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Date Posted 22nd May 2008
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Salary: £45,000 + benefits
Vacancy Location: Edinburgh
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Consulting practice - Edinburgh City

This Financial Services Advisory team specialise in helping the financial services clients to identify and address retail and regulatory risk issues arising in their organisations.

With the complex regulatory environment leading to increased demands for their services, they are looking to recruit a select number of individuals as part of a significant strategic initiative to grow the Financial Services business in Scotland.

This job description details the requirements for the role as Assistant Manager within the growing Governance & Regulatory team which forms part of Financial Services Advisory within the Assurance & Advisory division.

The primary aspect to the role will be the delivery of client projects however, as an assistant manager in this team you may also be expected to participate in technical research and new product/service development - both locally and nationally.

The successful candidate may expect to travel within the UK to client locations other than their base office location.

Ideal Qualifications

Degree and / or relevant professional qualification

Preferably experience in Financial Services business environment. Experience gained within a Regulatory Risk Management/Compliance team and/or consulting experience a distinct advantage

Good knowledge of financial services industry and its regulatory environment

Excellent oral/written communication, planning, networking and influencing skills

Potential for excellent stakeholder management and relationship building skills.

Key Competencies

Industry:

Financial Services experience, either as part of a Financial Services Institution, in an advisory or business consulting capacity to similar organisations or in the regulation of such institutions, particularly in the following areas:
Retail Banking
Life and Pensions
General Insurance
Mortgages
Investment/Asset Management

Technical:

Good understanding of key regulatory issues ideally including a detailed understanding of any number of these:
FSA Conduct of Business
Complaints Handling
Financial Promotions
General Insurance Regulation
Mortgage Regulation

Other Skills:

Aptitude for development of the following skills would also be essential:

Engagement/Project management in financial services institutions - possibly as part of an involvement in a major regulatory change programme eg: PSB, Basel, Mortgage Regulation, MiFID, etc.

Potentially strong leadership skills and the ability to work under own initiative and in many different and challenging environments.

Strong team building skills

Strong presentation, business writing and professional standards

Ability to identify sales opportunities and progress in conjunction with other team members. Proven delivery in sales negotiation and conclusion.

Strong IT Skills

For further information, please contact Scott Maxwell on 0131 718 8041 or apply on line