FTI Flashcards
Why you?
- Problem-solving ability
+ strengthened through degrees
History degree - wider mechanisms - assimilation of sources and critical analysis - strong verbal and written communication
Business Analytics - advanced computational and statistical methods have provided me with the requisite skills to carry out complex quantitative analysis of financial models and real world data and develop a logical approach to problem-solving
Interpersonal skills
Working as a maths tutor to students of varying abilities, ages and both international and english students has required effective and flexible communication and I have found it v. rewarding to engage and motivate my pupils
Teamwork and leadership - working environments - e.g. Mishcon - drew together team, made plan, learnt to appreciate diversity of opinion, skills + value in checking each others work, brainstorming together
What financial analysis have you carried out on your course?
Business Analytics has provided broad framework to understand the internal and external environment that businesses operates in + logical, structured approach to problem-solving
Financial risk analysis module:
E.g. case studies - e.g. supply and demand of ordering and stocking products - considering risks and constraints, likelihood of scenarios and alternative options
Build intuition
+ use of state of the art decision support software, e.g. Excel SimVoi and Solver, + Python and R LPSolver
What is it? Company’s problems to be encountered in daily operations - e.g. changes in financial markets, legal liabilities or manmade disasters
How have you shown FTI’s values?
What are they?
Values: integrity, creativity, respect, empathy, achievement
Integrity
Assistant manager stealing tips when running shifts, went to manager to report - was freisndly w/ assistant manager but felt it was not the right thing to be doing
Creativity
Hospitality work - thinking outside the box
Achievement
Academic success + marketing analytics, going above and beyond what was required
Respect
Tutoring and working within diverse groups - understand variety in skillsets, experiences, ideas
Empathy
Tutoring - group lessons, one boy particulafrly struggling, found subtle ways to teach him w/o being on spot, e.g. asking questions I was sure he would know to build confidence - asking pupils to explain concepts as learning opp w/o patronising him
What does FTI do?
Global business advisory firm - helping organisations manage change, mitigate risk, resolve disputes
providing services in: economic consulting, corporate finance, strategic comms and tech
disputrs inc. financial, legal operational, political regulatory
Specific UK:
Serve local and global needs of clients, working w/ colleagues across Europe, Middle East and Africa
strategic, results-focused advice on litigation, M&A regulations
EFC dept applies economic theory to offer economic advice to regulators and regulated companies
In the UK there are 4 offices, 3 in London, one in Stirling
Why FTI?
Unique to FTI: working environment
1 - Investment in training
Stood out when applying and further confirmed when speaking with Oretis
Appealing to be supported to achieve professionally accredited qualification - developing technical skills - + in-house development - expanding professional skillset
+ emphasis on grads taking on genuine responsibility for producing high quality work
2 - working environment - diverse and collaborative working environment
: appreciated during Mishcon project
Engaging in really meaningful projects - e.g. precedent setting case
3 - the role
Additional: - social impact
+ opportunity to get involved in social impact initiatives
Working for NHS, reaffirmed enthusiasm for supporting public and social sector, opportunity to do so is both appealing and reflective of working env
E.g. corporate responsibility, international women’s netwrpl
Why EFC?
Broadly, offers opportunity to solve complex problems in innovative and quantitive way, in a client facing and collaborative role
As a history undergraduate
Keen interest in wider mechanisms that influence change + assimilation and analysis of hundreds of sources + information
EFC offers opportunity - e.g. researching companies, markets + geogs to understand what industry features are relevant
Business analytics MSc
Keen interest in tech and ise of data - offers opp to aplpy quantitative analysis + apply technical skills to….
Working env
+ emphasis on grads taking on genuine responsibility for producing high quality work
Collab
Training
Clients and competitors
How is FTI different?
competitors: KSM Consulting, Law firms: e.g. White & Case, Big 4, other management consulting firms that specialise in financial consulting
Sector specialist, opp to gain in-depth understanding and exposure within specific industries
Steinhoff
Sally Beauty Holdings
Compass Lexeon successfully testified in precedent setting case on vertical merger between AT&T and Time Warner - 2019
Feb 2021 - Prezzo hired FTI to put through administration process
Industries FTI works in
Construction Energy & Utilities Financial Services Healthcare & Life Sciences Insurance Real Estate Telecom, Media & Technology (TMT)
Legal Sector interest
Mishcon group project
- insight into value consultants can play in legal sector and court proceedings
