Financial Services Strategy Consultant

Job Description

Job Role: Banking and Capital Markets Strategy Consultant

Location: London

Career Level: Consultant

Industry sector: Banking and Capital Markets

Accenture is a global professional services company, providing a broad range of market-leading services to our clients.

We are looking for a Strategy Consultant with with a demonstrable background gained within Financial Services, particularly Banking and Capital Markets, Wealth and Asset Management. You should have a good understanding of strategy or management consulting.

Inclusion and diversity are woven into the fabric of our business, and our core values of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, Integrity and Respect for the Individual have enabled us to create One Global Network for clients all over the World.

“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 Strategy shapes our clients’ future, combining deep business insight with the understanding of how technology will impact industry and business models. In joining Accenture Strategy you will drive the CEO agenda on issues related to digital disruption, competitive agility, global operating models, and workforce of the future to identify new sources of value.

No-one brings all of that together at the scale and with the degree of integration as we can. Serving 95 of the Fortune Global 100 and more than three-quarters of the Fortune Global 500, we’re different to every other strategy firm on the market - which makes us an undeniably exciting place in which to forge a career. Technology will continue to be the disruptor in the strategy arena. Which makes Accenture the strategy firm of tomorrow.

You'll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture thatthrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunitiesthat candrive your career in new and exciting ways.

If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you!

In our team you will learn to:

• Use your judgment to solve client business problems, bringing structure and quantitative and qualitative analysis while acting and taking decisions with little management oversight
• Understand the strategic direction set by senior management and deliver lasting and distinctive outcomes and value
• Develop knowledge of prevailing trends, financials and operating drivers, identifying industry-specific operating and financial metrics to identify key value drivers
• Build and sustain trusted senior client relationships in the C-suite
• Contribute to business development activities including opportunity identification/qualification and proposal development/presentation

In this role you will

Deliver successful strategy engagements addressing our clients’ business challenges, providing lasting and distinctive outcomes and value in disciplines such as:

• Corporate Strategy and Business Model Design
• Operating Model and Organisational Design
• Cost and Productivity Transformation
• M&A and post-merger Integration
• Customer Innovation and Growth
• Technology and AI-led strategy
• Transformation Management and Value realisation
• Exec Governance and Reporting
• Understand key strategic/operational issues and structure the problem to develop hypotheses around possible solutions
• Structure and create business/market assessments
• Develop and utilize industry knowledge to be able to make implementation-oriented recommendations
• Develop business cases to identify, measure and realise enterprise value

This will include working on a combination of discrete strategy engagements and as part of wider cross-Accenture teams engaged on larger transformation programmes.

Qualification

We are looking for experience in the following:

• Good understanding, interest and experience in; Banking and Capital Markets
• Minimum of 2 years experience at a top tier or boutique consulting firm or at a leading company with a combination of technical / operational and management / business development / strategy roles
• Familiarity with recognised Strategy frameworks and techniques
• Experience of building relationships at all levels in an organization
• A high-level understanding of value chain business models, operating models, industry trends and challenges and regulatory frameworks
• Experience working in diverse teams in complex strategy/consulting engagements, delivering high-quality output in short timeframes
• Strong analytical skills, understands complex issues, quickly absorbs information, excels in conceptual, analytical and creative problem solving
• Digitally savvy; curious and passionate about technology, understands its impact on business and society
• Driven; enjoys a challenge, proven ability to adapt and remove obstacles to achieve results, determined and optimistic

Academic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree

Set yourself apart:

• Driven; enjoys a challenge, proven ability to adapt and remove obstacles to achieve results, determined and optimistic
• Experience in operating model design, strategy formulation, digital transformation, impact assessment, monitoring, and evaluation
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Communication: Excellent presentation, and storytelling skills
• Leadership ability in a team environment, with an eagerness to drive progress with a results-driven attitude
• Experience of developing & mentoring junior practitioners

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 of vacation per year, access to app based fitness classes, mental well-being tools and discounts on range of gyms, private medical insurance and three days leave per year for charitable work of your choice! Moreover, you have access to our Employee Share Purchase Plan that enables you to buy Accenture shares at a 15 percent discount.

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role to deliver the first-class services we are known for.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services-creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 799,000 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 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.

Closing Date for Applications - 30/03/2026

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

Locations

London

Additional Information

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.

Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

Please read Accenture’s Recruiting and Hiring Statement for more information on how we process your data during the Recruiting and Hiring process.

About Accenture

We work with one shared purpose: to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Every day, more than 775,000 of us help our stakeholders continuously reinvent. Together, we drive positive change and deliver value to our clients, partners, shareholders, communities, and each other.

We believe that delivering value requires innovation, and innovation thrives in an inclusive and diverse environment. We actively foster a workplace free from bias, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is respected and empowered to do their best work.

At Accenture, we see well-being holistically, supporting our people’s physical, mental, and financial health. We also provide opportunities to keep skills relevant through certifications, learning, and diverse work experiences. We’re proud to be consistently recognized as one of the World’s Best Workplaces™.

Join Accenture to work at the heart of change. Visit us at .