Senior Consultant, Business Intelligence

Role purpose

Our Business Intelligence teams work as trusted advisors to leading Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, private market investors and law firms across the region. We help our clients understand and manage a variety of business risks, identifying and evaluating growth drivers, enabling them to succeed in complex environments. Your work as a member of the team will include managing multinational pre-transaction due diligence, partner assessment and compliance due diligence, assisting with client development in GCNA, and identifying sources of reputational and integrity risk.

Senior Consultants are responsible for producing clear, analytical and exceptionally well-written reports that effectively communicate findings to clients. They achieve this by combining information obtained through OSINT research with information obtained from interviews and their own analysis. They also need to conduct effective quality control and review of junior people’s work to make sure the deliverable meets our quality standards, and add in local context and broader geopolitical and regulatory risk assessment (or know when to draw upon support from other teams).

Role tasks and responsibilities

Project work
• Act as Project Leader for due diligence projects, managing multiple projects at any one time, having close involvement in the development of report findings, analysis and structure and managing all aspects of project administration
• Produce high-quality reports, including incorporating human intelligence into reports, conveying complex information in a confident, persuasive and accessible manner, conducting research and interviews, as well as producing analysis that goes beyond stage 1 analysis to stage 2 (“so what?”) and helps clients to resolve uncertainty and make decisions
• Robust review of junior people’s work to ensure the highest quality standard
• Support client managers by preparing and presenting to clients in a larger investigation as part of the project team
• Work proactively with subcontractors to generate insightful intelligence, demonstrating strong briefing and debriefing skills

Marketing, business development and other activities
• Draft and price proposals for due diligence under the guidance of a more experienced colleague, demonstrating that consideration is given to understanding the context and purpose of the client’s request and the ability to draft an appropriately tailored scope and methodology
• Contribute to marketing and profile-raising events and seek opportunities to develop projects and business generally, in conjunction with more senior colleagues
• Identify new subcontractors by researching sectors/jurisdictions and take responsibility for vetting and testing new subcontractors, with support as appropriate from more senior colleagues
• Bring up suggestions for innovation and automation to drive efficiency
• Produce thought leadership to support marketing and the sales process

Requirements

Essential
• Excellent command of mandarin Chinese and English languages
• At least seven years’ relevant experience in consulting / financial services / journalism / research-driven roles
• Substantial knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Proficient in conducting independent OSINT and public record research
• Excellent ability to analyse and interpret research findings
• General knowledge and deep understanding of political and business trends in China
• Proven ability to multi-task and handle stressful situations
• Ability to work well with others in a team
• Strong work ethic

Preferred
• Strong ability to process complex legal documents and navigate listed company disclosures
• Experience of or exposure to ESG due diligence
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
• Specific knowledge of the financial sector, including the ability to read and analyse financial data
• Experience of data analytics or data visualisation

Qualifications and specialist skills
• At least a bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (international relations, politics, economics, business, finance, journalism/communications, social sciences)

Control Risks is committed to a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.