Associate Director – Regulatory Advisory for Banking & Capital Markets

Job title:

Associate Director – Regulatory Advisory for Banking & Capital Markets

Company

Grant Thornton

Job description

We are Grant Thornton. We go beyond business as usual, so you can too.Grant Thornton Ireland (GT) has over 3,000 people in 10 offices across Ireland, The Isle of Man, Gibraltar, and Bermuda, with a presence in over 130 countries around the world, and a global network of over 62,000 people.At GT, we work as trusted advisors, bringing local knowledge and national expertise, with a global presence, to help businesses succeed – wherever they are located. We make business more personal by investing in building relationships and empowering our clients to make the right choice for their organisation now and for the future. Whether that is working with the public sector to build thriving communities, with regulators and financial institutions to build trust, or with a diverse range of businesses to help them achieve their goals, Grant Thornton Ireland work hard to support clients to act on the issues that matter.At GT Ireland we don’t just predict your future, we build it.A Career at GTLooking for a more fulfilling role in professional services? One where fresh thinking, collaboration and diversity are valued? At Grant Thornton we do things differently.What does this mean for you?A career in a more inclusive working environment, a more collaborative work culture, a more supported, flexible working role, more possibilities to grow and more opportunities to help shape the future for your clients. We respect and value your experience. And we want you to bring your authentic self to work and be at your best. It is how it should be.Grow with usAt Grant Thornton, we care about our people and work hard to make you feel valued. If you are looking to deepen and develop your skills, knowledge, and experience throughout your career, then that is what you will get, and more.The OpportunityGrant Thornton currently has an exciting opportunity within our Risk Advisory team in our Financial Services Advisory (FSA) practice. Our team brings people from diverse backgrounds together with experience across prudential regulation, conduct risk, compliance and governance and is made up of ex-regulators, compliance professionals, auditors and lawyers.The increased focus by European Regulators on banking and investment firm’s interpretation of prudential regulation, the quality of capital and liquidity processes and documentation, as well as the effectiveness of risk frameworks means firms are increasingly requiring assistance in adapting to the changing regulatory environment. We are looking for new talent to play a key role in taking our prudential regulatory offering to clients as we continue to build a team in the Irish market.The Banking & Capital Markets Regulatory Advisory team delivers projects and advice across the broad spectrum of regulation and works with colleagues from across Grant Thornton to deliver solutions to clients. The team comprises experts in a number of fields including prudential regulation, conduct risk, compliance and governance and is made up of ex-regulators, compliance professionals, auditors and lawyers.The successful applicant will assist the Partners and Directors in expanding our market offering, play a key role in strengthening our client relationships, and assist in the delivery of a range of interesting engagements.Responsibilities

• Leading teams on engagements by being a key contact for clients, as well as being responsible for day-to-day liaison and building meaningful relationships with clients;
• Assisting the Partners and Directors design and then take our solutions to the marketplace;
• Developing opportunities and winning new business, through marketing and sales activities and continuous client relationship programmes with senior client staff;
• Taking responsibility for the conduct of reviews and preparation of reports; making oral presentations of findings/recommendations to client management team(s);
• Supporting technical analysis being a ‘subject matter expert’ in aspects of European prudential regulation (CRR/CRD, BRRD);
• Networking with clients, prospective clients and internally across the firm;
• People development, mentoring and coaching, including management of client facing teams;

Requirements

• Knowledge and experience of the banking and capital markets sector, including a strong understanding of risk and capital and liquidity management processes and procedures;
• Technically proficient in the prudential aspects of the European regime as it applies to banks and investment firms, regulatory reporting as well as elements of the broader ECB/SSM regime and requirements;
• Experience in providing regulatory consulting advice to both established companies and new entrants either inhouse, at a regulatory body or a consultancy;
• Positive and proactive attitude, with the ability to adopt an agile approach;
• Demonstrate the ability to form strong relationships, make new contacts, listen to their needs and interpret this to identify new opportunities to assist them;
• Drive to win new work, build our reputation and expand our service offerings to our clients; and
• Excellent communication skills – both written and oral

Life at GTReward and benefits:Our reward and benefits are designed to create an environment where our people can flourish. We are committed to building a culture where our people have access to the necessary benefits to help promote a healthy lifestyle and thrive.Equity, Diversity and Inclusion:At Grant Thornton, we provide equitable opportunities for all our colleagues. We are a responsible, sustainable business where equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) is at the forefront of our workplace culture agenda, and today, we continue to build and develop on our existing ED&I structure and strategy to meet our workplace culture needs. People are at the heart of our business and teams built with varied backgrounds, racial differences, cultures, sexual orientations, religious orientations, ages, gender identities, abilities and family types present diverse viewpoints, which need to be heard and valued.We are all at our best when we are able to be ourselves and we view integrity and authenticity as integral values to bring to our day-to-day work-life at the firm. We are excited to see the personality and perspectives you will bring to our team because we know we will all benefit from them. Diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision-making, improves the quality of our delivery, and helps us to meet the needs of our clients. Our firm is built on people and their ideas, so we want to hear all the new perspectives and fresh thinking you have to offer. You form the bedrock of our firm’s best-practice principles and we will champion you as leaders from day one.Recognition:We want to create a culture of recognition and celebrating success, by saying thank you to people who surpass our expectations and recognising the right values and behaviours. Our Shout Out recognition scheme is our way of highlighting and promoting achievements. Whether you simply want to say thank you, celebrate a special occasion or give an award for doing something exceptional, you can do all of this and more through the scheme.#LI-R1

Expected salary

Location

Dublin

Job date

Sat, 21 Sep 2024 05:07:37 GMT

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