What Does A Corporate Consultant Do At Nisource
* Opportunity Identification Solutioning* Partner with Customer Value teams to identify opportunities where process redesign/improvement can significantly impact efficiency, quality, and/or profitability* Consult with business resources to discover solutions to business challenges and opportunities through critical thinking and problem solving skills, external benchmarking and internal best practices* Build capabilities to provide external insights, analytics, best practices and benchmarking to aide in the identification and solutioning of customer value opportunities* Challenge business resources to drive consistency and standardization in developing best practice processes* Observe and facilitate cross-functional discussions with key stakeholders and other impacted parties to identify symptoms and root causes* Assist business resources in identifying resource requirements and capabilities required to support execution of identified process improvement and change initiatives* Process Management / Lean Consulting* Coach business resources through problem identification, data collection, establishing facts and drawing valid conclusions that address the root cause(s) of the problem(s)* Coach and teach continuous improvement methodologies and tools including Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, time studies, value stream mapping and other process improvement methods to facilitate continuous improvement projects* Participate in development of metrics and cost tracking mechanisms to quantify the value of the improvements (e.g. safety, improve quality, reduce costs) associated with specific process improvement initiatives* Organization Change Culture Enablement* Develop comprehensive change management strategies that include: leadership alignment plans, stakeholder impact analyses, communication plans, training plans and measurement approaches* Coach business resources in the identification of change implications of proposed initiatives and work with business lead to develop plans to address as part of overall project* Coach and teach Customer Value Teams on how to effectively lead and create adoption of continuous improvement projects* Key Competencies:* Process oriented thinker* Believes the right process will bring the right results* Lean knowledge* Possesses hands on knowledge in key lean and process improvement toolsChange Facilitation Encourages others to seek opportunities for different and innovative approaches to addressing problems and opportunities; facilitating the implementation and acceptance of change within the workplaceProblem solving* Intellectual curiosity about determining root causes to solve complex problemsAttention to Detail* Attentive to detail and accuracy, performs quality work, continuously looks for improvements, owns/acts on problems, and seeks opportunities to increase effectiveness and efficiency* Communication* Clearly exchanges thoughts, ideas and messages through written, verbal and non-verbal methods that promote an understanding with the target audience.* Creates accurate and punctual proposals and reports, shares information and ideas with others in a timely manner.* Listens carefully and attentively* Exceptional Relationship* Building Skills* Leads by building relationships and trust.* Proven effectiveness in developing and sustaining collaborative relationships with business partners and functional teams.* Accountability Dependability* Meets commitments, accepts ownership of projects and outcomes, takes personal responsibility and sets objectives/standards, stays focused under pressure, meets attendance/punctuality requirements and shows a sense of urgency about getting results
What Does A Corporate Consultant Do At Dell
* Manage the worldwide financial close process including all accounting and reporting requirements* Ensure all financial records are maintained in compliance with accepted policies and procedures* Publish financials statements, including consolidated Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement and various related financial schedules* Lead worldwide financial consolidation and reporting process across various business units* Implement and maintain all accounting policies, control procedures, and initiatives* Assist in the implementation of various system enhancements – CRM, ERP, etc* Maintain and improve Sarbanes* Oxley compliance procedures* Participate in ad-hoc and cross-functional projects as needed
What Does A Corporate Consultant Do At Cuna Mutual Group
* Independently performs the following functions in an advanced capacity:Manage the corporate ethics, compliance, policy governance, and business resiliency methodology and frameworks* Facilitate accountability, risk management, and monitoring* Maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders at all levels and ensure the program achieves desired business outcomes* Promote ethics, compliance, governance, and resilience internally, enable stakeholders to make good choices, and measure alignment with corporate risk tolerance expectations* The above statement of duties is not intended to be all inclusive and other duties will be assigned from time to time
