Practice & Operations Lead South

Xeinadin was established in 2019 when a number of leading business advisory and accountancy practices across the UK and Ireland came together to re-imagine the future of accountancy. Our collective mission to provide locally forged, trusted business advice to SMEs through forward-thinking, close-knit relationships remains pivotal to our growth. It's our people who drive our business forward, and we offer them future-focused career opportunities whilst supporting individual specialisms.

Our regional offices of over 3000 colleagues operate collaboratively, combining collective expertise to maximise potential.

This role drives robust compliance and operational governance across regional offices by ensuring effective implementation of policy changes, monitoring adherence to our frameworks. It involves operational oversight and close collaboration with central teams as well as Area and Regional Leaders to maintain high standards of compliance, monitor and mitigate risks and drive continuous improvement.

The position is pivotal in safeguarding regulatory integrity, and supporting strategic business objectives, it is not focussed on audit compliance.

Compliance Implementation & Monitoring

• Ensure all offices within the region comply with practice assurance and regulatory compliance policies, processes and industry regulations.
• Partner with the RMP to roll out changes to compliance related policies and processes within the regional offices, working with AMPs to ensure successful adoption.
• Monitor compliance continuously, escal... and proactively address non-compliance issues.
• Support the AMPs and RMP with developing and executing action plans based on compliance findings.
• Maintain accurate documentation and provide timely reporting .
• Contribute to overseeing AML processes within the relevant regional offices, working with the central AML team to ensure compliance with relevant business wide policies and procedures.

Operational Oversight & Quality Assurance

• Conduct reviews of controls and procedures at all local offices to understand adherence to Xeinadin policies and processes and mitigate risk regarding compliance obligations and client service.
• Undertake reviews of files from a practice assurance perspective, identifying issues or training needs
• Provide corrective guidance and deliver training where deficiencies are identified.
• Partner with the M&A team and Operational Business Partners to manage the integration of new acquisitions within the region, ensuring alignment with processes, quality standards, and compliance requirements
• Identify, monitor and report on metrics to monitor regulatory risks, exposure and controls. Identify areas and plans for improvement where necessary.

Risk and Governance Management

• Ensure alignment with corporate governance frameworks and regulatory obligations across all regional operations.

Regulatory Obligations

• Responsible for completing the regulatory annual return data required for the legal entities within their region.
• Responsible for monitoring that offices comply with the Practice Assurance scheme set out by the ICAEW
• Monitor the completion of CPD and Fit & Proper requirements for their region..
• Provide support to the RMP in fulfilling all requirements associated with their regulatory responsibilities.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Work with the other Regional Practice Assurance Leads to develop one Xeinadin way to implement and monitor compliance within Xeinadin offices.
• Drive process improvements to enhance compliance.
• Collaborate with Regional Practice Assurance Leads across all regions to share best practices, identify emerging trends and drive continuous improvement.

• ACA or ACCA qualified strongly…