Risk Advisory Manager

Wilkinson & Associates; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

Generous annual leave

Paid volunteering days

Structured career progression

Volunteer days

Career progression

Job summary

A leading professional services firm is seeking a Manager to join its hybrid team in Scotland, focusing on risk and regulatory advisory within the asset & wealth management sector. The successful candidate will lead complex engagements, manage multi-disciplinary teams, and foster client relationships. This position requires proven experience in advisory roles, a strong understanding of regulatory frameworks, and excellent communication skills. This role offers competitive compensation, a hybrid work model, and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in regulatory change or risk management.
• Background in professional services or financial services.
• Strong communication and team leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead advisory and assurance engagements in regulatory areas.
• Manage multiple projects ensuring quality outputs.
• Build relationships with senior client stakeholders.
• Design and optimise enterprise risk frameworks and financial reporting controls
• Develop sustainability strategies and ESG reporting frameworks
• Lead, coach and develop junior team members and manage client relationships
• Contribute to business development and proposals

Skills

Advisory engagement delivery

Stakeholder management

Regulatory frameworks understanding

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Business development

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

Are you ready to take a leading role in shaping how financial services organisations respond to regulatory change, strengthen risk frameworks and embed sustainability into their core strategy?

Our client, a leading professional services firm, is expanding its Insurance and Asset & Wealth Management Risk Advisory practice in a Scotland-based team with UK-wide coverage. This hybrid Manager opportunity offers the chance to work with some of the most prominent firms in the financial services sector, supporting them to manage risk, meet evolving regulatory expectations and deliver sustainable, long-term value.

This opportunity would be suitable for a qualified accountant with a background in asset management, risk or insurance.

The Opportunity

As Manager within the Insurance and Asset & Wealth Management Risk Advisory team, you will play a central role in delivering complex, high-impact engagements across regulatory advisory, risk and control transformation, sustainability advisory and internal audit.

You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, work directly with senior stakeholders and contribute to the continued growth and evolution of the practice’s propositions. This is a highly visible role, combining technical delivery, client relationship management and business development.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of advisory and assurance engagements across prudential and conduct regulation, risk and controls, sustainability/ESG and internal audit
• Oversee multiple concurrent projects, ensuring high-quality, commercially relevant outputs delivered on time and within scope
• Advise clients on regulatory change initiatives, including Consumer Duty implementation, governance enhancements and board effectiveness
• Design and optimise enterprise risk frameworks, financial reporting controls (including SOx/ICFR), and capital and liquidity assessments
• Support clients in developing sustainability strategies, climate risk approaches and ESG reporting (e.g. TCFD, Net Zero)
• Scope, deliver and report on internal audit and assurance engagements, providing clear, actionable insights
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, acting as a strategic advisor
• Contribute to business development activity, supporting proposals and identifying opportunities for growth
• Lead, coach and develop junior team members, fostering an inclusive and high-performance team culture
• Monitor industry, regulatory and ESG developments, translating market insight into practical client solutions

Candidate Profile

• Proven experience delivering advisory or assurance engagements in at least one of the following areas: regulatory change, risk & controls, sustainability/ESG or internal audit
• Background within professional services or a financial services organisation, ideally with exposure to insurance or asset & wealth management
• Experience managing multiple projects and leading teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks and how complex financial institutions operate
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage at senior level
• Commercial awareness and the ability to identify and develop new client opportunities
• Analytical, strategic thinker with sound judgement and attention to detail
• Competitive base salary and performance-related bonus
• Hybrid working model with flexibility across office, home and client site
• Private medical cover and access to a virtual GP
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Paid volunteering days each year
• Structured career progression and ongoing professional development support
• Inclusive, collaborative culture within a market-leading advisory practice

Why Apply?

• Work on high-profile engagements across insurance and asset & wealth management
• Gain exposure to regulatory, risk, sustainability and assurance work within one integrated practice
• Influence strategic decisions at senior client level
• Accelerate your career within a firm known for quality, innovation and professional development

To learn more or apply, please contact Andrea Green at [e-mail] for a private and confidential discussion. Alternatively, submit your CV and we’ll be in touch