Audit Stream Learning and Development - Compliance and Regulation Lead

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Learning and Development (L&D) is a key enabler of our strategy as an Audit Stream and critical to our success. It supports our ability to attract, develop and retain talented people who take pride in their work and successfully deliver for our business. Effective L&D underpins quality and productivity by supporting our people to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to perform their work, helping them reach their personal and professional potential.

Effective L&D does not happen by chance. It requires specialist resources who partner with the Audit Stream to identify training needs and appropriately respond to them. Careful planning and project management are necessary, as are a critical-thinking and commercial mindset, and an understanding of regulatory requirements. Effective L&D needs consideration of the latest innovation, tools and technology to lead the development of personal and professional learning that is tailored, relevant and timely for our people.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Audit Stream L&D for an experienced Senior Manager or equivalent level to join the function’s Leadership Team (LT). We are looking for a talented, high performing and ambitious individual to oversee and manage our compliance and regulatory reporting activities. This role reports to the Director - Audit Learning and Development Strategic Operations (ALDSO) who leads the function and reports into the Head of People and Culture on the Audit Executive (Partner Sponsor for L&D).

The Compliance and Regulation Lead (CAR) oversees compliance and regulatory reporting for the function. They work with the ALDSO, the Business Partnering and Learning Implementation Lead (BPI), and the Development and Monitoring Lead (DAM), as part of the LT, to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy and maintain the curriculum, ensuring it meets quality standards, supports wider people initiatives, and complies with regulatory reporting requirements.

• Supporting the scoping, design, development, delivery and evaluation our curriculum to ensure effective learning and compliance with reporting requirements (internal and external)
• Coordinating stakeholders such as the Audit Quality Directorate (AQD) and the ISQM (UK) 1 team to understand compliance and regulatory reporting requirements and develop appropriate responses
• Providing insights into the latest thinking and best practice around L&D operations (supported by the Operations Manager and wider team) to optimise our systems, processes and controls
• Acting as a key liaison for internal stakeholders such as Quality & Risk Management (QRM) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Supporting the firm’s engagement with regulators in relation to Audit Stream L&D activities, under the direction of the ALDSO, both in respect to leading responses to formal information requests and meeting with the regulators
• Overseeing compliance monitoring and reporting for all Audit L&D programmes, providing regular updates on our compliance status and actively managing any identified risks
• Leading on response to all internal and external compliance requests supported by the wider team (with appropriate review and sign off from the ALDSO / LT)
• Working alongside the other LT members to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy
• Lead, engage and share key messages with the L&D team to support effective achievement of L&D goals
• Acting as a compliance expert, advising the wider team and business leaders as appropriate
• Assessing and managing risks in the L&D processes, considering wider factors such as our People Priorities and Quality Findings
• Supporting the DAM with the development of the learner profiling tool(s) and associated validations process to ensure compliance risks as…