Senior Manager Enterprise Risk Insurance - Financial Services

EY; Antwerpen; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extensive trainings on technical and软‑

Flexible working arrangements

Global opportunities and mobility

Accessible senior management

Job summary

EY is seeking a Manager in Non-Financial Risk & Compliance within its Financial Services Organization (FSO) in Belgium. The role focuses on regulatory gaps, risk assessments, internal controls, and governance for financial institutions including insurers and asset managers.

Willingness to lead workshops and advise on remediation is essential. Leverage extensive consulting experience to shape risk and compliance programs, with a strong emphasis on regulatory requirements and market practices,

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• 8+ years of consulting experience in financial services.
• Expertise in Non-Financial Risk and Compliance within Insurances.
• Fluency in French and/or Dutch; proficient English.

Responsibilities

• Regulatory gap assessment and roadmap implementation.
• Lead risk assessment campaigns and report to senior management.
• Improve design of non-financial regulatory controls and monitor implementation.
• Maintain regulatory watch programs across AML, GDPR, ESG and related topics.
• Organize workshops to identify pain points and propose remediations.
• Support governance of oversight functions in financial institutions.
• Perform board reviews and foster risk and compliance culture.
• Support internal audit as a SME on regulatory topics.

Skills

Regulatory risk assessment

Internal control design

Regulatory watch

Project management

Team leadership

Business development

Communication skills

English & Dutch/French fluency

Education

Master’s degree in a relevant field

Job description

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.

We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.

Join EY and help to build a better working world.

The Opportunity

At EY Financial Services Organization (FSO) we have a strong Non-Financial Risk, Regulatory and Compliance Consulting practice. Our dedicated professionals work with financial institutions of different size across various sectors (including insurance, banks, asset management and payment players), helping them in notably being compliant with new or updates in regulations but as well at organizing their control functions (e.g. compliance, non-financial risk management & permanent control) in alignment with market practices and regulatory requirements.

We are currently seeking an experienced Manager with experience in Non-Financial Risk and Insurances, specifically in the financial services industry, to further expand our team!

Key Responsibilities

• Regulatory gap assessment & roadmap implementation: Implement new or updated regulatory requirements starting by performing gap assessments, building roadmaps, and translating regulatory requirements into business and controls requirements
• (Compliance) Risk assessment: lead campaigns to identify and assess (compliance) risks, propose risk responses and (compliance) risk monitoring approaches, report results to entity’s senior management
• Internal Control: Improve the design of (non-) regulatory internal controls and monitor their effective implementation, using notably international standards, market practices and translating regulatory expectations
• Regulatory watch: update and/or improve existing regulatory watch processes and build a regulatory monitoring program to ensure ongoing compliance (e.g.: on AML, GDPR, ESG, POG, MiFID, PRIIPS, UCITS/AIFMD, CRD, Outsourcing, PSDII, Instant Payment, CESOP, Instant Payment, DORA, Corporate Governance, Banking law, Remuneration policies…);
• Lead regulatory projects and advise: Organize workshops with the client’s teams to identity pain points, draw analysis and propose remediations within compliance domain
• Support in reviewing the organization and governance of oversight functions (i.e. compliance & risk management) within the financial institution to align with market practices and regulatory expectations
• Perform Board effectiveness reviews
• Help to foster risk and compliance culture within an organization (workshops, awareness campaigns, trainings)
• Internal Audit: Support our internal audit practice as Subject Matter Expert on regulatory and compliance topics

Skills And Attributes For Success

• Master’s degree in a relevant field
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in a Consulting role
• Experience in Non-Financial Risk and Compliance within Insurances
• Expertise and experience in specific regulations applicable to the relevant financial sector (e.g.: GDPR, ESG, MiFID, PRIIPS, UCITS/AIFMD, CRD, PSD2, Instant payment, CESOP, Interchange Fee Regulation, Corporate Governance, DORA, Remuneration policies…)
• Excellent team and people management skills
• A commercial mindset or experience with Business development are a must
• Curiosity and affinity with laws and regulations
• Flexible mindset, with a creative approach and ability to think out-of-the-box
• Process-minded, organized, with an eye for detail and excellent analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication & presentation skills
• Fluency in French and/or Dutch and proficient level of business English
• Detail oriented, problem solving skilled, client focused, with a pragmatic approach
• Capacity to summarize and prioritize the information to be reported to management
• Strong team spirit, balanced by a healthy sense of autonomy

What Working At EY Offers

• You will be part of a leading global professional services firm.
• You will be part of the EY family where everyone is willing to offer support and senior management is very accessible.
• You will join a dynamic and growing team with a great mix of young and experienced professionals focusing on financial services.
• You will get extensive trainings on technical matters, as well as soft skills and project management, and you will have access to new technologies and innovative equipment.
• We are proud of our flexible working arrangements, and we will support you to build a successful career and deliver excellent client service, without sacrificing your personal priorities.
• While our client-facing profession might require part-time working at client site and business traveling at times, we are committed to helping you achieve a lifestyle balance.

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams.

To help create an equitable and inclusive experience during the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible about any disability-related adjustments or accommodations you may need.

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