Overall job purpose
Working alongside our Consulting QAD Business Partner and as part of awider legal, risk, compliance, and assurance team, you would support the teamto drive range of regulated insolvency compliance reviews and non-regulatedadvisory work in the restructuring space. This would include helping to defineproject priorities and requirements, as well as assisting in the developmentand evolution of our review methodology.
Our continued growth and commitment to evolve RSM into adigitally-savvy business, with infrastructure fit for the future, presents arare opportunity to play a leading role in transforming the systems andprocesses that support a critical (and regulated) element of the firm’soperations.
If you are enthusiastic about reviewing Insolvency work across avariety of workstreams, as well as building relationships across a large anddiverse organisation, then this role could be a good fit.
About the department
The Quality Assurance Department (QAD) is an independentdepartment responsible for performing an annual programme of testing to provideassurance that key controls are designed and operating effectively, ensuringcompliance with external regulations and standards, and internal procedures.This is largely achieved by performing reviews of completed engagements andproviding feedback to engagement teams, service line management, technical andtraining departments, and other parties, to drive continuous improvement inmanaging risk and internal controls, and promote quality and excellence in thedelivery of services. QAD is respected within the firm as being important,influential and knowledgeable.
We operate a flexible hybrid-working model in the team,focusing on being where we can most effectively provide support to the servicelines, which can occasionally involve travel to other UK-based offices.
KeyResponsibilities
The key responsibilities of the role would include:
* undertaking quality assurance reviews that enable the firm’s Insolvency Practitioners to comply with their regulatory, legislative, and best practice obligations, as well as the firm’s internal protocols, ensuring that they maintain the appropriate standards of competence in the conduct of insolvency work.
* Identifying areas of risk or non-compliance and providing feedback to stakeholders with recommendations for remediation or improvement.
* Prioritising and conducting reviews in line with regulatory obligations and the firm’s internal requirements, ensuring they are finalised on a timely basis.
* Acting as a conduit between stakeholders, taking ownership of the process, seeking clarification, and driving resolutions as required, to ensure reviews are completed effectively and efficiently.
* Providing regular reports and updates on progress to stakeholders, identifying potential barriers to delivery and suggestions to minimise or eliminate these.
* Providing change management support to the team and wider business.
* Working with the firm’s technical department to identify opportunities for process or system enhancements, in line with the firm’s risk appetite and regulatory obligations.
* Disseminating knowledge and guidance across the faculty and wider business.
We are looking for someone who has:
* Qualifications and experience in the Insolvency profession. This can either be by experience, and/or CII, CPI or JIEB
* Experience with IPS
* Excellent communication skills, specifically capable of being clear, concise, and precise
* Experience in delivering a wide variety of projects, juggling competing workstreams
* Been successful in defining priorities for projects, aligning the needs of multiple stakeholders
* Built strong and trusted relationships, whilst also holding people to account to deliver to deadlines
* A strong ‘moral compass’
* A desire to provide world-class customer service to our internal stakeholders
* A keen eye for detail, but is also able to stand back and see the “wood for the trees”
* Experience with Virtual Cabinet is desirable, but not essential
* Experience in delivering internal or external compliance reviews is desirable, but not essential
* 5 years’ experience in the Insolvency industry across all types of insolvency