Manager - Insurance - Asset & Wealth Management Risk Advisory

PricewaterhouseCoopers; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services consultancy in the UK is seeking a Manager to lead advisory engagements across regulatory change, risk, sustainability, and internal audit. You will oversee multiple projects, develop senior relationships, and lead a team in delivering high-quality outcomes. Ideal candidates possess strong advisory skills, exceptional communication, and strategic thinking abilities. This full-time role includes extensive benefits and offers flexibility in work location.

Benefits

Private medical cover

24/7 access to a virtual GP

Six volunteering days a year

Empowered flexibility in work location

Qualifications

• Experience managing multiple projects and teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Confidence to operate at senior client levels.
• Sound judgement in high-pressure situations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of multiple concurrent projects.
• Build and maintain trusted senior relationships.
• Contribute to practice growth by developing new opportunities.
• Lead, coach and develop junior team members.
• Maintain understanding of industry regulatory and ESG developments.
• Collaborate with other specialists across disciplines.

Skills

Proven track record in delivering advisory engagements

Exceptional communication and influencing skills

Ability to develop client propositions

Strong commercial acumen

Analytical and strategic thinking

Job description

Job Summary

About the role :
Our Insurance and Asset & Wealth Management (I&AWM) practice partners with leading financial services firms to help them manage risk meet regulatory expectations and deliver sustainable value. We bring deep expertise across Regulatory Advisory Risk & Control Advisory Sustainability Advisory and Internal Audit enabling clients to respond effectively to a rapidly evolving business landscape.

As a Manager you’ll take a leading role in delivering high‑impact engagements developing our propositions and driving relationships that create long‑term value. You will work with senior stakeholders across the industry supporting their strategic priorities and guiding them through transformation assurance and regulatory change.

What your days will look like

In this role you will lead multi‑disciplinary teams on diverse client engagements with work spanning:

• Regulatory Advisory – Leading projects on prudential and conduct regulation board effectiveness supporting and reviewing the implementation of Consumer Duty and major regulatory change initiatives.
• Risk & Control Advisory – Designing, implementing and optimising enterprise risk frameworks and financial reporting controls (e.g. SOx / ICFR), capital and liquidity assessments and governance improvements.
• Sustainability Advisory – Advising clients on sustainability strategy climate risk ESG reporting (e.g. TCFD Net Zero) and integrating sustainability considerations into risk and business processes.
• Internal Audit – Scoping delivering and reporting on internal audit and assurance engagements providing actionable insights to strengthen client governance and control environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Client Delivery – Oversee the delivery of multiple concurrent projects ensuring outputs are high quality, commercially relevant and on time.
• Client Management – Build and maintain trusted senior relationships acting as a go‑to advisor and identifying opportunities to bring value.
• Business Development – Actively contribute to practice growth by originating, developing and converting new opportunities as well as supporting proposals and bids.
• Team Leadership – Lead, coach and develop junior team members; foster a positive inclusive and high‑performance culture.
• Market Insight – Maintain an up‑to‑date understanding of industry regulatory and ESG developments translating them into client impact and proposition enhancements.
• Collaboration – Collaborate with other PwC specialists to provide joined‑up solutions across regulatory risk finance technology and sustainability disciplines.

This role is for you if you have:

• Proven track record in delivering advisory or assurance engagements in at least one of the four core areas: regulatory change risk & controls sustainability / ESG or internal audit.
• Experience managing multiple projects and teams in a fast‑paced environment.
• Ability to develop and innovate client propositions and translate market trends into solutions.
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills with the confidence to operate at senior client levels.
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of how complex organisations operate.
• Analytical and strategic thinking with sound judgement in high‑pressure situations.

What you’ll receive from us

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life our benefits are designed to add value and support recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions. We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.

Employment Details

Employment type: Full‑time

Experience: Manager

Vacancy: 1

Visa sponsorship available: Yes

Government clearance required: No