Senior Principal Consultant

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In this role you will be responsible for overseeing ACA's delivery of on-going regulatory compliance consulting services to an assigned book of clients, including providing prompt and considered responses to ad hoc regulatory queries, conducting periodic on-site FCA reviews and undertaking other regulatory projects for our FCA-regulated clients, such as hedge funds and private equity firms.

You will take a leading role on complex projects and in managing client relationships, whilst at all times ensuring high levels of client service and demonstrating technical competence and confidence across a range of compliance areas.

You will play a key role in the maintenance and enhancement of the delivery of the firm's products and services, including drafting template policies, updating logs of FCA regulatory changes and presenting regulatory developments to colleagues. This role includes responsibility for the development, progression and oversight of other ACA staff.

What you'll do:

• Oversee the delivery of day-to-day regulatory consulting services, providing, expert advice to clients, an excellent client experience and coordinating internal delivery teams.
• Performing a broad scope of work to ACA's largest and most complicated clients, guiding, coordinating and consolidating the work of colleagues.
• Managing a book of client relationships and projects proactively, as well as monitoring profitability and accounts receivable and using given tools, such as Salesforce, to manage client projects effectively.
• Demonstrating a commercial awareness such that additional ACA Group services can be promoted for the benefit of clients, where appropriate, via referrals to dedicated sales representatives. This will entail recognising when a client might benefit from another of ACA's offerings (such as RegTech or ESG) and making the necessary referral.
• Identifying, managing and/or supporting ACA special projects and internal initiatives, e.g. drafting articles for industry publications, speaking at external events, participating in sales initiatives, conducting or overseeing research on compliance issues and delivering training presentations.
• Formally supervising, training, evaluating, overseeing, and providing feedback to colleagues in a supervisory and project manager capacity. This will entail careful review of their work and the provision of constructive feedback. Dedicating time to coaching them in their career and technical development, including in respect of client interactions and soft skills.
• Adopting a leading role on key internal management-level working groups.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Strong academic background (i.e. degree level, LPC or recognized professional qualification)
• Eight years of industry experience. Alternatively, at least six years' experience that includes some combination of the following: (i) employment with the Financial Conduct Authority or (ii) in an Analyst / Consultant role with ACA or an equivalent role with a consulting or legal organisation comparable to ACA.
• Expert knowledge of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended), the Markets in Financial Instruments Directives, the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, and related FCA rules and guidance.

Ideally you will have:

• Investment Management Certificate, LPC, CISI Diploma in Investment Compliance or similar.
• Supervisory experience

Skills and Attributes for Success:

• Demonstrated professional integrity.
• Ability to exercise discretion and make independent judgments commensurate with role.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced small team environment.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Highly motivated and goal oriented; pro-active in one's own education and career progression; volunteers for and shows initiative on both internal and external projects and tasks.
• Dedication to upholding ACA's high standards and customer service focus and to ensuring these standards are met across the team (for example, by reviewing the work of more junior staff members and providing then with constructive feedback).
• Strong organisational, project management and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (including excellent grammar).
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications and comfortable working in a technology enabled environment

What working at ACA offers:

We offer a competitive compensation package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Our Total Rewards package includes an annual discretionary bonus, pension, private medical insurance, group life insurance, group income protection, subsidized corporate gym membership, season ticket loan, employee assistance programme, and more. Our time off options include up to 26 days of annual holiday allowance and statutory bank holidays, as well as days off for your work anniversary, career development, and volunteering.

About ACA:

ACA Group is the leading governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) advisor in financial services. We empower our clients to reimagine GRC and protect and grow their business. Our innovative approach integrates consulting, managed services, and our ComplianceAlpha® technology platform with the specialized expertise of former regulators and practitioners and our deep understanding of the global regulatory landscape.

What we commit to:

ACA is firmly committed to a policy of nondiscrimination, which applies to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotions, training, discipline, terminations, layoffs, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation and all other terms and conditions of employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.