Risk Consulting Manager - Financial Services

As a manager in RSM’s growing Financial Services Risk Consulting practice, you will have the opportunity to draw from your experience and knowledge while continuing to grow your leadership skills through a high degree of client and financial services industry exposure, career development and mentorship opportunities, and a diverse and inclusive culture. The fast-paced and dynamic environment in which we operate will provide you with daily challenges and exciting opportunities.

In the Financial Services Risk Consulting Practice we frequently work as or alongside a client’s internal audit function, the chief risk officer or risk function, Sarbanes-Oxley project team, and various other members of management tasked with managing risk. Our advisors help our clients with identifying and prioritizing risk and leveraging process and controls to reduce risk exposure.

Key Responsibilities:

Contributions to Firm Culture:

• Model the core RSM values of respect, integrity, teamwork, excellence and stewardship in all interactions with clients and team members

• Collaborate with colleagues across a variety of levels and disciplines to develop and deliver innovative solutions that provide value to clients

• Maintain agility to adapt quickly to shifting needs, demands, technology solutions, or process changes and assist others in adapting to change

• Support RSM’s goals around diversity and inclusion by nurturing an environment that understands individuality, promotes authenticity, and values varied perspective in arriving at solutions

Client Experience:

• Leverage understanding of industry trends and business acumen to think critically about complex challenges and propose dynamic solutions

• Identify current and relevant financial services industry thought leadership to share with the client

• Own management level relationships, and interact with C-suite group. Drive collaboration with external stakeholders

• Lead risk assessment management interviews and development of internal audit plan

• Perform review of the deliverables including process narratives/flowcharts, risks and control gaps, suggested remediation and process improvement

• Lead formal closing meetings with clients to share and confirm deliverables

• Maintain overall responsibility for engagement economics and manage expectations around billing, monitoring, and collections

• Demonstrate effective delegation strategies by managing multiple clients, projects, and teams simultaneously with the goal of overseeing a book of business

Talent Experience:

• Encourage colleagues to think creatively, strive for growth through development opportunities, and maximize results while working within a team environment

• Manage, motivate, and mentor teams to cultivate an environment where team member capabilities are optimized and expanded

• Recruit, develop, and inspire future leaders of the firm through mentorship that focuses on understanding the potential and aspirations of the workforce

• Maintain willingness to give and receive candid feedback in both written and verbal form; Commit to self-development in response to constructive feedback received

• Assist with developing training content on areas of personal expertise

Business Development:

• Participate in relevant industry associations and events to develop and/or maintain industry focus and relationships

• Build, maintain, and utilize your internal network to address issues timely and add value to client relationships; begin cultivating an external network with the goal of generating new business opportunities for the firm

• Assist in writing, developing and delivering thought leadership internally and externally

• Communicate effectively with prospects, assess needs, and develop clear and accurate project parameters including scoping descriptions, delivery plans, and budgets

• Contribute to pursuits through development of proposals and other materials

Position Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in business, accounting or related discipline

• Minimum of 5 years of experience within the financial services industry in audit, internal audit or related internal control positions

• Experience leading project based work with milestones and workflow driven by objectives and defined timelines

• Proficiency in professional writing, spreadsheet, and presentation creation tools

• Job relevant certification (e.g. CPA, CIA)

• Ability to travel to meet client needs and work collaboratively with others in-person and remotely

• Openness to workday flexibility, agility, remote work environment, leveraging new tools

• Effective communication skills, both verbally and in writing

• Effective time management and prioritization skills

• Established experience in multiple industries (including financial services) or subject-matter expertise in the financial services industry

• Demonstrated success in high pressure scenarios