Management Consultant - Capital Markets in London

Location: London

Responsibilities

• Deliver successful consulting engagements addressing our clients’ business challenges, delivering lasting and distinctive outcomes and value.
• Solve complex, ambiguous business change and technology problems, bringing structure and rigorous analysis and planning, acting, and taking decisions with little management oversight.
• Drive a meticulous and structured approach to solving business problems.
• Build trusted relationships with client and Accenture teams in a dynamic and challenging environment.
• Drive, enable and support business development and sales, partnering with our leaders, clients, and consultants across our practices to take the best of our firm to new business prospects.
• Support leadership to run Accenture’s business (including cost management, contract management) with discipline, rigor, and integrity.
• Take accountability for developing offerings within the Capital Markets practice. You will play a key role in driving the growth agenda for clients — identifying emerging trends in customers and the market.
• Lead the creation of well-articulated thought leadership assets that present innovative and action-oriented information, insight, knowledge, guidance, and recommendations on a specific market-relevant strategy topic and support Accenture to have improved market presence in external forums.
• Prioritise diversity & inclusion across teams and champion change that brings added value to the business.

Qualifications & Experience

• Consulting experience at a recognized consulting firm or through an ‘in‑house’ consulting/business development role (e.g., Group Strategy, Group Corporate Development) in the Financial Services industry.
• An excellent understanding of the Capital Markets industry, across a range of client segments, offerings, and businesses, including front-to-back business processes and product types.
• Knowledge and a personal viewpoint on key trends in Capital Markets.
• Excellent consulting and problem‑solving skills. Familiarity with recognized consulting frameworks and techniques; experience of research, quantitative analysis, structured problem solving and executive communication techniques.
• Project and programme delivery experience; having a solid understanding of project lifecycles and phases of delivery.
• Experience in project management and/or business analysis within a Financial Services / Capital Markets setting.
• An appreciation of how technology can contribute to solving clients’ complex business problems; comfort operating at the intersection of business and technology.
• Intellectual capacity and ability to think in new, innovative ways to understand complex issues and develop creative solutions, especially in uncertain / ambiguous circumstances.
• Proven presentation skills, personal impact, and charisma to lead meetings, presentations and workshops supported by first class written and verbal communication skills; the ability to articulate complex problems and solutions in a simple, logical, and impactful manner.

Desired Attributes

• Proven success in co‑creating in a team‑oriented environment.
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem‑solving environment.
• Excellent leadership, communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical and dynamic thinker and great problem‑solving skills.
• Strong academic background, to Bachelor’s degree level or higher, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in Capital Markets, Investment Banking industry, including an understanding of Front, Middle and Back office processes and a high level understanding of the trade lifecycle.

Benefits

At Accenture in addition to a highly competitive 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!

Logistics & Requirements

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.

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.