Financial Services Managing Consultant - Regulatory Risk in London

As one of the world's largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle‑market businesses thrive. We are a fast‑growing firm with big ambitions – we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.

At RSM, our consulting team brings together diverse advisory experts to deliver our six core solutions: business transformation, forensic, deal services, restructuring, finance function support and risk and governance. Our solutions are designed to address the unique needs, challenges and opportunities our clients face as they strive to achieve their aspirations and organisational goals. Whether it’s supporting global expansion, developing acquisition strategies, facilitating private equity investments or collaborating with boards to manage risk and governance, our consulting experts work as one cohesive team. We prioritise simplicity, providing data‑driven insights, value‑added assurance and high‑quality execution to empower our clients in building sustainable, future‑fit businesses.

It’s an exciting time to join our consulting team as we embark on ambitious growth plans that promise to create diverse career opportunities. We are committed to enhancing our six solutions, expanding and developing our team of expert consultants, embracing a digital‑first approach, strengthening our global presence and building strong client relationships.

As a Managing Consultant within the Regulatory Practice of Financial Services, you will be responsible for leading and managing a team in conjunction with Partners, Directors and supported by Principal Consultants and Senior Consultants to ensure timely and high‑quality delivery of our clients’ requirements and RSM's standards. You will support our Directors in key business development activities for new work, including writing proposals, presentations and thought leadership. In addition, you will line‑manage a team of staff and help to develop and grow those individuals in their careers with RSM. The role may also include coverage of meetings outside of core hours.

• Manage a Financial Services team in conjunction with Associate Directors to ensure timely and accurate delivery of high quality and timely advisory service at clients’ sites when required and in accordance with the firm’s standards.
• Lead and manage an agreed client portfolio for the service line and regional area.
• Support the Associate Director with preparations of strategy documentation for each client, supported by a fully costed service delivery proposal, for subsequent approval by the Director/Partner.
• Assist in building the discipline and ensuring the team delivers exceptional client advisory services.
• Control and manage the delivery of the client programme to ensure that the work is completed to time and budget, providing solutions on any issues as appropriate to the Associate Director.
• Ensure effective planning and utilisation of team members in line with the approved budget, including mapping complex scheduling to optimise profitability.
• Monitor the effectiveness and quality of work through undertaking effective manager review of the work.
• Engage with client billing in accordance with the firm’s billing timescales, providing solutions to all potential adverse issues that may impact on the achievement of the agreed client billing and recovery targets.
• Deal with day‑to‑day team matters, including feedback on performance on the job, assist in appraisals, the recruitment process, team welfare and H&S.
• Build relationships with new clients and identify/act upon all potential additional work opportunities at new clients or new work at potential clients.

What We Are Looking For:

• Extensive, hands‑on FCA regulatory compliance experience, ideally gained within the UK financial services sector.
• Deep understanding of the FCA Handbook – including SYSC, PRIN (including Consumer Duty), COBS, MCOB, ICOBS, CONC, DISP and financial crime requirements – and the ability to interpret, apply and communicate these in a practical, commercial manner.
• Consultancy or advisory experience, preferably gained within a leading professional services firm.
• Delivering regulatory projects, producing high‑quality outputs, managing competing client demands and working to defined scopes and deadlines.
• Comfortable adapting to different client environments and building strong stakeholder relationships.
• Proven experience in activities such as regulatory interpretation, compliance monitoring, thematic reviews, horizon scanning, regulatory mapping, gap analysis and the drafting or enhancement of policies, procedures and control frameworks aligned to FCA expectations.
• Ability to assess regulatory developments and translate them into actionable, business‑focused guidance.
• Experience supporting or leading engagements involving regulatory interaction – such as supervisory requests, remediation initiatives, Skilled Person Reviews or regulatory readiness assessments – is highly desirable.
• Strong awareness of current and emerging FCA priorities, industry thematic issues and enforcement trends, with the capability to advise clients and internal stakeholders on potential impacts and proportionate compliance solutions.
• A dynamic, ambitious and proactive approach, supported by strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and maintaining high quality standards.
• Sound knowledge of the UK financial services sector and the regulatory landscape, including familiarity with key bodies such as the FCA and PRA.
• Expected travel to the client’s sites in own time, limited to one and a half hours each way where possible.
• Excellent communication skills, both orally and written, critical to interacting with senior individuals within RSM and the businesses we work with.
• Demonstrable ability to add significant value through work and drive change.

What We Can Offer You:

• Hybrid and flexible working.
• 27 days holiday (with option of purchasing additional days).
• Lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP.
• Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by in‑house Talent Development team.
• Diversity and Inclusion at RSM. We want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. We aim to achieve the same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our clients’ needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That’s why we’re working together to ensure our firm’s principles and processes support a culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.