Strategy Consultant for Commodity Markets

Accenture UK & Ireland; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture UK & Ireland is recruiting for a Strategy Consultant in London. You will join Accenture Commodity Markets & Trading, driving structured, evidence-based recommendations for chief executives, boards and leadership teams.

You will build quantitative, industry and client skills while progressing toward leading workstreams and teams. The role focuses on client delivery, relationship-building, and team development within a global practice, offering exposure to international projects and

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of consulting/energy/commodity markets or related experience.
• Degree in a quantitative field (Economics, Eng, Math, Finance, CS) or equivalent.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability with both quantitative and qualitative work.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English; collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver defined workstreams within engagements, building analysis and insights.
• Develop models and analytic tools; apply data science and AI techniques where value is added.
• Create client materials and present findings clearly in interviews and workshops.
• Work on topics like corporate and portfolio strategy, trading and risk management setup, operating model design, and energy/commodity market modelling.

Skills

Experience in consulting

English fluency

Quantitative problem-solving

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in quantitative field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Alteryx

Python

R

SQL

Job description

About Accenture CEO Advisory

Accenture CEO Advisory works with chief executives, boards and their leadership teams on the decisions that set enterprise direction: where to compete, what to own, how to fund a shift in the portfolio, and what the operating model has to become to support it. The work sits upstream of execution but is judged on whether it survives contact with it, so we pair industry depth with the quantitative, technology and delivery capability to pressure-test an answer before a client commits capital behind it.

Strategy Consultant

Accenture Commodity Markets & Trading

Location: London, UK

About Accenture CEO Advisory

Accenture CEO Advisory works with chief executives, boards and their leadership teams on the decisions that set enterprise direction: where to compete, what to own, how to fund a shift in the portfolio, and what the operating model has to become to support it. The work sits upstream of execution but is judged on whether it survives contact with it, so we pair industry depth with the quantitative, technology and delivery capability to pressure-test an answer before a client commits capital behind it.

About Accenture Commodity Markets

Accenture Commodity Markets (ACM), part of Accenture CEO Advisory, is a global practice operating across multiple industries. It is one of the few global strategy practices offering breadth of cross-industry exposure alongside genuinely global project experience, working with organisations focused on commodity production, trading, logistics and marketing.We combine industry knowledge across energy, chemicals, soft commodities, agriculture, metals, mining, utilities, transportation and consumer goods with analytics-led core strategy consulting, digital and AI capability. Within Accenture we are known for the variety and complexity of the problems we take on, a close-knit global team, early responsibility for our people, rapid career progression and international exposure, having delivered projects in over 25 countries.

• Our solution areas Investment and Asset Portfolio Optimisation: portfolio strategy, capital allocation, long-term market modelling, M&A support, and integrated optimisation across physical and financial positions.Trading and Market Optimisation: trading strategy, positioning and risk management through advanced analytics, real-time insight, hedging, algorithmic trading and P&L attribution.Commodity Markets Decision Platforms, Ecosystem and Execution: AI-enabled decision platforms, CTRM/ETRM selection, ecosystem partners (Salesforce, Palantir and others), data architecture, AI model development and automation.Enterprise Activation and Operational Readiness: operating model design, go-live strategy and capability build-out, so organisations can operate, trade and optimise from day one.Commodity Sourcing and Exposure Management: sourcing, hedging and supplier strategy for commodity-exposed industries, optimising cost, risk and resilience under market volatility.

The Role

As a Strategy Consultant, you will be a core member of our engagement teams, owning defined workstreams and the analysis behind them. You will work closely with Managers, Senior Managers, and Managing Directors to turn complex, ambiguous client questions into structured, evidence-based recommendations, and you will build the quantitative, industry and client skills to progress rapidly towards leading workstreams and teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Client delivery Own and deliver workstreams within client engagements, structuring problems, building the analysis and drawing out clear, actionable insights, with guidance from the engagement Manager.Build and maintain models and analytical tools, including market, financial and valuation models, and apply analytics, data science and AI techniques where they add value.Develop high-quality client materials and present findings and recommendations clearly, including in client interviews and workshops.Work on topics such as corporate and portfolio strategy, trading and risk management capability set-up, operating model design, commercial optimisation, investment valuation, energy market liberalisation, the energy transition, and numerical modelling of energy and commodity markets.
• Client relationships Build credible working relationships with client counterparts, understanding their needs and working style.Take fresh, well-evidenced ideas to clients and contribute to a culture of constructive challenge.
• Team and development Support and mentor Analysts sharing knowledge and giving practical feedback as you gain experience.Take ownership of your own development, seeking feedback and building depth in one or more of our solution areas.

Firm contribution

Support business development by running industry and company research (competitor and market scanning, market fundamentals, financials, customers) and building proposal materials.Contribute to ACM UK, global ACM and the wider CEO Advisory community, including offerings, assets and thought leadership.

Job QualificationsJob Qualifications What You Bring

Essential

• 2-4 years of experience in consulting, the energy industry, commodity markets, investment banking or a closely related area.
• A degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Finance, Computer Science), or equivalent experience.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative problem-solving skills, and the ability to structure complex, abstract problem statements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the confidence to present to client audiences; fluency in English.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to contribute to an inclusive team environment.

Desirable

• Advanced degree or MBA.
• Exposure to commodity trading, risk management, or investment and asset valuation.
• Knowledge of asset-backed energy trading, capital project delivery, and portfolio allocation optimisation.
• Solid financial and analytical modelling skills.
• Experience applying AI and analytics to real problems, going beyond tool use and combined with quantitative modelling.
• Experience with data visualisation tools (Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx) or programming languages (R, Python, SQL).
• Energy and resilience in fast-paced, demanding client environments.