Client Audits – Associate Advisor / Advisor (12 Month FTC)

Consult; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashurst Perkins Coie is seeking a Risk & Compliance professional in Glasgow to manage Client Audits and remediation activities on a global scale. You will collaborate with multiple firm functions to gather input, ensure regulatory alignment, and improve audit processes.

The role emphasizes clear communication with partners, clients, and internal teams. Based in Glasgow with flexible hybrid working, this position requires experience in auditing, compliance, governance, and project management to

Qualifications

• Notable experience in Auditing, Compliance, Quality, Governance or Project Management.
• Strong written and oral communication to diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to manage large volumes of information and meet deadlines.
• Independent problem solving and discretionary decision‑making.

Responsibilities

• Respond to Client Audits and coordinate input from required functions.
• Carry out remediation activities and ensure timely completion.
• Improve the client audit process with the Client Audits Supervisor.
• Explain technical topics to non-technical partners and clients.
• Develop ongoing relationships with stakeholders to support audits.

Skills

Auditing

Compliance

Quality

Governance

Project Management

Decision making

Communication

Stakeholder management

Job description

Description

At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world.For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.

What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work?

• Flexible work options - part-time, working from home and additional leave


• Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership, and discounted corporate health plans


• Career advancement - client secondment opportunities, global opportunities, and award-winning Learning & Development programs

The Opportunity

This role involves responding to client third party risk assessments ("Client Audits") and any associated remediation activities globally. This role involves liaising with a number of functions across the Firm to ensure all necessary input is obtained. The position is by its nature a global role; it will also involve working to local regulatory requirements as required.

The Risk & Compliance function is commercially minded and focuses on adding value to the business as well as clients.

• Successfully plan, prepare and respond to Client Audits;


• Coordinate (and, where applicable, carry out) any associated remediation activities to ensure such activities are actioned as required;


• Work closely with the Client Audits Supervisor to assist in developing and improving the client audit process for the Firm;


• Be able to communicate technical jargon (particularly common in relation to information security) to nontechnical stakeholders (partners, clients and other business functions); and


• Be tasked to further develop relationships with our stakeholders on a continuous basis.

This is a full time role on an initial 12 month fixed term basis. The role will be based in Glasgow with flexible hybrid working.

Main responsibilities include

• Responding to Client Audits being undertaken on the Firm, with the input of other required functions.


• Ensuring all aspects of responding to a Client Audit are dealt with in a timely manner. This includes completing any assessments, obtaining any evidence required and ensuring this is prepared in an agreed way for evidence validation sessions with the client.


• Liaise with a range of Ashurst Perkins Coie departments to ensure they understand what is required of them when responding to Client Audits, including when engaging with a client as part of an audit.


• Brief Client Relationship Partners at Ashurst Perkins Coie on developments before, during and after key audits. Provide them with talking points and further insights where necessary. Lead discussions with them about remediation items that may impact their working practices.

More information can be found in the job description attached to the role on our careers site Careers | Ashurst Perkins Coie

About you

The successful candidate will have:

• Notable experience and technical skills within an Auditing (Internal or External), Compliance, Quality, Governance or Project Management role, or experience within Third Party/Supplier Risk Management.


• Experienced in discretionary decision-making and working independently to problem solve client and technical issues with key stakeholders. Strong, professional written and oral communication skills, with the ability to put a position forward in a clear, articulate way, to different stakeholders.


• Advanced ability to manage large volumes of information in the appropriate format.


• Ability to adhere to strict internal and external deadlines. Skilled in managing expectations and facilitating complex discussions.