Senior Associate, Personal Independence Risk – Belfast

EY UK; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards

Flexible working

Career development

Job summary

EY UK is expanding its Personal Independence team in Belfast, offering permanent, full-time roles. You will support Partners and staff to ensure independence compliance for personal investments, working with regulatory standards from FRC, SEC and IESBA. Prior independence experience is desirable but not essential.

The Senior Associates will report to the Personal Independence Manager in Belfast and collaborate with the London team to deliver robust risk management across UK client services.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Risk Management environment.
• Excellent communication skills across all levels of the firm.
• Strong analytical and interpretive abilities with high attention to detail.
• Self-starter with initiative and organisational skills.
• Proven ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Collaborative team player with ability to work across functions.
• Desirable understanding of investment products (ISA, Pensions, Investment accounts).

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and guidance to EY Partners and employees on Independence related to personal financial investments and relationships.
• Analyse individuals' holdings to determine independence under EY policy and external regulations.
• Support Managers in operating processes and assess Independence impact for audits.
• Assist with the Annual and Quarterly Independence Confirmation process.
• Support regulatory reviews and inspections by senior team members.
• Collaborate with the London-based Personal Independence team and maintain strong teamwork.
• Assist training for new joiners on Personal Independence systems and processes.
• Act as a role-model for Associates in the team.

Skills

Risk management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Initiative

Teamwork

Deadlines

Strategic thinking

Investment products understanding

Job description

EY UK is expanding its Personal Independence team in Belfast, offering permanent, full-time roles. You will support Partners and staff to ensure independence compliance for personal investments, working with regulatory standards from FRC, SEC and IESBA. Prior independence experience is desirable but not essential.

The Senior Associates will report to the Personal Independence Manager in Belfast and collaborate with the London team to deliver robust risk management across UK client services.