Financial Services Strategy Consultant

OverviewJob Role: Banking and Capital Markets Strategy ConsultantLocation: LondonCareer Level: ConsultantIndustry sector: Banking and Capital Markets

Accenture is a global professional services company, providing a broad range of market-leading services to our clients. We are looking for a Strategy Consultant with a demonstrable background gained within Financial Services, particularly Banking and Capital Markets, Wealth and Asset Management. You should have a good understanding of strategy or management consulting.

Inclusion and diversity are woven into the fabric of our business, and our core values of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, Integrity and Respect for the Individual have enabled us to create One Global Network for clients all over the World.

\”Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.\” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

In our team you will learn to:

Use your judgment to solve client business problems, bringing structure and quantitative and qualitative analysis while acting and taking decisions with little management oversight

Understand the strategic direction set by senior management and deliver lasting and distinctive outcomes and value

Develop knowledge of prevailing trends, financials and operating drivers, identifying industry-specific operating and financial metrics to identify key value drivers

Build and sustain trusted senior client relationships in the C-suite

Contribute to business development activities including opportunity identification/qualification and proposal development/presentation

In this role you willDeliver successful strategy engagements addressing our clients\’ business challenges, providing lasting and distinctive outcomes and value in disciplines such as:

Corporate Strategy and Business Model Design

Operating Model and Organisational Design

Cost and Productivity Transformation

M&A and post-merger Integration

Customer Innovation and Growth

Technology and AI-led strategy

Transformation Management and Value realisation

Exec Governance and Reporting

Understand key strategic/operational issues and structure the problem to develop hypotheses around possible solutions

Structure and create business/market assessments

Develop and utilize industry knowledge to be able to make implementation-oriented recommendations

Develop business cases to identify, measure and realise enterprise value

This will include working on a combination of discrete strategy engagements and as part of wider cross-Accenture teams engaged on larger transformation programmes.

We are looking for experience in the following

Good understanding, interest and experience in; Banking and Capital Markets

Minimum of 2 years experience at a top tier or boutique consulting firm or at a leading company with a combination of technical / operational and management / business development / strategy roles

Familiarity with recognised Strategy frameworks and techniques

Experience of building relationships at all levels in an organization

A high-level understanding of value chain business models, operating models, industry trends and challenges and regulatory frameworks

Experience working in diverse teams in complex strategy/consulting engagements, delivering high-quality output in short timeframes

Strong analytical skills, understands complex issues, quickly absorbs information, excels in conceptual, analytical and creative problem solving

Digitally savvy; curious and passionate about technology, understands its impact on business and society

Driven; enjoys a challenge, proven ability to adapt and remove obstacles to achieve results, determined and optimistic

Academic Requirements

Bachelor\’s degree

Set yourself apart

Driven; enjoys a challenge, proven ability to adapt and remove obstacles to achieve results, determined and optimistic

Experience in operating model design, strategy formulation, digital transformation, impact assessment, monitoring, and evaluation

Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)

Strong organizational and analytical skills

Communication: Excellent presentation, and storytelling skills

Leadership ability in a team environment, with an eagerness to drive progress with a results-driven attitude

Experience of developing & mentoring junior practitioners

What\’s In It For YouAt Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days of vacation per year, access to app based fitness classes, mental well-being tools and discounts on range of gyms, private medical insurance and three days leave per year for charitable work of your choice! Moreover, you have access to our Employee Share Purchase Plan that enables you to buy Accenture shares at a 15 percent discount.

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role to deliver the first-class services we are known for.

About AccentureAccenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world\’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 799,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world\’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at accenture.com.

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

Closing DateClosing Date for Applications – 30/03/2026. Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.

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