The posting
Role: Graduate Analyst - Asset & Wealth Management
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 all of the world’s top 20 and 80% of the top 50 asset managers by AUM, and we have worked with over 970 clients globally. We are headquartered in the United Kingdom but have 17 offices globally including the Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada, The United States, Luxembourg, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, Singapore and Australia. Globally we employ over 1,500 full-time consultants which enables us to provide deep expertise to our extensive client base.
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 initiatives 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 and 2022.
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.
Key Responsibilities
Following the 3-week 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.
Benefits
Alpha prides itself on offering applicants, both graduate and non-graduate, equal opportunity upon application - financial constraints should not be a blocker to success. Travel costs may be expensed after the Assessment Centre and / or in-person interviews upon discussion with the recruitment team. If successful in application, all Alpha employees benefit from a range of benefits including:
- Competitive base salary plus discretionary profit share
- Private Medical Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Mobile phone allowance
- Company laptop
- In order to support a healthy hybrid working pattern, Alpha provides a Home Working Allowance, allowing you to purchase essential peripheral equipment to create a comfortable working environment whilst at home. There is also a further top up after 3yrs of the first claim being submitted
- Sponsorship towards professional certifications
- Unrivalled career support through active and structured mentorship and buddy scheme for new joiners
- A fantastic social environment
Candidate Profile
We look for candidates who are eager to make an impact and fulfil the below requirements:
Skills and Mindset
- Predicted to or achieved a 3.00 – 4.3 GPA during their university degree
- Have a genuine interest in consulting and the asset & wealth management industry
- Be highly ambitious, proactive and entrepreneurial with a ‘can do’ attitude
- Have strong problem-solving skills with an analytical mindset
- Willingness to be part of a team which enjoys working hard and socialising together
- An interest in assisting with one or more areas of business management
Language Skills
- Fluency in English is required.
- Proficiency in Cantonese is strongly preferred
- Mandarin language skills would be an advantage
Work Experience
- Prior consulting experience is desirable but not essential.
- Experience in adjacent fields such as law, finance, IT, or technology is preferred; however, we are open to candidates from a broad range of background
Right to Work
- Candidates must have the right to work in HK without additional company sponsorship
Application Process
There are 4 stages to the AWM Graduate Analyst recruitment process as follows:
- Online Application Submission
- Virtual Competency-Based Interview
- Case Study Interview
- Final Round Interview
Thank you very much for your interest in the Alpha FMC Analyst Programme. Please note that applications are screened on a first come, first-served basis and we recommend applying as early as possible. The case study and final round interviews will be held on a rolling basis until all positions have been filled.
We look forward to receiving your application.
