Managing Principal

BeyondFS; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a rapidly growing consultancy that empowers financial institutions to navigate complex challenges. As a Managing Principal, you'll lead innovative projects, develop client relationships, and enhance company culture. This role offers autonomy and support in a dynamic environment where your contributions will shape the future of the business. You will collaborate with top consultants and enjoy a culture that values teamwork and individual success. If you're ready to make a significant impact in a fast-paced setting, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus birthday off

Annual £3000 flexible benefits allowance

Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity pay

Structured training approach

Access to quality coffee shops and lunch spots

Well-stocked office fridge with snacks

Qualifications

• 6+ years in financial services, preferably in consulting.
• Experience in managing client relationships and delivering projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead client engagements and manage internal projects.
• Enhance company culture and support team development.

Skills

Financial Services Experience

Consulting Experience

Project Management

Client Relationship Management

Communication Skills

Business Analysis

Digital Efficiency Solutions

Coaching and Training

Tools

MS Office

Job description

• London, GB - Hybrid (Remote and In Person)

BeyondFS is a rapidly growing UK-based consultancy, having grown fivefold in the past three years. We provide services to financial institutions, helping them shape, manage, and deliver their critical agenda. We empower industry leaders to navigate complex challenges through expert-led change and transformation. We are recognised for our experience, expertise, and delivery capability across Financial Crime, Regulatory Change, and Operational Transformation.

The Opportunity

Are you ready to join an ambitious consultancy where you will experience both autonomy and support from day one? Do you have an entrepreneurial mindset, are curious to learn and be part of the growth and success of a scaling consultancy? If so, we want to hear from you!

As a future leader of our business, you will have the opportunity to work on challenging and innovative projects and help shape and build our company as we grow. We are not for the faint-hearted, and you will need to be comfortable working in a fast-paced, customer and people first environment. In return, you can expect to join a supportive team who genuinely care about each other and like to have fun along the way. You will be working alongside some of the best consultants in the industry, where everyone takes pride in celebrating both individual and collective success.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a Managing Principal to join our team. You will be actively involved in the development and growth of BeyondFS, deliver client engagements, and manage internal projects. Enhancing our company culture will be a core part of your role – we want all our consultants to be role models to others in the business regardless of grade. Being a consultant at BeyondFS isn't an easy option, but it's hugely rewarding and offers a massive opportunity for growth to those who work with us. Our core values honestly reflect who we are and how we deliver everything we do.

If you are excited by the opportunity to actively build your network, gain exposure to senior stakeholders, take on responsibility quickly, and help shape yours, and our future, we would love to hear from you.

Successful candidate must be able to evidence:

• 6+ years of financial services experience within a top-tier consulting firm or boutique consultancy
• Consulting experience that includes, but is not limited to, work within investment banking/capital markets, corporate banking or Insurance.
• Leading and delivering large-scale complex transformation projects or workstreams within larger programmes as well as owning, creating high quality business analysis deliverables
• Experience of the full project lifecycle from project scoping requirements gathering and design, through to implementation, testing, training and transition to BAU
• Track record of managing strong client relationships, leading client engagement and accounts
• Identifying opportunities for account growth and sales and contributing to developing proposals
• Strong technical understanding with the ability to develop solutions and drive digital efficiencies
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Support the development of others within the team, training and coaching more junior colleagues, sharing your expertise and experience
• Proficient in MS office, carry the skills to handle large data sets, and be comfortable communicating complex ideas and proposals to clients.

Skillset/Desirable:

• Has worked on multiple projects, and started to develop a specialism in delivering financial services transformation projects and programmes focused on financial crime operations.
• Is comfortable helping to support the definition, design and implementation of operating models associated with these areas, and is able to advise clients in by articulating the typical challenges experienced and how these can be managed.
• Is familiar with key industry vendors and technology capabilities able to support our clients in delivering their transformation objectives
• Has a working knowledge of the regulatory environment in which our clients operate and the typical requirements of a major financial institution

Remuneration and benefits:

• Competitive renumeration: This is made up of a base salary from £80,000 depending on experience, plus 20% bonus based on company and personal performance.
• Leave: 25 days holiday increasing by a day for each year in service to a total of 29 days (plus we will give you your birthday off)
• Additional leave: you can buy extra days up to a maximum of 30 per year
• Flexible benefits: £3000 annual allowance from day one of employment for you to allocate as you wish. Choose from benefits such as private medical insurance, critical illness cover, buy additional holiday or take the amount as extra cash if you prefer and electric car and ride to work schemes available on successful completion of your probationary period.
• A structured training approach
• Family: enhanced pay for maternity, adoption, and paternity leave.

Where are we located?

Our culture and team spirit are a key part of who we are and the business we all want to be part of. We encourage all of our team to collaborate and share knowledge working from our office whenever possible. We work in our serviced office space in London, with client-based working when needed. We ensure a well-stocked fridge (including non-alcoholic alternatives!), fruit, snacks and treats. Fortunately, we are also surrounded by quality coffee shops, lunch spots, and post-work options too. In addition, BeyondFS colleagues have access to all six One Avenue Group spaces across London.