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About McKinsey & Company 

The company is best known for its work in management consulting and business analysis. They have helped many leading organizations make significant improvements in their performance. The company's primary functions are management consulting and business analysis.

Your role

• You will help build and maintain their banking market sizing knowledge assets as well as serve clients by leveraging their tools to bring insights around the banking landscape.
• You will maintain and create databases by undertaking fundamental research in central bank documents and commercial bank annual reports around the globe.
• You will incorporate findings into a standardized data structure and share information with users of a global market-sizing database. 
• You will have a chance to build a deep understanding of the operations of several banking markets around the globe and gain insight into the operations of a global research centre in the financial industry.
• Additionally, you will have a great opportunity to deepen your understanding of the financial sector worldwide, further build your data management and analytical skills and work in a dynamic business environment.
• You will receive exceptional training as well as frequent coaching and mentoring from more senior colleagues.

Training, development & rotations

When you join McKinsey, you are joining a firm that will invest in your professional development. 

McKinsey looks for people with excellent problem-solving and people skills, leadership potential, healthy curiosity, and the courage to take initiative. In every one of their client engagements, they bring together the best team of minds from around the world, drawing on the broadest range of industry and functional experience.

Teams share a structured problem-solving approach, where all opinions and options are considered, researched, and analyzed carefully before making recommendations. No two days are the same—at McKinsey, they innovate constantly, collaborate to solve meaningful challenges and apply unique approaches to problem-solving. 

Salary & benefits

The annual salary for this role can range from INR 7.0 to INR 9.0 Lakhs (Source: Ambition Box). Listed below are some benefits

• Health Insurance
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Long-term Disability Insurance
• Retirement & Financial Benefits
• Profit-Sharing
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan

Career progression

With their excellent training programs, team-based approach, commitment to mentorship, and global presence, McKinsey offers you unequalled opportunities to develop your career. The company alumni are in key leadership roles across the country.

Working in small teams, you’ll have critical client responsibilities from day one. You will get to work in a new situation in a different sector with different people every few months. Their recruits develop into exceptional leaders while having fun and enjoying their work.

Work-life balance

The work is intense, but they also have fun and celebrate their successes together. Their office retreats involve outdoor activities such as trekking, river rafting, sports, games and weekly gettogether. They also have sports teams and weekly get-togethers. Work days are usually from Monday to Friday with flexible work timings having fun and enjoying relaxed lifestyles.

Culture & vibe

The company culture is very demanding, and the work can be challenging. However, McKinsey & Company offers a very stimulating and rewarding work environment. The company also has a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. People who would fit in well at McKinsey & Company are intelligent, driven, and thrive in a fast-paced and challenging environment.

About you

To be an attractive candidate you must have the following qualification and desired key skills;

Skills:

• Basic understanding of banking economics and macroeconomics
• Familiarity with banks' financial reports is a plus
• Experienced user of Excel; R, Python and other advanced analytics tools or programming knowledge is a plus
• Strong analytical capability; ability to synthesise complex relationships
• Outstanding attention to detail and dedication to data accuracy
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure and keep tight deadlines
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

Qualification:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in economics or finance-related field, mathematics, or statistics is an added advantage.

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