Assurance - Financial Services Risk & Regulatory - Senior Manager

About Us: Our team empowers financial services organisations to navigate the landscape of risk and regulatory challenges. We enhance trust and transparency across sectors such as Insurance, Banking and Payments and Asset Management.  We solve important problems across functional areas like risk management, governance, compliance, internal controls, and conduct. We ensure our clients can thrive even in a complex operating environment.

Your Role: As a Senior Manager, you'll be at the forefront of problem-solving, supporting our clients’ strategic initiatives from conception, to execution, to completion; and leading our delivery teams on those engagements. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and inspire trust through transparent communication with teams and stakeholders.

• Anticipate and address stakeholder needs proactively.

• Tackle ambiguous and unstructured business challenges with confidence.

• Navigate the path between big-picture strategy and detailed management processes and controls.

• Apply and share your technical expertise in your area of specialism.

• Foster open, candid coaching conversations at every level.

• Cultivate an environment where people and technology intersect for superior outcomes for our clients.

• Uphold our firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

Qualifications:

• Degree or equivalent qualification with relevant professional credentials (for example, Professional Diploma in Compliance, PRMIA, ACOI).

• More than eight years in a consultancy or financial services setting, specializing in governance, risk, compliance or regulatory roles.

• In-depth knowledge of regulatory frameworks like Solvency II, the Corporate Governance Code, MiFiD.  Practical experience in a compliance/risk role within an authorized firm is welcome.

Your Skills:

• Experience in the financial services industries in Ireland and the EU; cross-sector experience is advantageous.

• Strong grasp of key Risk & Regulatory issues in Ireland and the EU.  Expertise in interpreting and implementing regulatory requirements, both new and existing.

• An understanding of operational processes and system controls within regulated entities.

• An open and curious mindset with the ability to craft constructive recommendations and develop innovative solutions.

• Good oral and written communication skills and good ability to write formal reports for Board-level consumption.

• Thrive in a multidisciplinary team setting.  Able to lead those teams when called to do so.

• Good time management and organisational abilities.

• A quick learner who can adapt swiftly and develop on the job knowledge.

• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to think on your feet.