Trading, Investments & Optimization Strategy Consultant

A Strategy Consulting Professional with experience in finance or the energy industry, focusing on investment and trading. You excel in using quantitative analysis, analytics, and risk management to support clients’ investment, trading, and risk management strategies. Energetic, resilient, and passionate about serving clients, you love continuous learning. You break down complex processes into logical parts, offering clear reasoning and analysis. With strong communication and people skills, you thrive in team settings and appreciate diverse perspectives.

The Work:

Accenture Trading, Investments & Optimization Strategy (ATIOS) helps clients manage commodity risk and unlock value through risk management, investment advisory, and commercial optimization. We work with clients across commodity value chains in industries like energy, soft commodities, metals & mining, carbon and capital markets.

Advise clients on asset portfolio priorities, including corporate restructuring, capital planning, and balance-sheet optimization.

Provide energy consulting to help clients navigate the energy transition with new business models, sustainability strategies, and market outlooks.

Assist commodity trading organizations in setting up and expanding trading and risk management activities.

Analyze client businesses and advise on strategies to grow product margins, boost supply certainty, and reduce price/volumetric volatility.

Use quantitative and qualitative analysis to help clients enter new markets and drive growth.

Develop strategies leveraging data science for decision-making in investment, trading, and other quantitative domains, aligning with clients’ business goals.

Utilize advanced analytics, machine learning, and predictive modeling to interpret market signals and forecast trends, providing clients with a competitive edge.

Strengthen client relationships to sustain Accenture’s profile as a trusted advisor and partner.

Support and mentor junior team members, fostering continuous learning and innovation.

Travel: As needed, up to 100%

You have had exposure to one or more of the following industries: energy, chemicals, soft commodities, agriculture, metals, mining, utilities, transportation, consumer goods, or capital markets.

You have a flair for breaking down problems into logical parts and constructing clear reasoning and analyses, using quantitative analysis methods, statistics & data-driven thinking.

You have energy and drive, a passion for continuous learning and mastering new topics, and an understanding of how forces like digital and the energy transition will shape the future business landscape.

You are an effective communicator and a natural at appreciating diverse perspectives and bringing out the best in people.

Bonus points if:

You have experience in a trading function in the sectors mentioned above.

You know how global markets work, you have a grasp of commodity trends, and you’ve worked in commodity marketing and trading.

You have strong quantitative skills, including familiarity with Excel/VBA , R, and/or Python and their respective data manipulation, statistical modelling, and visualization packages.

You’ll be doing work in the forefront of the commodity trading industry, working hand-in-hand with executives on strategy and solving their biggest challenges

You’ll work across the globe, collecting experiences and developing skills that will render you successful in business regardless of geography

We offer a transparent, fast paced approach career progression, with a focus on your strengths and continuous coaching from senior colleagues

Flexible work arrangements and a range of benefits including competitive rewards

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.