Graduate Business Consultant (11049)

Affinity Reply is a leading UK-based architecture consultancy focused on optimizing IT/business alignment and minimising the cost of business and technology change. We distinguish ourselves by fostering trusted client relationships, ensuring successful outcomes through a proactive and insightful approach. To meet growing demand, we are looking for motivated and curious graduates who want to build a career in consulting, technology, and digital transformation.

As a Graduate Business Consultant, you will join at the very start of your consulting career and begin building the core foundations needed to become a trusted advisor. Working alongside experienced architects and analysts, you will help clients optimise their digital strategies, solve complex technology challenges, and stay ahead in a fast-moving, ever-evolving landscape. You will contribute to the delivery of tailored solutions that enable meaningful business transformation, while benefitting from Affinity Reply's extensive development opportunities – including structured onboarding, professional certifications, and mentorship. With clear pathways to specialise in business, solution, or data architecture, this role offers strong progression and the support you need to grow into one of tomorrow's financial-services advisory experts and future leaders.

Responsibilities

• Identify and analyse business needs to define clear problem statements and translate objectives into structured, technology-enabled requirements.
• Collaborate with architects and consultants to ensure proposed solutions align with desired business outcomes.
• Support the analysis and evaluation of technologies, platforms, and tools by conducting research and comparative analysis.
• Help inform recommendations developed by senior team members through thorough research and evaluation.
• Manage and maintain project documentation and artefacts, ensuring accuracy, version control, and accessibility for project teams.
• Ensure all project documentation is up-to-date and effectively shared across relevant stakeholders.
• Support the Business Unit by contributing to the delivery of key initiatives and internal priorities, including sales and marketing activities.
• Actively engage with and contribute to the wider communities of practice through meaningful collaboration and participation.

About the Candidate

• Bachelor's degree (2.1 or above) in, or combined with, Computer Science, IT, or a related technology/data field.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Natural curiosity about technology and the financial services landscape, with a passion for data-driven problem-solving.
• Confidence to ask thoughtful questions, contribute to team discussions, and seek clarity when needed.
• Strong organisation, professionalism, and collaboration skills.
• Flexibility to work effectively across a variety of projects in the Financial Services sector.
• Proactive attitude toward continuous learning and developing subject matter expertise.

Equality and Diversity

Reply is an Equal Opportunities Employer and committed to embracing diversity in the workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender, identity, pregnancy, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, medical history, skin colour, marital status or parental status or any other characteristic protected by the Law. Reply is committed to making sure that our selection methods are fair to everyone. To help you during the recruitment process, please let us know of any Reasonable Adjustments you may need.