Risk and Regulation - ERM Specialist - Senior Associate

PwC; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Risk & Regulatory sector is seeking a Manager with 1-3 years of experience in risk consulting. The role involves supporting the Risk Services team in delivering risk management and regulatory change engagements. Candidates should have a relevant undergraduate degree and strong analytical and communication skills. This position offers an opportunity to become a subject matter expert while working closely with clients to navigate regulatory challenges.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years experience in risk consulting or related role.
• Undergraduate degree in Finance, Economics, Risk Management, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Support Risk Services team in delivering risk management engagements.
• Identify impact of regulatory change and support client adaptation.
• Prepare regulatory analysis and reports.

Skills

Problem Solving

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Attention to Detail

Presentation Skills

Education

Undergraduate degree

Honours/Masters degree

Tools

MS Office

Google Workspace

Job description

Who we are looking for

The world of Risk and Regulation is changing rapidly. PwC’s Risk & Regulatory team is looking to expand its business and are looking for candidates at the manager level who have gained 1 – 3 years’ experience consulting on risk or in industry in a related risk role.

Main Purpose:

To support and enable the Risk Services team in delivering risk management and regulatory change related engagements including:

• Problem definition
• Effort estimation
• Diagnosis
• Solution generation, design and deployment

Responsibilities:

• Being a member of a team on large and small engagements - working as part of a project team on client sites and day-to-day liaison with clients.
• Identifying the impact of regulatory change and supporting clients to adapt to the challenges the new regulatory landscape presents.
• Supporting technical analysis and developing an area of specialism where you will eventually become the 'subject matter expert'.
• Identifying and documenting key systems and controls for demonstrating compliance with applicable regulations.
• Preparing regulatory analysis and reports.
• Supporting senior team members through the development of marketing and sales activities and continuous client contact programmes with senior client staff.
• Relationship building and networking with clients and internally across PwC.
• Providing input to the debate on development and application of regulatory changes and leading practice developments.
• Participating in PwC’s Thought Leadership development.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree (but preferably Honours/Masters degree) in one of the following:
• Finance
• Economics
• Risk Management
• Commercial Law
• Engineering
• Management/Business Studies

Competencies:

• Motivated individuals who are passionate about risk management and regulation (risk, compliance, operational resilience and conduct).
• The range of technical skills our clients are looking for is broad. We need individuals with skills in one or several of the following areas:
• An ability to understand, interpret and communicate complex regulation;
• Agility to flex to different roles and support clients with varying requirements;
• Experience of problem solving and being able to implement and deliver solutions tailored to a client’s needs.
• Strong numeracy and report writing skills.
• Drive to continuously learn new things.
• Ability to communicate technical information to clients at all levels.
• Effective presentation skills.
• Analytical thinking and logical reasoning.
• Attention to detail.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Business understanding.
• MS Office.
• Google Workspace.