Associate Consultant - Strategic Portfolio Management

Maryville Consulting Group; Boston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A recognized consulting firm in the UK is seeking an Associate Consultant in Strategic Portfolio Management. The role involves collaborating with diverse teams to tackle technological challenges and optimize business strategies. Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field, and strong communication skills. This full-time position may involve travel and offers a chance to work with leading experts in the field.

Qualifications

• Graduation date on or before May 2026.
• Relevant experience in consulting, FP&A, data analysis or related function.
• Familiarity with IT and Information Systems concepts.

Responsibilities

• Gather data and perform analytics to inform business decisions.
• Facilitate workshops and manage project stakeholders.
• Present results and recommendations to clients.

Skills

Strong academic course load and performance

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Leadership and collaboration skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Data Analytics, or related field

Tools

Spreadsheet tools

Financial modeling software

Power BI

Tableau

SAP

Oracle Financial System

Agile Management Systems (ADO, Jira, Aha)

Job description

About the Job

Interested in seeing how a passion for finance, accounting, product management, or data analytics can translate into a consulting career? As an Associate Consultant in our Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) practice, you will learn how organizations use technology to transform their business strategy and optimize their execution and operations. As an SPM Associate Consultant, you will get the opportunity to make an impact immediately as you assist organizations of all sizes and industries in addressing their most technologically demanding challenges. As a member of the SPM team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with finance, product, and technology experts whose diverse backgrounds and skills help bring the most prescriptive, comprehensive, and sustainable solutions to our clients.

Responsibilities

Our SPM consultants work in close-knit teams, playing an active role in multiple aspects of client engagements. Your responsibilities may include data gathering and analytics, workshop facilitation, activity-based cost modeling, business case and return on investment justifications for technology investments, managing projects & stakeholders, and governing teams. You'll partner with key stakeholders to analyze, prepare and present results and recommendations to clients and implement solutions in collaboration with the client and our internal teams. The ideal candidate has an outstanding academic record in Business, Finance, Business Technology Management (BTM), Accounting, Economics or other related majors, an appreciation for Information Technology, and a desire for problem‑solving.

About Maryville Consulting Group

Maryville Consulting Group is a nationally recognized consulting firm headquartered in St. Louis (MO), with an office in Boston (MA), and remote teams across the country. For over 29 years, we have helped organizations of all sizes and industries embrace technology-enabled strategies to improve their business. By design, we remain a boutique consulting firm aiming to expand our selective group of impactful individuals. At Maryville, you are encouraged and enabled to take on challenges every day of your career.

Maryville is committed to promoting a diverse environment where people want to join, stay, and do their best work. Maryville is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are focused on hiring qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Additional Information

This is a US based full‑time position that may require up to 40% of domestic or international travel to client sites.

Maryville is currently not supporting work visa sponsorships for non‑US citizens or residents.

To learn more about our work, client portfolio, and ways in which you can contribute to delivering business impact, visit maryville.com.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Data Analytics, or related field with a graduation date on or before May 2026.
• Strong academic course load and performance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to compile and present complex information.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant experience in consulting, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), data analysis or a related function.Familiarity with financial procedures including budgeting, financial analysis, and cost optimization.
• Familiarity with IT and/or Information Systems concepts such as Cloud, On Prem Infrastructure, and Agile Delivery.
• Experience with spreadsheet tools, financial modeling, and/or financial software solutions (SAP, Oracle Financial System, or other).
• Experience in Agile Management Systems (ADO, Jira, Aha, or other)
• Experience in data analysis, reporting and/or visualization software solutions (Power BI, Tableau, or other).
• Demonstrated leadership and collaboration skills.