Associate - Risk, Regulation and Fintech

PwC Channel Islands; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm is seeking a Risk, Reg and FinTech Consultant to join their Advisory team in Jersey/Guernsey. The role involves delivering tailored services to clients, developing project deliverables, and supporting the growth agenda. Ideal candidates will have experience in financial services, strong communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Multiple opportunities for professional development are available, along with the chance to work on varied engagements in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Core skills in financial services are essential.
• Prior experience in financial services is required.
• Willingness to learn new digital skills to support practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a tailored service to meet client requirements.
• Complete a diverse range of assignments as part of teams.
• Support the development of client project deliverables.

Skills

Basic understanding of financial services regulatory frameworks

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Technologically minded

Ability to lead self

Able to prepare and review reports

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Education

University degree (Upper Second Class or higher)

Tools

Power BI

Salesforce

Alteryx

CLM workflows

Job description

Overview

Role: Risk, Reg and FinTech Consultant - Associate | Working in Financial Services, Risk & Regulation, FinTech & FinCrime

Location: Jersey/Guernsey

Line of Service: Advisory

Grade: Associate

Contracted Hours per Week: 37.5

PwC Channel Islands Overview

PwC is a dynamic professional services firm offering Advisory, Tax, Audit and other assurance services. The Channel Islands firm employs 600+ staff in Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney and is part of an international network of 151 PwC firms employing over 364,000 staff.

Job Summary

The Risk & Reg / FinTech team forms the largest and most prominent part of our Advisory business with a broad range of projects and client diversity across financial services. Our subject matter experts are engaged by clients locally, globally and across the wider PwC network, frequently working with PwC counterparts around the world.

The team is led by a UK & CI Partner, augmented with experienced Directors and a strong management team with excellent possibilities to progress as we continue to grow.

The team provides advice and assistance based on deep financial, analytical and business process skills to help clients improve the way they operate, innovate and grow, reduce costs, manage risks, leverage talent and change the way they do business.

We work closely with client staff at global organisations across all levels and bring our insight, experience and thought leadership to large, complex projects in core focus areas including:

• Implementing cutting-edge global financial technology solutions
• Navigating local and international risk, governance and regulatory change
• Assisting with buy-side and sell-side Transactional Services (Reg Due Diligence)
• Managing multi-million pound financial services remediation programmes
• Leading global anti-financial crime consulting and managed services
• Empowering local businesses to overcome transformational challenges
• Operating model design, optimisation and implementation

Responsibilities

You will work closely with senior personnel internally and externally, be involved in a variety of engagements, interacting with clients and building business relationships across the region. Being part of a smaller, agile department, you will have opportunities to be involved in strategic initiatives, contribute to management of the business and run the practice.

Responsibilities include:

• Deliver a tailored service to meet client requirements across a range of engagements
• Complete a diverse range of assignments as part of teams, working collaboratively
• Support the development of client project deliverables and creation of proposal documents
• Build relationships internally within the PwC network and externally with client management teams on ongoing engagements
• Support the leadership and management teams with the Advisory growth agenda
• Ongoing development of in-depth industry experience and process expertise
• Stay abreast of any new regulations published in Jersey and/or Guernsey

Direct Reports

This role reports to: Partner, Director, Senior Manager, Manager, Senior Associate

Qualifications & Certifications

No specific qualifications or certifications are required; advantageous to hold a qualification such as those listed below or an equivalent

• University degree (Upper Second Class or higher)

Skills & Experience Required

You will have core skills in your discipline with prior experience in financial services. You should be digitally literate and/or willing to learn new digital skills to support our practice.

Essential skills

• Basic understanding of financial services regulatory frameworks
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Technologically minded, and/or willingness to learn new skills
• Ability to lead self, with a problem-solving mentality
• Able to prepare and review reports on technical subject matter
• Ability to deliver to tight deadlines and manage multiple stakeholders
• Eagerness to learn and continuously develop
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Desirable skills

• Previous experience with organisational risk, fincrime, compliance and governance regimes
• Interest in technology and process automation with focus on core industry technologies (e.g. CLM workflows, screening and data providers, transaction monitoring providers)
• Familiarity with industry tools such as PowerApps, Salesforce and Alteryx
• Data analytics and visualization experience (Power BI/Tableau)
• Knowledge of Anti-Financial Crime regulations in relevant markets
• Prior experience as a consultant
• Experience of business development such as proposal writing

Travel Requirements

Travel may be required to visit client sites as part of day-to-day project delivery and some travel between the islands and the UK. There are also opportunities to participate in larger travel projects if requested.

The skills we look for in our people

All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business and clients. These skills and behaviours are part of the Evolved PwC Professional framework.

The Evolved PwC Professional focuses on two core behaviours: Trusted Leadership and Distinctive outcomes. Trusted Leadership is underpinned by the behaviours Inspire, Empower and Evolve, and Distinctive outcomes are underpinned by Champion, Build and Deliver.

Diversity

We value diverse backgrounds and experiences and aim to attract the best people from the widest talent pool. We strive to create a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their unique strengths, contributing to our success. The diversity of our team supports our business value.