Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

FS X-Sector

Specialism

Advisory - Other

Management Level

Manager

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in risk and compliance focus on maintaining regulatory compliance and managing risks for clients, providing advice, and solutions. They help organisations navigate complex regulatory landscapes and enhance their internal controls to mitigate risks effectively.

In regulatory risk compliance at PwC, you will focus on confirming adherence to regulatory requirements and mitigating risks for clients. You will provide guidance on compliance strategies and help clients navigate complex regulatory landscapes.

Role: Risk, Regulation and FinTech Consultant
Location: Jersey/Guernsey
Line of Service: Advisory, Financial Services Risk & Regulation, Financial Technology (FinTech) & FinCrime
Grade: Manager
Contracted Hours per Week: 37.5

PwC Channel Islands Overview
PwC is a highly dynamic professional services firm offering Advisory, Tax, Audit and other assurance services to a large portfolio of international and local clients. The Channel Islands firm employs 600+ staff in offices across Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney and is part of an international network of 151 PwC firms employing over 364,000 staff.

Job Summary
The Risk & Regulation / FinTech team forms the largest and most prominent part of our Advisory business with the broadest range of projects and client diversity across a variety of industry sectors but primarily focused on financial services. Our subject matter experts are engaged by clients locally, globally and across the wider PwC network, regularly working with PwC counterparts around the world.

The team is led by a UK & CI Partner, augmented with experienced Directors and a strong management team with excellent possibilities to progress given our continued and exciting growth.

The team provides advice and assistance based on deep financial, analytical and business process skills to help our clients improve the way they operate, innovate and grow, reduce costs, manage risks, leverage talent and change the way they do business.

We work closely with client staff at global organisations across all levels. We bring our insight, experience and thought leadership to large, complex projects in core focus areas including:

Implementing cutting-edge global financial technology solutions

Navigating local and international risk, governance and regulatory change

Assisting with buy-side and sell-side Transactional Services (Reg Due Diligence)

Managing multi-million pound financial services remediation programmes

Leading global anti-financial crime consulting and managed services

Empowering local businesses to overcome transformational challenges

Operating model design, optimisation and implementation

We are looking for ambitious and experienced professionals to join our team as we continue to grow our business. Whether you can manage challenging and complex technology implementation projects, provide critical advice around complex subject matter or assist our clients in delivering and implementing business transformation, we are looking for you.

Responsibilities
You will work closely with senior personnel internally and crucially externally, be involved in a variety of engagements, interacting with clients and building business relationships across the region. Being part of a smaller, agile department, you will also have excellent opportunities to be involved in strategic initiatives, have input into the management of the business and contribute directly to the running of the practice.

Responsibilities include:

Managing project delivery teams and ownership of delivery timelines

Overall responsibility for client project deliverables and creation of proposal documents

Working with a range of clients where you will deliver a tailored service to meet their requirements

Completing a diverse range of assignments whilst managing project teams, whilst working collaboratively with clients and other PwC network firms

Utilising your proven track record and experience to assist clients in improving their business performance so they are able to respond quickly and effectively to situations, and extracting value from transactions

Coaching and supporting the development of junior team members

Ensuring the team and your assigned projects are in compliance with PwC policy requirements

Maintaining a leading-edge knowledge of new and current regulations in Jersey and Guernsey

Work closely with leadership to support the growth of our Risk, Reg and Fintech proposition

Building and developing relationships with our target clients

Direct Reports

This role reports to:

Partners, Directors, Senior Managers

Reporting to this role:

Senior Associates, Associates

Qualifications & Certifications
No specific qualifications or certifications are needed for this role however it will be advantageous to hold a qualification such as those listed below or an equivalent

● University degree (Upper Second Class or higher)
● ACA / ACCA (or equivalent)
● Compliance, Governance or Risk related qualifications e.g. CISI, ICA, ACAMS or equivalent
● Other industry recognised qualifications e.g. PRINCE2, Agile, Lean Six Sigma, CFA, or equivalent

Skills & Experience Required
As a credible candidate you will have developed core skills in your associated discipline and be able to demonstrate prior experience in financial services. You will also be digitally literate and / or are passionate about learning new digital skills to support our practice.

Essential skills

A minimum of 5 years’ experience working within financial services

At least 2 years of experience delivering professional consulting services

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

In-depth knowledge of Anti-Financial Crime regulations across Jersey and Guernsey

Previous experience with various organisational risk, fincrime, compliance and governance regimes

Previous experience in technology and process automation, with a particular focus on core industry technologies adopted within the financial services sector e.g. CLM workflows, screening and data providers, transaction monitoring providers, etc

Experience in leading teams, delivering projects to tight deadlines, and managing stakeholders.

Ability to accurately prepare and review reports on technical subject matter

Technologically minded and the willingness to learn new skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, etc)

Desirable skills

Familiarity with industry agnostic tools such as PowerApps, Salesforce and Alteryx

Data analytics and visualisation experience (e.g. Power BI/Tableau)

Prior experience of working as risk, reg or fintech consultant

Experience of proposal writing and/or delivering pitches for new engagements

Travel Requirements
Travel may be required to visit client sites as part of day-to-day project delivery and some travel is required between the islands and the UK as you will be part of a x-island team. However, for those candidates who actively want to travel with work, we have a number of projects that require extensive travel which you can request to be part of if you wish.

The skills we look for in our people
All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, Evolved PwC Professional.

The Evolved PwC Professional focuses on two core behaviours: Trusted Leadership and Distinctive Outcomes. Trusted Leadership is underpinned by core behaviours that Inspire, Empower and Evolve, and Distinctive Outcomes is underpinned by behaviours that Champion, Build and Deliver.

Diversity
We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their unique strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business. https://pwc.to/2vY6KZm.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Anti-Bribery, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance, Business Ethics, Coaching and Feedback, Code of Ethics, Communication, Compliance and Governance, Compliance and Standards, Compliance Auditing, Compliance Frameworks, Compliance Program Implementation, Compliance Reporting, Compliance Review, Compliance Risk Assessment, Compliance Training, Controls Compliance, Creativity, Cybersecurity Risk Management, Data Analysis and Interpretation, Data Protection Management (DPM), Disability Support {+ 35 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Up to 40%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

Yes

Job Posting End Date