiple client engagements at once- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with stakeholders, both internally and externally- Excellent skills on Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, PowerPoint and Word)- Willing and able to travel up to 25% of the time (locally, provincially, or inter-provincially)- Bilingualism in French and English, both written and spoken, is required for Montreal

CHALLENGES TO BE MET- Leverage your experience, business acumen and analytical skills to consistently add value to complex client mandates- Be an experienced professional that has the desire to work collaboratively/under the direction of an Executive Advisor- Be comfortable and have the maturity/interpersonal skills required to interact on a regular basis with senior leaders- Have the quantitative skills required to regularly perform financial analysis- Have the intellectual curiosity to learn about new companies, industries, management theories and to stay abreast of external/macro trends to benefit the client- Have the flexibility to adjust to each client’s needs and unique situation- Have the willingness and energy to facilitate client discussions and workshops- Along with the Executive Advisor, be accountable for the success of the mandate

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