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Management Consultant – Wealth & Asset Management

Location: London

Salary: Competitive - Depending on experience

Career Level: Consultant & Manager

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.

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:

In the UK, Accenture works with many of the top tier firms in the wealth and asset management sectors. Constantly evolving 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 outstanding position, at the intersection of business and technology, means that more and more investment and wealth managers are turning to us for help with their most important business and technology investments.

As a Wealth & Asset Management Consultant, there will never be a typical day at Accenture, but 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 build lasting value in disciplines such as:
• Defining and Implementing C-Suite strategic agendas
• Emerging products and services (e.g. ESG, blockchain)
• Organisational re-design and operating model transformation
• Analytics and big data
• Core systems transformation
• Cost efficiency
• Enterprise agility
• Solve sophisticated, ambiguous business, change and technology problems, bringing structure and meticulous analysis and planning, acting, and taking decisions with little strategic direction
• Drive a thorough and structured approach to solving business problems
• Build, develop and sustain trusted senior client relationships in the C-suite by remaining highly attuned to client needs and styles
• Drive, enable 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
• Drive business development activities including opportunity identification/qualification, solution development/presentation, and commercial contract negotiation
• Support the leadership to run Accenture’s business (including cost management, contract management) with discipline, rigor, and integrity
Take accountability for developing offerings within the UK Wealth and Asset Management practice. Play a key
• 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 productive information, insight, knowledge, guidance, and recommendations on a specific market-relevant strategy topic and drive improved market presence in external forums
• Develop and lead within hard-working 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 contributes to the business.

We are looking for candidates with the following skills:

• Wealth and/or 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 wealth or 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, including front-to-back operating model, emerging products and services
• Knowledge and a personal viewpoint on key trends, including risk and 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 partners and encouraging ambitious decision making
• Operating model design and implementation experience.
• An appreciation of how technology can contribute to solving clients’ sophisticated 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, Avaloq, Investcloud, IRESS)
• Intellectual capacity and ability to think in new, innovative ways to understand sophisticated 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 see opportunities through innovative thinking
• Shown 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 sophisticated problems and solutions in a simple, logical, and impactful manner

Set yourself apart:

• Shown success in co-creating in a team-oriented environment
• Consistent record to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Desire to work in a dynamic environment and constantly evolving industry
• Excellent leadership, communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Analytical and dynamic problem solver and great problem-solving skills
• Strong project management skills

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.

About Accenture

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services—all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 537,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.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.