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Principal Consultant - Risk Assurance

Rec Sense Recruitment
Posted 19 hours ago, valid for 10 days
Location

Birmingham, West Midlands B27 6QS, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Principal Consultant (Risk Assurance) role offers a salary of c.£55-60k plus an annual bonus and allows for hybrid working with reporting to the Birmingham office.
  • The successful candidate will be responsible for resource planning, staff management, and providing bespoke training programs for junior staff.
  • Key responsibilities also include overseeing client delivery, managing internal audit contracts, and engaging in business development initiatives.
  • Candidates should have practical experience in a similar position with a strong technical background in executing and leading audits in accordance with IIA standards.
  • Extensive experience in various financial services sectors, such as banking and investment management, is required for this position.

Principal Consultant (Risk Assurance) - c.£55-60k + annual bonus (Hybrid working - reporting in to Birmingham office)

In delivering internal audit and risk assurance services, the role-holder will be a strong ambassador for the organisation, promoting brand awareness and upholding high ethical standards of business.

Responsibilities

Staff Management

  • Resource planning to ensure all client engagements are adequately resourced in a timely manner.
  • Providing bespoke training programmes for junior staff.
  • Managing staff utilisation figures.

Client Delivery

Oversee delivery of client work as part of the engagement delivery team::

  • Agreeing engagement scopes with clients.
  • Overseeing client delivery by team members.
  • Quality assurance reviews of internal audit files and reports.
  • Effective stakeholder engagement and relationship management.

Financial

  • Manage internal audit contracts and individual reviews in line with the agreed budgets.
  • Billing, invoicing and recovery management.

Business Development

  • Assist the Partner in business development initiatives, including being involved in tender presentations and visits to target clients and networking at various events to build our brand.

Contribution to wider FS faculty

Contribute to the firm wide FS faculty through:

  • Cross referral of opportunities to other service lines and disciplines.
  • Playing full role in FS sector groups and initiatives.
  • Joint targeting with other service lines.

Requirements Practical experience of working in an equivalent position. 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

Principal Consultant (Risk Assurance) - £55-60k + annual bonus (Hybrid working - reporting in to Birmingham office).

Principal Consultant (Risk Assurance) - £55-60k + annual bonus (Hybrid working - reporting in to Birmingham office).

Principal Consultant (Risk Assurance) - £55-60k + annual bonus (Hybrid working - reporting in to Birmingham office).

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.