Role: Management Consultant – Asset Management

Location: London

Career Level: Consultant (CL9)

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

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As a team:

In the UK, Accenture works with many of the leading firms in the asset management sector.  Fast-changing regulation, changing direct and institutional investor expectations, and technology innovation are trends that are having a significant impact on the business and operation models of these firms.  Accenture’s unique position, at the intersection of business and technology, means that more and more investment managers are turning to us for help with their most important business and technology investments.

As a consultant within Accenture’s Asset Management practice, there will never be a typical day and that’s why people love it here.

Here are just a few typical responsibilities:

• Deliver successful consulting engagements, addressing our clients’ most pressing business challenges, and create lasting value in disciplines such as:
  • Defining and Implementing C-Suite strategic agendas
  • Emerging products and services (e.g. ESG, GenAI, blockchain)
  • Organisational re-design and operating model transformation
  • Analytics and big data
  • Core systems transformation
  • Cost efficiency
  • Enterprise agility

• 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 rigorous and structured approach to solving business problems  
• Build trusted relationships with client and Accenture teams in a dynamic and challenging environment
• Support building out Accenture’s thought leadership
• Support the development of Accenture’s Asset Management practice through people development and mentoring of more junior team members
• Drive, identify and support business development and sales, partnering with our leaders, clients, and consultants across our practices to take the best of Accenture to our clients
• Take accountability for developing offerings within the UK Asset Management practice. Play a key role in driving the growth agenda for clients - identifying emerging trends in customers and the market and driving sales as a result
• 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 drive improved market presence in external forums
• Develop and manage within high performing multidisciplinary consulting teams, leading by example, actively mentoring others and contributing to performance management and recruitment activities
• Prioritise diversity and inclusion across teams and champion change that brings added value to the business.

We are looking for candidates with the following skills:

• Asset management consulting experience at a recognized consulting firm or through an ‘in-house’ consulting/business development role (e.g., Group Strategy, Group Corporate Development) at a large asset management organisation
• An excellent understanding of the asset management and/or asset servicing industry, across a range of client segments, offerings, and businesses
• Knowledge and a personal viewpoint on key trends in asset management including front to back operating model, emerging products and services
• Knowledge and a personal viewpoint on key trends in asset management, including risk & regulation, investor needs, investor lifecycle, and products and services
• 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
• Proven track record of building and sustaining lasting relationships with C-Suite Executives of leading organizations in the sector; engaging C-suite stakeholders and encouraging bold decision making
• Operating model design and implementation experience.
• An appreciation of how technology can contribute to solving clients’ complex business problems; comfort operating at the intersection of business and technology
• Familiarity with at least some of the core technology platforms in use in the industry (e.g. Aladdin, Charles River, SimCorp, Alpha)
• Intellectual capacity and ability to think in new, innovative ways to understand complex issues and develop creative solutions
• Ability to comfortably multi-task and engage on different projects and activities concurrently in challenging and often ambiguous circumstances
• Ability to be at ease with ambiguity and identify opportunities through innovative thinking
• Proven presentation skills, personal impact and charisma to lead large-scale, senior 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
• Comfortable in managing teams and being the go-to contact for our clients’ executives
• Flexibility to accommodate client travel and location requirements

Set yourself apart:

• Proven success in co-creating in a team-oriented environment
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Desire to work in a dynamic environment and quickly evolving industry
• Excellent leadership, communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Analytical and dynamic thinker and great problem-solving skills
• Strong project management skills
• Proven ability to shape and structure new sales opportunities

What’s in it for you

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.

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About Accenture

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