Principal Consultant - Financial Services

RSM UK; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a leading consulting firm where your expertise in financial services will make a significant impact. As a Principal Consultant, you will lead internal audit and risk assurance services, driving client success while enhancing your professional growth. This role offers the opportunity to work with a diverse range of clients in the financial sector, from banking to investment management. With a commitment to ethical standards and brand promotion, you will help shape the future of consulting at RSM UK. Embrace a culture of learning and collaboration in a flexible work environment that values your contributions.

Benefits

Hybrid working

26 days holiday

Financial wellbeing benefits

Access to virtual GP

300+ courses on demand

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in managing internal audit contracts and reviews.
• Strong skills in delivering quality assurance and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Support client management in delivering internal audit and risk assurance services.
• Promote brand awareness and uphold high ethical standards.

Skills

Staff Management

Stakeholder Management

Quality Reviews

Internal Audit

Billing and Invoicing

Regulatory Reporting

Risk Management

Education

Degree in Finance or Accounting

Professional Audit Qualification (e.g., IIA)

Tools

Audit Software

Financial Reporting Tools

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

Consulting brings together multiple teams across Transactions, Risk & Consulting, ABA, and Outsourcing to provide client-centric solutions for RSM’s current and future clients within the middle market. Our Consulting team has a major role to play in driving forward the growth of the firm with over 1,700 people delivering almost £200m revenue.

At the heart of Consulting are the six solutions we offer our clients: business transformation, deal services, finance function support, risk and governance, forensic and investigation services, and restructuring. Our solutions create an enhanced tailored approach to support our clients in achieving their strategic goals and empower our people to make an impact and develop their own unique career path.

As a Principal Consultant within financial services, you will be responsible for supporting the client management team in the day-to-day delivery of internal audit and wider risk assurance services to a portfolio of financial services clients. The management activities will require the individual to travel in the UK.

In delivering internal audit and risk assurance services, you will be a strong ambassador for the RSM brand, promoting brand awareness and upholding high ethical standards of business that protect the brand, the UK firm, its staff and its clients.

You will make an impact by:

• Demonstrating your skills and experience in delivering quality assurance reviews, internal audit reviews and summaries.
• Assisting the Partner in business development initiatives, including being involved in tender presentations and visits to target clients and networking at various events to build the RSM brand.
• Overseeing delivery of client work as part of the engagement delivery team, being a recognised RSM Manager for client engagements.

What we are looking for:

Are you someone who thrives on variety, loves learning new things, and enjoys connecting with people? If you can spot inefficiencies in everyday life and are passionate about making improvements, this role is perfect for you!

We value diverse experiences and perspectives. Here’s what we’re looking for in our ideal candidate:

• Strong staff management skills and ability to cross refer opportunities to/from other service lines and disciplines.
• Demonstrable experience with client delivery, stakeholder management, engagement scopes and quality Reviews.
• Specific financial experience with managing internal audit contracts and individual reviews in line with agreed budgets.
• Experience in billing, invoicing and recovery management.
• Extensive practical experience of working in an equivalent position in a professional services firm or large in-house function within industry. Technically proficient in executing and leading audits in accordance with IIA standards and the standards on effective audit in financial services across several of the following areas, such as:
  • Regulatory reporting (COREP/FINREP), Client Money and Assets (CASS), CRD IV, MIFID II, Recovery & Resolution Planning (RRP), ICAAP and Pillar 3 reporting Senior Managers & Certification Regime, FCA Systems and Controls – especially in relation to Compliance and Risk Management Frameworks & Governance & Conduct Risk Management.
• The role holder will have extensive experience of working in different financial services sectors, such as:
  • Insurance, banking, alternative finance / lending, FX Trading, investment management and funds, asset management, broker/dealers and prop traders, investment banking and stockbroking.

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.
• 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.