Management Consulting Manager - Public Sector (Business Case & Financial Modelling Specialist)

Job Description

Role

Management Consulting Manager - Public Sector (Business Case & Financial Modelling Specialist)

Location

London, Manchester, Newcastle

Mobility

Up to 100%

Career Level

Manager

Due to the nature of client work you will need to be willing to go through a Security Clearance process as part of this role. This requires at least 5 years residency in the UK and not having left the country for more than 30 days consecutively.

Responsibilities

• Work on projects across a range of clients delivering services to the public, including central government departments, the NHS, arms length bodies, private health clients, research and regulatory and integrated care systems.
• Be the face of Accenture to the client in your engagements, working with senior stakeholders to advise, challenge and coach as needed.
• Develop detailed understanding of your client's business and drive issue based discussions grounded in a clear understanding of client challenges and barriers.
• Cultivate trust based client relationships.
• Identify and address client business issues through root cause analysis and by applying pragmatic, results driven problem solving techniques and creative insights.
• Use a human centred approach to solve problems, frame opportunities, and achieve innovation through collaboration and co creation.
• Own streams of complex work that meet client expectations on delivering value centric, data driven outcomes.
• Lead teams to deliver excellence to the client.
• Be a people leader, creating an environment your people want to work in, and managing the day to day work of your team.

Qualifications

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• Creating and/or managing complex business cases
• Building and reviewing financial, economic or analytical models, ideally aligned to HM Treasury Green Book principles
• Translating analysis into clear recommendations and decision points for senior stakeholders
• Analytical problem solving skills and continuous improvement techniques
• Strategic thinking and the ability to bring insight to complex problems
• Designing and/or implementing operating models
• Designing or delivering supply chain transformation
• Working with data in the design or delivery of consulting services in the public sector
• Working with technology to design or deliver transformation of public services
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the capability to influence senior stakeholders
• Experience of working with public sector clients, either in government departments or health & care clients
• Driving new business in terms of strategy, relationships and identifying growth opportunities
• Experience in project & programme management methodologies and governance - including PRINCE2, MSP, and agile frameworks
• Experience delivering projects using Agile techniques and frameworks and leading Agile teams
• Operating at all stages of a project/programme lifecycle, from proposal through to full delivery, and managing risks and working with senior client partners.

Set yourself apart

• In depth understanding of the specific government or healthcare landscapes you have worked in
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, with confidence working in Excel and interpreting complex data sets
• Direct experience developing or assuring Green Book business cases (including Five Case Model)
• Exposure to spending reviews, investment committees or assurance processes (e.g. IPA, departmental investment boards)
• Professional qualifications or training in financial modelling, economics, appraisal or related disciplines
• Experience working on complex, ambiguous policy or transformation problems where evidence is contested or incomplete
• Experience with data science or data architecture
• Experience owning and managing relationships with leadership (either with clients or internal stakeholders)
• Trained in Agile methodologies, programme or project management techniques (e.g. Prince 2, Managing Successful Programmes) and/or a Design Thinking practitioner
• Experience using data visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI, Qlik) to support analytical storytelling
• Exposure to current technologies (e.g. Cloud, Generative AI)
• PowerPoint skills, specifically in communicating complex topics and messages to aid decision making

What's in it for you

At Accenture you will receive a competitive base salary plus an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days' vacation per year, private medical insurance, a generous Shared Parental Leave policy, and three extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice.

Location details

• London
• Manchester
• Newcastle

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