Financial Services, Regulatory Senior Consultant

RSM; London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading consulting firm as a Senior Consultant in London, where you'll support regulatory compliance and business development in the financial services sector. This role offers diverse career opportunities and the chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Hybrid working

26 Days Holiday

Financial Wellbeing Benefits

Access to 300+ Courses

Qualifications

• Experience in client-facing environments and managing relationships.
• Familiarity with tender processes and proposition design.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery of client projects and stakeholder engagement.
• Conduct structured document reviews and gap analysis.
• Assist in business development activities and tender presentations.

Skills

Business Development

Stakeholder Engagement

Regulatory Knowledge

Education

Degree in Accounting

Degree in Finance

Job description

As one of the world's largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive. We are a fast-growing firm with big ambitions -- we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.

Make an Impact at RSM UK

At RSM, our consulting team brings together diverse advisory experts to deliver our six core solutions: business transformation, forensic, deal services, restructuring, finance function support, and risk and governance.

Our solutions are designed to address the unique needs, challenges, and opportunities our clients face as they strive to achieve their aspirations and organisational goals. Whether it’s supporting global expansion, developing acquisition strategies, facilitating private equity investments, or collaborating with boards to manage risk and governance, our consulting experts work as one cohesive team. We prioritise simplicity, providing data-driven insights, value-added assurance, and high-quality execution to empower our clients in building sustainable, future-fit businesses.

It’s an exciting time to join our consulting team, as we embark on ambitious growth plans that promise to create diverse career opportunities. We are committed to enhancing our six solutions, expanding and developing our team of expert consultants, embracing a digital-first approach, strengthening our global presence, and building strong client relationships.

As a Senior Consultant, you will support the Financial Services Regulatory Compliance Manager and will assist in business development activities and delivering client engagements. The role-holder will deliver services to clients in line with RSM’s UK’s methodologies and risk management objectives.

You will make an impact by:

• Ensuring effective management of the client engagement lifecycle;
• Supporting with the production of tender documents and proposals to secure new business;
• Supporting the development of the brand through market research, new proposition design, go to market strategies and thought leadership;
• Regulatory horizon scanning;
• Supporting the engagement manager with day-to-day delivery of client engagement activities;
• Acting as an ambassador for our brand and developing a network of industry contacts
  

We are looking for:

The opportunity is to join RSM’s Risk Assurance function, within the Financial Services Risk and Regulation team. This team specialises in providing regulatory advice and guidance to clients within the financial services sector, supporting them to maintain compliance and manage risk in accordance with regulatory requirements.

The team has a diverse client base, from niche challenger firms, to long-established financial institutions. The team provide services to clients in the UK and across other wider regulatory jurisdictions globally.

Key areas of focus include:

• Conduct risk;
• Financial crime;
• Payment services;
• Prudential regulation;
• Governance, including SM&CR and effectiveness reviews;
• Compliance monitoring;
• Regulatory due diligence;
• Training delivery;
• Target Operating Model design;
• Regulatory gap analysis.
• The role is for a dedicated professional who can help build the regulatory practice.

Business Development

You will assist with:

• Business development activities;
• Developing propositions and responding to tenders;
• Tender/pitch presentations; and
• Producing materials for seminars/events on hot topics.

Delivery

Delivering client work as part of the engagement delivery team. The role will require:

• managing delivery of client projects;
• effective stakeholder engagement and relationship management;
• conducting structured document reviews and gap analysis against regulatory requirements and industry practice;
• structuring and conducting client interviews and process walk-throughs;
• developing solutions and drafting reports and detailed recommendations;
• quality assurance review of work undertaken on client projects; and
• approval of work in line with professional standards.
  

The role holder will also assist in the delivery of Financial Conduct Authority Section 166 Skilled Persons engagements including managing on-site teams, conducting interviews and testing and drafting the skilled person report.

• Experience of working in a client facing environment and managing relationships;
• Experience of business development, for example familiarity with tender processes and proposition design;
• Knowledge of the financial services market and the regulatory institutions.
• A degree in a relevant field, either Accounting, Finance etc.

What we can offer you:

We recognise that our people are our most important assets. That’s why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package that will help you have fulfilling experience, both in and out of work.

• Hybrid working
• 26 Days Holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days)
  
• Lifestyle, Health, and Wellbeing including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP
• Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our inhouse Talent Development team
  

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Diversity and Inclusion at RSM
At RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client's needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That's why we're working together to ensure our firm's principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.