| The risk consulting market is a mix of implementation services, body-shopped programme teams and advisory consulting services. Our client has built a small and focused team at the higher end of this spectrum, helping FS clients define the future for their risk management functions. This may cover frameworks, Tech, the organisation... it will depend on the brief. The firm is currently a market-leader in this space though there is a lot of headroom for consultants to grow with the company. This is a small team, and we are looking for career-minded people looking to invest in themselves and their career. If you are working in an FS business or a consulting firm and looking for career development, a focused team, interesting work and learning/development, then we would love to hear from you. We are hiring at all levels from Consultant through to Senior Manager. The following skills are of interest: - Advisory and consulting experience in the Financial Services industry, including experience of project management, leading projects, direct delivery, and staff oversight;
- Experience of delivering and delivering change and transformation programmes in Financial Services firms (ideally with a focus on end-to-end risk management);
- Strong knowledge of key regulatory trends and developments, as well as an understanding of the role of regulation in the Financial Services industry and the relationship between Financial Services firms and regulators;
- Strong understanding of the key concepts of compliance risk management in Financial Services, including:
- Risk governance good practice, and the role that risk management plays in effective corporate governance;
- Risk management framework design and implementation, including the risk types that comprise an effective compliance risk management framework;
- Risk monitoring and measurement techniques;
- Risk reporting and MI;
- The role of policies, procedures and processes in effective risk management; and
- The role of technology and data in effective compliance risk management and the opportunities associated with new technological developments.
- Strong understanding of industry standards for end-to-end compliance risk management practices, with the ability and proactivity to seek out leading industry practices in new areas of experience; and,
- Familiarity with key financial products and instruments. |
