For the second year in a row, London-based Alpha Financial Market Consulting finds itself on our Best Small Firms to Work For list. For Alpha, which was founded in 2003 and has offices in New York, Luxembourg and Paris, and its employees, “this is a very exciting endorsement of the culture we have built, and the people we have recruited,” says Nick Kent, managing director.
“Achieving this accolade two years running demonstrates that we continue to offer a highly attractive environment for our employees. It also reinforces to our clients that Alpha has a strong team ethic and highly-motivated people—something that comes through in every project we undertake.”
Kent says the firm managed to perform “exceptionally well” during the downturn and that’s one of the reasons for Alpha’s strong culture scores on the survey—a 4.73 out of a possible 5.0. “Morale is extremely high. During the market downturn we continued to provide interesting and challenging consulting assignments for our team,” Kent says.
“Having emerged successfully from those market challenges we are looking forward to a period of exciting growth.”
Culture has always been a key focus for Alpha, Kent says. The firm goes to great lengths to maintain that unique aspect of the business by continuing to recruit exceptional individuals who share a similar mindset and approach. “We also strive to achieve a very open culture, where everyone feels involved in determining the business strategy and in making the key business decisions.”
That last point may help explain the firm’s above average score—a 4.66 out of 5.0—in the survey’s Leadership category. Company-wide meetings and a regular anonymous 360-degree feedback process are just a few of methods
endorsed by firm leadership.
