Consultant - Financial Institutions Advisory

BRG; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 115,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

BRG is launching a capital markets advisory group and seeks a Consultant or Managing Consultant to oversee engagement workstreams across regulatory compliance, risk management, and client advisory projects. You will work directly with senior professionals to deliver actionable solutions for financial institutions.

In this role you will help build a new practice, contribute to frameworks, mentor junior staff, and support business development. Travel to client sites is required where needed.

Qualifications

• Four or more years of regulatory compliance, supervision, or risk management experience in financial institutions or consulting.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent work experience.
• Strong MS Office skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint, with ability to present analyses.
• Strong verbal and written communication, team-oriented, and ability to manage processes and junior staff.
• Ability to travel to client sites as needed.
• Six or more years of direct experience assessing or advising on compliance with SEC/FINRA/CFTC/NFA/state requirements is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with senior professionals to execute financial institution advisory projects related to regulatory compliance and risk management.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of frameworks for compliance and risk management programs.
• Assess client policies, procedures, and controls against leading practices and industry frameworks; identify gaps and provide recommendations.
• Plan and execute assigned tasks; support project administration and client communications.
• Apply problem-solving and tools to develop client solutions and present findings to engagement leads.
• Participate in practice meetings, business development, and staff training and recruiting.
• Lead the development and implementation of risk-management frameworks in engagements.
• Plan and manage client engagements including budget and day-to-day relationships.
• Manage project work by delegating tasks and reviewing deliverables for accuracy.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Project management

Communication

Travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Microsoft Office

Job description

We Do Consulting Differently

We Do Consulting Differently

BRG is launching a new capital markets group within its Financial Institutions Advisory practice that will focus on helping financial institutions, including broker-dealers, investment advisers, swap dealers, and other capital market participants, solve pressing business, regulatory, and compliance issues. The group includes former regulators, compliance experts, financial modelers, technologists, and former industry professionals, that advise clients with immediate risks to drive tangible benefits.

BRG is currently seeking a Consultant or Managing Consultant to support and oversee engagement workstreams across a range of complex regulatory compliance, risk management, and client advisory projects within the capital markets sector. This is an opportunity to help build a new practice within an established consulting firm. We are looking for professionals who are eager to build on their experience working in the financial services industry and who enjoy using their analytical ability and strong organizational skills to solve complex problems, working directly with clients, and helping to build a growing business.

Responsibilities

Consultant / Managing Consultant

• Work directly with senior professionals to execute financial institution advisory projects related to regulatory compliance and risk management. Functional areas of work include supervision, governance, technology and operations enablement, and business process optimization.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of frameworks and methodologies for compliance, supervisory, operational, and regulatory risk management programs.
• Assess client policies, procedures, and controls against leading practices and industry frameworks. Identify gaps in design and execution, and present actionable recommendations.
• Plan and execute assigned project tasks and support project administration and day-to-day client communications. Prioritize assignments and responsibilities to meet engagement goals and deadlines.
• Apply creative problem-solving and relevant software tools, analytical methods, and computer models to develop client solutions efficiently. Prepare client deliverables and contribute to expert reports. Present findings and recommendations in coordination with engagement leads.
• Participate in practice meetings, business development initiatives, and office activities, including staff training and recruiting.
• Additional Managing Consultant Responsibilities
• Lead the development and implementation of risk-management frameworks and methodologies within assigned engagements or workstreams.
• Plan and manage client engagements or assigned workstreams, depending on engagement size and complexity. Responsibilities include project administration, contracting, budget management, and day-to-day client relationships.
• Manage project work by delegating assignments, guiding staff, monitoring progress, and prioritizing work to meet goals and deadlines. Prepare and review deliverables for completeness and accuracy, oversee contributions to expert reports, and present findings and recommendations to client management.
• Lead assigned business development activities, including proposal preparation and prospective-client presentations, and take an active role in staff training and recruiting.

Qualifications

Consultant / Managing Consultant

• Minimum four (4) years of relevant experience in regulatory compliance, supervision, or risk management within a financial institution, regulatory agency, or consulting firm. Preferred focus on broker-dealers, investment advisers, asset or wealth management firms, swap dealers, or other capital markets businesses.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent work experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, and the ability to prepare clear analyses and presentations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, desire to work within a team environment, and ability to manage processes and other more junior staff, as necessary.
• Ability to travel to client sites as needed.

Additional Managing Consultant Qualifications

• Minimum of six (6) years of direct experience assessing or advising on compliance with applicable SEC, FINRA, CFTC, NFA, or state regulatory requirements and expectations, with a strong preference for candidates who have worked in a regulatory agency’s enforcement or examinations division.
• Demonstrated experience conducting risk and control assessments, developing process maps and workflows, assessing compliance with capital markets regulations, and conducting markets compliance testing and financial harm analysis.
• Proven project or program management experience, including planning and coordinating work, guiding staff, reviewing deliverables, and managing client communications.

Consultant Salary Range: $115,000 – $145,000

Managing Consultant: $145,000 – $190,000

Job title and compensation to be determined basedqualifications and experience.

Candidate must be able to submit verification of his/her legal right to work in the U.S., without company sponsorship.

About BRG

BRG combines world-leading academic credentials with world-tested business expertise and purpose-built emerging technologies. Our culture centers on agility and connectivity which sets us apart and gets you ahead.

At BRG, our professionals include specialist consultants, industry experts, renowned academics, and leading-edge data scientists. Together, they bring a diversity of real-world experience, data, and human and artificial intelligence, to economics, disputes, and investigations; corporate finance; and performance improvement services that address the most complex challenges facing organizations across the globe.

Our unique structure nurtures the interdisciplinary relationships that give us the edge, laying the groundwork for more informed insights and more original, incisive thinking. When paired with our global reach and resources, our diverse perspectives and technical capabilities make us uniquely capable to address our clients’ challenges. We get results because we know how to apply our thinking to your world.

At BRG, we don’t just show you what’s possible. We’re built to help you make it happen.

BRG is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.