Alpha FMC - Graduate Analyst 2022

Opportunities

We have Graduate analyst opportunities available in both our Asset & Wealth Management division, and our Insurance Consulting division.

Asset & Wealth Management Consulting:

Alpha’s Asset and Wealth Management division is focused solely on asset and wealth management alone, where we work with 95% of the top 20 global asset managers by AUM, and over 660 clients across the globe. With over 650 consultants across 15 offices spanning the UK, North America, Europe and APAC, Alpha has the largest dedicated team in the industry.

Insurance Consulting:

Alpha’s Insurance division was established in order to further diversify Alpha’s industry footprint. As the asset management and life and pensions sectors continue to converge, we believe it is vitally important to both understand the heritage and nuances of the retail investment and insurance segments, whilst leveraging Alpha’s leading expertise to support our clients. We currently cover: 

Pensions & Retail Investments (P&RI): The P&RI team are supporting our clients on some of the industry’s most ground-breaking and exciting engagements. We work with industry leading investment platforms, adviser networks, life and pensions companies and technology providers to position their businesses for future success 

General Insurance & Specialty: Our recent expansion of the Insurance division into GI and Specialty reflects the growing demand from clients in this space. We work on exciting projects which deliver successful business change, including target operating model design and implementation, strategy definition and delivery, and cost optimisation

Overview

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (Alpha FMC) is the leading global consultancy to the asset and wealth management industry. We are a boutique management consulting firm that offers the world’s top asset and wealth managers a competitive edge through our unrivalled expertise and industry insight. Our firm was founded in 2003 at its London headquarters, and its rapid expansion led to a successful IPO in October 2017. Our client base covers 21 of the world’s 25 largest global investment management firms, and we work with over 130 clients across the world. We have our headquarters in the United Kingdom, as well as offices in the US, Europe and Asia.

At Alpha, we pride ourselves on working hard, delivering client projects of the highest quality, and collaboratively achieving our objectives. Our people are at the heart of everything Alpha accomplishes, which is why we value a healthy work-life balance. Among several benefits our vibrant firm offers, our focus on providing a fun and social environment to employees lies at the core of our team bonding. This includes company paid summer trips, seasonal parties, Mentor / Mentee events and peer-group activities. Furthermore, our culture strongly reflects fundamental values of Diversity & Inclusion as well as Corporate Social Responsibility, with a number of opportunities to get involved in these programmes from day one. We are proud to have received numerous industry awards in recent years, including: Funds Europe's "European Consultant of the Year" for 2015, 2016 and 2017, The Sunday Times’ “Top 100 Best Small Companies To Work For” – 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, and The Sunday Times’ “Top 100 Best Large Companies To Work For” – 2021.

We are constantly seeking the highest calibre of candidates who are bright, hard-working, and eager to make a difference in a sociable and fast paced consultancy. Our Analyst Programme at Alpha FMC offers very competitive benefits and an excellent platform to rapidly develop your professional career.

The programme will specifically provide you with the opportunity to gain immediate hands-on experience and skills by working directly with various management teams across the world’s largest asset managers. If you’re looking for a career that combines stimulating challenges with a lively work culture, Alpha is the place for you. Please visit our website (http://alphafmc.com/) for more information.

We are a disability inclusive employer and want to ensure that you have a barrier-free recruitment experience. If you need adjustments during the recruitment process or think you might but aren’t sure, you can speak confidentially to our disability partner EmployAbility. Their consultants can advise you on your needs, and with your permission can inform Alpha of your adjustments so that we can put these in place to enable you to perform to your best ability. Please email employability.org@gmail.com.

Key Responsibilities 

New Analysts starting at Alpha FMC are provided with a developmental three-week ‘Alpha Analyst Training Programme’ designed to provide you with key consulting skills and allowing you to meet your colleagues. All new Analysts will be provided with a combination of tool-specific training (e.g. Excel charting/PowerPoint design), soft skill training (time management, influence without authority, presentation skills), and training in Consulting activities (preparing a cost model, producing deliverables, managing stakeholders). You will have the opportunity to meet a number of Alpha practice leads who will present client projects and explain the different focus areas of Alpha. During the programme, Analysts will receive training to support you to complete the Investment Management Certification (IMC) and Prince II Agile Qualification, which provides a high-level overview of the asset management industry. Alongside this training period we also organise and host multiple social events to warmly welcome you to the Alpha Team.

Following the Alpha Analyst Training Programme, you will start supporting our clients on projects across a range of practice areas. You immediately become a key member of the Alpha team and will either be working on-site at the client’s office, or in the Alpha office with a small to medium-sized team.

Our projects vary in length from a few weeks to around 18 months. As advisors to the world’s top asset and wealth managers, you’ll be working alongside some of the most senior executives in the global asset management industry and helping them solve challenges to achieve their goals. We also have a number of internal roles that our Analysts work on, involving supporting our Benchmarking practice, or helping to build out our sales decks and propositions.

Your day-to-day activities cover attending client meetings, documenting requirements, preparing client proposal PowerPoint presentations, building financial models, and engaging in creative problem solving with Alpha colleagues. As your performance and experience develop, you will be given the opportunity to take on additional responsibilities in a truly meritocratic environment. Our Analyst position will allow you to join a dynamic team that encourages you to develop your skillset and rapidly develop your professional career with excellent experience.