Bath-based financial services technology specialist Altus has expanded its one-year academy training programme to help more young professionals kick start their careers in the sector.
The firm, which was recently acquired by Canadian software company Equisoft, is opening up four positions across its investments, insurance, digital and delivery teams for the academic year starting in September.
This will be the highest number of undergraduates Altus has invested in in a single year and comes with an expansion to the range of training and development in the programme.
The Altus Academy is an intensive and comprehensive induction programme specifically aimed at those with five-to-10 years’ industry experience.
It provides employees with a combination of training and practical work experience. They will go on to graduate as consultants at the end of the programme.
Current Altus Academy ‘undergraduate’ Jack Berrisford said the academy had given him the chance to be involved in a variety of client work.
“I have learnt a lot in my first six months, and the programme has exceeded my expectations. I would recommend it to anyone who is considering a career in management consultancy,” he said.
Altus Consulting director Martyn Evans, pictured, added: “Altus Consulting was founded on the belief that financial services experience is essential in order to consult with integrity.
“Our staff have always come from the industry and the academy has allowed us to tap into a wealth of new talent, accelerating their development into management consultants.
“We have been really pleased with how the programme has worked and are delighted to be investing more in expanding it this year.”
Altus, which employs around 90 people, supplies specialist consultancy services and market-leading automation software to more than 150 clients in the investment, pensions, insurance and wealth management sector.
New owner Equisoft, a global provider of advanced insurance and investment digital services, has pledged to invest in the business, which was launched in 2005 with a mission to speed up financial services with superior tech.
