Consultant Analyst – Programme Delivery

Who are Altus Consulting?
Our business was founded in 2005 with the belief that Financial Services should be faster and more efficient, and has subsequently grown to become a leader in strategic consulting and technology across Insurance, encompassing General Insurance, Specialty Markets, Protection and Health. Now part of a 1,000 people strong Financial Services solutions business, Equisoft, that works with over 250 firms around the globe, Altus Consulting today has a team of around 100 consultants working on some of the industry’s most complex problems and largest transformations. For the last three years Altus Consulting has been recognised in the Financial Times list of top UK Management Consulting firms.

Headquartered in the beautiful city of Bath, and with offices in central London, Altus Consulting’s mission is to drive positive transformation in Financial Services for the benefit of our clients and their customers. Whether that’s through bold strategy, robust designs, innovative technology or reliable delivery, our people are passionate about the work they undertake in partnership with our clients, and about improving the industry they work in.

Why choose Altus Consulting?
We are a fast-growing, ambitious organisation that offers genuine career advancement whilst working in a collaborative and highly stimulating environment. We are not your typical management consultancy: if you are passionate about Financial Services and delivering business or technology solutions that make a genuine difference to clients and to society, then Altus is the place for you – for most roles, you don’t even need to have prior Consulting experience. We provide an inclusive, positive, safe business for all of our team to work in.

In return you can expect:

The opportunity to work on some of the most interesting projects in Financial Services, around the globe. Supported by a close-knit team of industry and technology experts and using our tried and tested consulting toolkit, you’ll be given full training and support as you progress through your career as a consultant and participate in growing the business. Additionally we provide:

• Hybrid and flexible working
• Highly competitive salary + performance bonuses
• Sales and Profit bonus schemes
• Private medical insurance, life insurance, dental insurance, childcare vouchers, cycle-to-work scheme, pension matched contribution and a range of other benefits
• Charitable/volunteering days, including participating in our children’s Financial Literacy programme
• Discounted sports membership and a broad range of social events

The Role :

The Programme Delivery Consultant Analyst reports to a Principal Consultant and will provide support to our clients and Consulting project teams across all domains, support active engagements and client accounts, and help to develop new business. As well as having excellent analytical skills, this role requires someone who is a quick learner, curious, ambitious, innovative, and hard working. Consultant Analysts are encouraged to join our Aspire Programme where successful candidates will undertake an intensive and comprehensive 1-2 year induction programme at the end of which they will become a fully-fledged Management Consultant. This programme will provide experience of every aspect of our business and involvement in real client work. You will be working directly with our clients to ensure that their transformation projects successfully deliver what their business actually needs and demonstrating the advantages of the Altus approach. This is a great opportunity to further develop your financial services experience, gain consultancy skills, and obtain exposure to a number of high-profile financial services clients while being fully supported through a training framework and a supportive ecosystem that offers real potential for promotion and growth.

What will I learn?

• How to be a consultan t - Learning what a consultant does, and the principles and ethics that sit behind it
• Business change cycle - Understanding why and how businesses change – and where and how consultants help
• Techniques in business and technical architecture - Learning to apply the catalogue of methods deployed by Altus at clients
• Methodology in change and project delivery – In addition to professional training learning to apply APEX, the Altus Programme Delivery Framework on client engagements
• Stakeholder management - Building the skills required to bring together the different disciplines and stakeholders required to make change a success.
• Presentation and communication skills - Gaining the ability to hold the attention of a senior audience and to convey complex choices through the use of clear explanation and visualisation
• Effective client engagements and impactful deliverables - Ensuring that our clients are not purchasing “shelf-ware”, Altus deliverables must have a valuable and significant life beyond their delivery.
• Getting to grips with FS Regulations - Getting to know the regulatory frameworks that govern and safeguard the industry.
• Thought leadership & marketing – Producing material to be published in the press and contributing to building thought leadership
• The sales cycle – Working on proposals and Requests For Proposals through to contracts project initiation
• How a consulting business is managed and operated - Understanding the component parts of an effective consulting business

What support will I receive?

• You will be supported throughout the programme to study & achieve certification for an industry relevant qualification e.g. the Association for Project Management qualifications
• Support to become a skilled Consulting Analyst with a good working knowledge of Altus’ domain offerings, including the APEX & PEAK frameworks
• Access to a variety of learning pathways with the opportunity for personal development and career progression
• You will join in a cohort of Consultant Analysts, working together as you progress through the Aspire programme
• You will be assigned a working mentor who can provide guidance on Altus vision & values, learning techniques, methods, models and career progression

Requirements:

• 3-5 years experience in the Financial Services industry
• Experience in a change, or project management role within FS
• Extremely thorough, inquisitive and hard working behaviours
• A genuine desire to improve outcomes for clients and consumers
• Excellent people and communication skills, able to confidently converse with clients and stakeholders
• Proven track record of building strong business relationships
• Innovative and with a strong ability to articulate ideas, bringing them to life visually and presenting them to clients and stakeholders
• Good understanding of IT fundamentals and different categories of FS systems
• Genuine passion and enthusiasm to make a difference for Altus
• A willingness to travel and undertake varying roles

If you don’t meet all the requirements, we still want to hear with you!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £1.00-£2.00 per year

Additional pay:

• Bonus scheme
• Quarterly bonus

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Free flu jabs
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• Private dental insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bath, BA2 3GZ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Do you have the right to work in the UK indefinitely?

Experience:

• Financial services: 3 years (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bath, BA2 3GZ