Director of Risk

We are seeking an exceptional Director of Risk to lead the risk function. The focus of the role is to maintain overall responsibility for the group's risk management activities, as part of a core central operations team. The director will report directly into the Board and be the lead risk executive for risk for the Audit and Risk Committee.

Client Details

This professional services organisation is a medium-sized business offering expert solutions and services to its clients,

Description

The Director of Risk will be tasked with;

• Enterprise Risk Management - Oversight of risk management across all divisions by managing comprehensive risk registers. Ensures the firm's risk appetite is clearly defined and understood at every level. Implementation of robust mitigation strategies to address identified risks and minimise potential adverse impacts on the firm's objectives.
• Regulatory Compliance - Oversight of the firm's ongoing compliance with regulations including FCA, GDPR and AML, among others. Liaison with regulatory bodies, in particular with regard to external compliance monitoring.
• Ethics and Independence - Oversight of conflicts management and auditor independence. Ensures rigorous conflict checks are conducted to prevent any potential conflicts of interest and established ethical guidelines are consistently enforced to maintain auditor independence and the highest standards of professional conduct.
• Quality and Risk Management - Oversight of quality management systems, ensuring appropriate quality controls are in place. Ensure internal audits, cold file reviews, and other quality checks are conducted to monitor and enhance the effectiveness of these controls, supporting the delivery of high-quality services and minimising potential risks.
• Legal - Oversight of engagement terms and conditions; complaints; PI claims.
• Incident management - Active management of the case load of incidents, ensuring timely resolution by those responsible, escalation where necessary and identification of themes/emerging risks for further review and learning within the firm

Profile

A successful Director of Risk should have:

• Senior risk and/or compliance leader, ideally within an accountancy firm, but also potentially within other, regulated, professional services firms.
• Potentially a senior client-facing professional with experience of ethics, risk management and/or regulatory compliance, who wishes to transfer into a full time risk management role.
• High ethical standards, exceptional judgement, capable of understanding and advising on complex, sometimes, sensitive issues.
• Skilled in navigating and managing multiple constituencies within a broad-based professional services environment
• Excellent communicator
• Strong project management skills
• Demonstrated success in own career progression.

Job Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from £70,000 to £80,000 per annum.
• Attractive bonus structure and pension scheme.
• Opportunity to lead a key department within the organisation.
• Be part of a professional services company based in Manchester.
• Permanent position offering job security and career progression.

If you are ready to take on this exciting opportunity as a Director of Risk in Manchester, we encourage you to apply today!