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About the Role

RSM is seeking a Senior Consultant within the Regulatory Practice of Financial Services to support management in providing regulatory advice and guidance to clients. The role involves helping clients maintain compliance and manage risk, with potential to line manage junior staff and support their career development.

Responsibilities

Ensuring effective management of the client engagement lifecycle
Supporting with the production of tender documents and proposals to secure new business
Supporting the development of the brand through market research, new proposition design, go to market strategies and thought leadership
Supporting the engagement manager with day-to-day delivery of client engagement activities and regulatory horizon scanning
Acting as an ambassador for our brand and developing a network of industry contacts
Conducting structured document reviews and gap analysis against regulatory requirements and industry practice
Structuring and conducting client interviews and process walk-throughs
Developing solutions and drafting reports and detailed recommendations
Completing quality assurance reviews of work undertaken on client projects and approval of work in line with professional standards

Requirements

Experience in FCA regulatory compliance, ideally gained within the UK financial services sector
Good working understanding of key areas of the FCA Handbook – such as SYSC, PRIN (including Consumer Duty), COBS, ICOBS, CONC, and financial crime requirements
Ability to research, interpret, and apply regulatory requirements in a practical way with guidance
Some experience in a compliance, advisory, or consultancy-related role, either within industry or a professional services environment
Experience supporting regulatory projects, preparing well-structured deliverables, managing workload to meet deadlines, and working across different client or stakeholder environments
Practical exposure to core compliance activities, such as reviewing regulatory requirements, assisting with compliance monitoring, supporting thematic reviews, carrying out horizon-scanning tasks, helping with regulatory mapping or gap analysis, and contributing to the drafting or improvement of compliance policies and procedures
An interest in understanding regulatory developments and the ability to translate findings into clear, actionable insights for colleagues or clients
Experience supporting work related to supervisory requests, remediation programmes, or readiness assessments would be beneficial, though not essential
A growing awareness of FCA priorities and emerging themes, with the ability to consider how these may impact firms
Comfortable supporting senior team members in developing proportionate and practical compliance solutions
A proactive, motivated, and organised approach, with the ability to handle multiple tasks, maintain quality, and adapt to changing priorities in a busy environment
General knowledge of the UK financial services sector and its regulatory environment, including familiarity with key regulatory bodies such as the FCA and PRA
The post holder will be expected to travel to the client’s sites in their own time, limited where possible to one and a half hours each way
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage with stakeholders and produce clear, professional outputs
Ability to show how value has been added in previous roles and contributed to positive change or improvements

Skills

FCA regulatory compliance
Consultancy expertise
FCA Handbook knowledge (SYSC, PRIN, Consumer Duty, COBS, ICOBS, CONC, financial crime)
Regulatory compliance
Advisory
Consultancy
Regulatory project support
Deliverable preparation
Workload management
Stakeholder engagement
Market research
Proposition design
Go to market strategies
Thought leadership
Client engagement
Regulatory horizon scanning
Document review
Gap analysis
Client interviews
Process walk-throughs
Solution development
Report drafting
Recommendations development
Quality assurance
Written communication
Verbal communication

Location

Work Type

Hybrid working

Experience Level

Senior Consultant

Benefits

Flexible reward and benefits package
26 Days Holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days)
Lifestyle, Health, and Wellbeing including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP
Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our inhouse Talent Development team

About the Company

RSM is one of the world's largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, delivering big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive.
RSM is a fast-growing firm with clear ambitions to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally.
The consulting team brings together diverse advisory experts to deliver six core solutions: business transformation, forensic, deal services, restructuring, finance function support, and risk and governance.
RSM is committed to enhancing its six solutions, expanding and developing its team of expert consultants, embracing a digital-first approach, strengthening its global presence, and building strong client relationships.

Equal Opportunity

At RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work.
We aim to achieve the same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client's needs.
Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work.
We're working together to ensure our firm's principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.
We support all our people to work flexibly, to manage their family and other responsibilities alongside their work commitments; we believe this is key to achieving an inspiring and fulfilling working environment.