Business Risk Consultant

Business Risk Consultant

Department: Business Risk

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Remote - UK

Reporting To: Head of Discretionary Investment

We’re looking for an experienced Business Risk Consultant to join a high-performing compliance consultancy team supporting investment management and financial advice across the UK.

This is a client-facing, advisory role where you’ll partner with firms to assess and strengthen their regulatory frameworks—helping them balance commercial success with robust compliance.

• You’ll have a varied portfolio of clients across both discretionary investment management and financial advice firms
• You’ll expand your regulatory knowledge
• You’ll have the opportunity to engage with the Regulator and have exposure to more complex regulatory work

• Take primary responsibility for managing client queries sent to the Discretionary Investment Management (DIM) team with support from the rest of the team.
• Undertake business risk assessments either remotely from home or at the client’s premises, or any other locations to be agreed.
• Prepare detailed and personalised written reports, and other appropriate documentation as appropriate.
• Manage a workload which includes arranging business risk assessments and other client related activity to clients and ensuring sufficient time is set aside for preparing visit outputs and dealing with client queries.
• Promote three sixty and the services provided in a positive manner.
• Be willing to undertake project work as required.
• Maintain up to date and accurate knowledge in all regulatory and legislative areas which might realistically be of interest to clients.

• 5 years successful experience delivering consultancy services to the investment management and intermediary community.
• Level 4 Diploma in Financial Services with the motivation to achieve Level 6 and other risk-related qualifications (fully supported by the business).
• Experience of working with vertically integrated firms, which includes knowledge of the regulatory requirements which apply to MIFIDPRU firms including both prudential and conduct of business requirements.
• A good understanding of vertically integrated firm’s business strategies.
• Ability to manage and deliver a varied and busy workload.
• Detailed knowledge of the regulatory framework.
• Understanding of how investment management and financial advice firms operate.
• Understanding of the need to blend commercial and regulatory obligations.

• Ideally, a Level 6 advanced level Financial Services qualification
• Experience in dealing/liaising with Regulators.
• Experience of working for the Regulator

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Able to manage a varied workload with a high degree of autonomy, while working collaboratively as part of a wider team
• Able to work independently as well as part of a team
• Professional and credible approach with clients based on experience, qualifications and knowledge

• This is a remote-working, field based role
• Full driving licence required
• Able to undertake travel and occasional overnight stays.

Applicants must already hold a legal right to work in the UK without time restrictions and without the need for future sponsorship. We are unable to provide Skilled Worker visa sponsorship.