Role: Management Consultant – Capital Markets, Strategy & Consulting

Location: London

Mobility: Up to 100%

Career Level: Consultant, Career Level 9

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 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.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“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

As a team:

Accenture’s Capital Markets practice sits within the Financial Services industry segment, working with leading global firms across Investment Banking, Asset / Investment Managers, Wealth Managers, Exchanges, Data Providers, Custodians and Clearing Houses.  Technology innovation, market disruption, data-led transformation and enterprise modernization are trends that are having a significant impact on the business and operational models of our clients.  Accenture’s unique position, at the intersection of business and technology, means that more and more industry participants are turning to us for help with their most important strategic investments.

The scale of our capabilities and client engagements, and the way we collaborate with the ecosystem, operate, and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity for you to grow and advance.

There will never be a typical day at Accenture, but that’s why people love it here. Based on your experience and area of interest, you may work on projects in key areas such as:

• Generative Artificial Intelligence
• Cloud & Modern Engineering
• Trading, Portfolio and Risk Management Platforms
• Business Restructuring and Operating Model Design
• Intelligent Operations design and process automation
• Regulatory Change and Compliance delivery
• Change Delivery & Business Analysis

You will collaborate with colleagues from across Accenture in Technology, Operations and other parts of our Financial Services business to bring industry leading solutions to the largest banks and capital markets industry organisations globally.

As a Capital Markets Strategy & Consulting Consultant, you will:

• 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
• Own and drive project management and business analysis roles
• 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 our clients
• 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. 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.

We are looking for the following skills & 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

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
• Excellent leadership, communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Analytical and dynamic thinker and great problem-solving skills
• Programme & Project management experience – including Prince, PMP & Agile Delivery methodologies
• 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

What’s in it for you

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!

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.

About Accenture

Closing Date for Applications 31/3/2025

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with 774,000 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 www.accenture.com 

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