McKinsey & Company Looking for Business Analyst – Private Capital at New York, NY Full Time

• Undergraduate or master’s degree or 1+ years of work experience after completing your undergraduate degree
• Outstanding record of academic achievement
• Demonstrated experience or strong interest in the investing industry, with a basic understanding of industry functioning, drivers, or key players based on work experience, internships, or your studies
• Proven record of leadership in a work setting and/or through extracurricular activities
• Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated aptitude for analytics
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively – both verbally and in writing – in English and the local office language(s)

What You’ll Do

You will work in teams of typically 3–5 consultants, playing an active role in all aspects of the client engagement.

This includes gathering and analyzing information, formulating and testing hypotheses, and developing and communicating recommendations to leadership. As a Business Analyst within Private Capital, your work will involve conducting extensive due diligence work, which may include collecting historical deal-related information, developing and executing a comprehensive work plan, reviewing contracts and policies, analyzing data, identifying risks, conducting competitor analysis, financial analysis, and valuation, and gathering a comprehensive set of data.

During your first few years with the firm, you will consult on multiple client engagements and work with a number of colleagues and investor clients in a range of industries.

When you join McKinsey, you are joining a firm that will invest in your professional development. As a Private Capital Business Analyst, you will

• Structure ambiguous problems and take action to solve them;
• Synthesize clear takeaways from complex information into clear takeaways and recommendations using both qualitative and quantitative methods;
• Work effectively with diverse teams to come up with the best solution and move people and organizations to act;
• Establish trust-based relationships with clients to better serve their organizations;
• Communicate effectively with all audiences, including senior leaders, in a structured manner;
• Develop your leadership style, leveraging your own experiences, strengths, and personal values.

McKinsey believes in strengths-based development and coaching, and you’ll receive frequent mentoring from colleagues. This will include a senior colleague from your office or practice who will help you grow and achieve your career goals. Additionally, you will have a professional development manager who manages your staffing based on your priorities as well as the needs of client service teams.

Who You’ll Work With

You will join our Private Capital practice in our New York office to work in teams and directly with our clients to help solve some of their most difficult problems. You will also work with a range of experts in the firm, from data scientists and researchers to software and app designers.

McKinsey’s Private Capital practice is the world’s leading advisor to the Private Equity and Principal Investor industry. We work with investors of all types Private Equity firms, distressed debt/credit investors, real estate, and infrastructure firms, as well as the institutional investors these alternative investment managers serve, including pensions, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and endowments. We serve these clients across the deal cycle, assisting with deal identification, due diligence, and portfolio company operational improvements, as well as on firm-level topics including strategy, governance, and operations.