Consultant

This is an exciting role giving you the opportunity to work both independently and to support more experienced colleagues in all aspects of the provision of regulatory compliance consulting services to FCA-regulated businesses, such as hedge funds and private equity firms. You will be expected to take responsibility for managing a number of client relationships from a day-to-day delivery standpoint, as well as to provide support to more senior colleagues in respect of other client accounts.

What you’ll do:

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• Providing general and proactive support to more senior colleagues to manage client accounts and to ensure that a high standard of client service is delivered to clients and undertaking direction from more senior colleagues, where relevant.
• Proactively supporting senior colleagues in undertaking regular compliance reviews for clients, including scheduling said reviews, preparing document request lists, undertaking document review and drafting preliminary written reports.
• Providing regulatory consulting services to clients. This may include assisting clients with the submission of regulatory filings, writing and tailoring compliance policies and procedures, reviewing marketing materials, supporting with or running compliance monitoring reviews, updating compliance policies and procedures, preparing and conducting compliance training for clients, responding to client regulatory queries.
• Preparing FCA Part 4A authorisation applications, Form A applications, variation of permission applications, change in control applications and senior management function (Form A) applications.
• Tailoring client policies and procedures and/or updating client policies and procedures to a high standard to reflect regulatory updates and changes to clients’ businesses.
• Managing some client relationships, including responding to clients’ questions and needs in a timely and professional manner.
• Contributing to internal research, such as drafting summaries of regulatory developments and preparing internal briefing notes and making contributions to internal compliance update meetings.
• Preparing training presentations for clients and assisting with the conduct of compliance training for clients.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Strong academic background (i.e. degree level, LPC or recognised professional qualification).
• At least two to four years of industry experience. Alternatively, at least two years’ experience that includes some combination of the following: (i) employment with the Financial Conduct Authority or (ii) a Sr. Compliance Analyst with ACA or an equivalent role with a consulting or legal organisation comparable to ACA.
• Working 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. 
• Investment Management Certificate, LPC, CISI Diploma in Investment Compliance or similar, preferred.

Skills and Attributes for Success:

• Demonstrated professional integrity.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (including excellent grammar).
• Superb attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced small team environment.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and clients and to provide proactive support to senior colleagues.
• Dedication to upholding ACA’s high standards and customer service focus.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and ability to work comfortably and to thrive in a tech-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.