EY Independence Manager Personal Risk Management CBS Belfast 

United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Belfast 

30122231

Independence Manager (Personal Independence), Risk Management, CBS, Belfast

The roles are permanent, full-time positions, based in Belfast, and some travel to London may be required. Prior Independence experience is desirable but not essential.

Your key responsibilities

• Daily management and oversight of the Belfast based team.
• Setting clear targets and monitoring the performance and progress of the team.
• Acting as first point of contact for queries from more junior team members in the Belfast team.
• Recruitment and training of new joiners.
• Operation of a first line of defence helpdesk / support function designed to support EY Partners and Staff with Independence related queries.
• Collaborate with the existing London based Personal Independence team and focus on integration of the newly created Belfast team to offer a seamless experience to our stakeholders and internal clients.
• Managing EY systems, processes and procedures, ensurign that we are meeting the requirements of our systems of quality control under ISQM1 and delivering quality at the highest levels.
• Responding to regulatory requests and findings from practice reviews by preparing appropriate reports and action plans, followed by implementation of the proposed actions.
• Working directly with new hires to the business, to ensure they are compliant with Independence requirements prior to joining the firm.
• Supporting Independence Partners and Directors on Independence related activities as required.

To qualify for the role, you must:

• Be currently working at manager level in a risk/compliance role, and have experience in managing a team.

• Ability to lead, coach and guide junior team members.
• Have excellent communication skills and able tocommunicate effectively with colleagues at all levels, particularly delivering sensitive messages to senior leaders within the firm.
• Take a proactive and commercial approach to resolving complex and difficult independence challenges while ensuring compliance with the internal/external regulations
• Have strong project management skills and proficiency at driving projects to a close working to pre-determined deadlines and meeting objectives under pressure.
• Be capable of using your own initiative.
• Have strong analytical and interpretation skills, with an ability to think strategically and handle complex concepts.
• Be adaptable and flexible and a desire to provide exceptional support.

The following would be an advantage:

• Experience of implementing and operated newly created processes in a support centre environment.

• A strong working knowledge of the concept of Ethics and Independence, in particular under the UK FRC Ethical Standard, IESBA Code of Ethics and US SEC regulations (not essential).
• An understanding of working in a Risk Management environment.

· Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.

· Diverse and inclusive culture:You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Apply now.

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