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• Plan, execute, and supervise financial statement audits for clients within the financial services sector.
• Assess client's internal control systems and identify potential weaknesses or areas for improvement.
• Develop audit programs and procedures tailored to the specific risks and complexities of financial services entities.
• Perform detailed testing of financial transactions, account balances, and disclosures.
• Analyze financial data and identify anomalies, discrepancies, and potential misstatements.
• Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards (e.g., IFRS, UK GAAP) and regulatory requirements (e.g., FCA, PRA).
• Lead and mentor audit teams, providing guidance and oversight to junior staff.
• Communicate effectively with clients, including senior management and audit committees, regarding audit findings and recommendations.
• Prepare clear, concise, and accurate audit reports, management letters, and financial statements.
• Stay up-to-date with evolving accounting regulations, industry trends, and audit best practices.
• Manage multiple audit engagements simultaneously, ensuring timely completion within budget.
• Contribute to business development initiatives and the growth of the audit practice.

• ACA, ACCA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in external audit, with a significant focus on the financial services industry.
• In-depth knowledge of financial services products, markets, and regulatory frameworks.
• Strong understanding of UK GAAP, IFRS, and auditing standards.
• Proven experience in leading audit engagements and managing client relationships.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Proficiency in audit software and data analytics tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated leadership potential and team management skills.

• Lead and manage consulting projects for clients in the banking, insurance, and investment management sectors.
• Develop strategic recommendations and actionable plans to address client challenges, such as digital transformation, cost optimisation, and risk management.
• Conduct in-depth market research, financial analysis, and operational assessments.
• Facilitate workshops, interviews, and stakeholder meetings to gather insights and drive consensus.
• Develop high-quality client deliverables, including presentations, reports, and business cases.
• Manage project teams, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior client executives.
• Identify opportunities for follow-on work and contribute to business development efforts.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, regulatory changes, and emerging technologies impacting financial services.
• Mentor and develop junior consultants, fostering their professional growth.

• Minimum of 7 years of consulting experience, with a significant focus on the financial services industry.
• Demonstrated expertise in areas such as regulatory reform (e.g., Basel III/IV, MiFID II), digital strategy, operational efficiency, or risk management.
• Proven track record of successfully managing complex client projects and delivering tangible results.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Strong understanding of financial markets, products, and operational processes.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
• Master's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field is preferred.
• Willingness to travel to client sites as required.
• A proactive and client-centric approach to consulting.

• Develop, implement, and validate quantitative risk models (e.g., credit risk, market risk, operational risk).
• Conduct thorough data analysis and exploratory analysis to inform model development.
• Code and test models using statistical software and programming languages (e.g., Python, R, SAS).
• Document model methodologies, assumptions, and validation results comprehensively.
• Perform ongoing monitoring and recalibration of existing risk models.
• Assess the impact of regulatory changes on existing models and develop compliant solutions.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their risk management needs and translate them into modelling requirements.
• Present complex modelling concepts and findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the firm's risk modelling frameworks and methodologies.
• Stay current with industry best practices, emerging risks, and regulatory developments.

• Master's degree or PhD in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Physics, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in quantitative risk modelling within the financial services or insurance industry.
• Proven expertise in developing and validating complex statistical and financial models.
• Proficiency in programming languages commonly used in quantitative finance (e.g., Python, R, SQL, SAS).
• Strong understanding of financial markets, instruments, and risk management principles.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex models clearly.
• Ability to work independently and manage projects effectively in a remote setting.

interactive investor is an award-winning investment platform that puts its customers in control of their financial future.

We’ve been helping investors for nearly 30 years. We’ve seen market highs and lows and been resilient throughout. We’re now the UK’s number one flat-fee investment platform, with assets under administration approaching £75 billion and over 450,000 customers.

For a simple, flat monthly fee we provide a secure home for your pensions, ISAs and investments. We offer a wide choice of over 20,000 UK and international investment options, including shares, funds, trusts and ETFs.

We also bring impartial, expert content from our award-winning financial journalists, highly engaged community of investors, and daily newsletters and insights.

PURPOSE OF ROLE:

Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Transfers Team Manager is a key role within the Transfers wider Leadership team. You will be responsible for providing inspirational leadership to a team which can consist of Team Leader/s, Transfer Specialist/s and Case Handlers. Managing Pensions, ISA's and Savings products. You must be confident in providing effective coaching, communication, feedback, development, recognition and ensuring adherence to HR policies where relevant.

In addition, you will be accountable for managing and achieving key KPI’s, quality excellence and risk management for the team and department ensuring all internal and external policies and industry regulatory requirements are adhered to. You will deputise for the Senior Operations Manager on an ad hoc basis and support Transfer related projects where relevant.

Our aim in Transfers is to be a highly efficient and successful operation, providing a first class service to our customers, and an industry leading Transfers experience.

We are looking for a dynamic individual, who is able to provide strong and effective leadership whilst still working effectively as part of a wider team within Transfers and across ii.

Requirements

 Experienced people manager with ability to manage, develop and coach high performing teams and individuals within a regulated, fast paced operational environment.

• Maximise team efficiency through effective resource and skills management/planning, to build a multi-skilled function, ensuring competence is continuously assessed and built on.

• Help deliver a multi-channel service, supporting inbound and outbound contacts including telephone calls, emails and secure messaging

• As a member of the Operations Leadership team, build an empowered, motivated and passionate team, rewarding excellence and managing performance through a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.

• Lead and drive short, medium and long term strategic plans through identifying change and improvement initiatives to deliver sustained operational improvement

• Capability to respond with agility to organisational and regulatory change.

• Build and maintain relationships internally in ii and externally across key partners to drive the success of the business

• Maintain the first line of risk defence by identifying, logging and driving improvements to risks for your team

• Maintain the first line of compliance defence by ensuring team adherence to business processes and procedures that are designed to meet the regulatory standards set out in the relevant FCA rules and guidance, with particular reference to CASS regulation

• Responsible for ensuring all CASS related activities and processes are completed daily to safeguard customer assets.

• Deputise for the Senior Operations Manager where required

CORE CAPABILITIES:

• Proven experience of managing a team in a fast paced environment

• Experience and knowledge of working in an FCA regulated entity

• Proven ability to drive improved performance of a team through coaching/development/KPI measurement, in line with HR guidelines

• Strong communication skills (both verbal and written) both within your team and wider

• Ability to work on own initiative as well as working part of a wider team

• Customer & Quality focused

• Able to influence and negotiate across different levels of the business

• Ability to work through issues, identify root cause and implement changes to maximise business efficiency and enhance the customer experience

• Capable of working under pressure to deliver against exacting deadlines, and the ability to organize and prioritise work loads

• Be able to understand relevant data/MI and be able to manipulate data to extract relevant information from a variety of sources (including but not limited to excel/Power BI etc)

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

STRAIGHT TALKING | MOVING WITH SPEED | OWNING THE OUTCOME

• Clear communicator

• Strong team player

• Demonstrated passion and drive for delivering the best outcome

• Moving with speed – delivering faster and better

• Decisive and take ownership of outcomes

• Not afraid to challenge and be open to challenges

• Able to respond with agility to organisational and regulatory change.

• Problem solver

Please Note:  We will do our utmost efforts to respond to all applicants. However, due to the high volume of applications we're currently receiving, if you haven't been contacted within 30 days of application, please consider unsuccessful.

interactive investor operates in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010. We welcome applications from individuals of all ages, disabilities, gender identities, marital status, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and making reasonable adjustments where needed to support disabled applicants. We actively prevent all forms of discrimination, harassment, and victimisation—whether direct, indirect, associative, or perceptive

Benefits

• Group Personal Pension Plan  – 8% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution
• Life Assurance  and Group Income Protection
• Private Medical Insurance  – Provided by Bupa
• 25 Days Annual Leave , plus bank holidays
• Staff Discounts  on our investment products
• Personal & Well-being Fund  – Supporting your physical and mental wellness
• Retail Discounts  – Savings at a wide range of high street and online retailers
• Voluntary Flexible Benefits  – Tailor your benefits to suit your lifestyle

interactive investor is an award-winning investment platform that puts its customers in control of their financial future.

We’ve been helping investors for nearly 30 years. We’ve seen market highs and lows and been resilient throughout. We’re now the UK’s number one flat-fee investment platform, with assets under administration approaching £75 billion and over 450,000 customers.

For a simple, flat monthly fee we provide a secure home for your pensions, ISAs and investments. We offer a wide choice of over 20,000 UK and international investment options, including shares, funds, trusts and ETFs.

We also bring impartial, expert content from our award-winning financial journalists, highly engaged community of investors, and daily newsletters and insights.

PURPOSE OF ROLE:

Reporting to the Operations Manger, the Transfers Team Manager is a key role within the Transfers wider Leadership team. You will be responsible for providing inspirational leadership to a team which can consist of Team Leader/s, Transfer Specialist/s and Case Handlers. Managing Pensions, ISA's and Savings products. You must be confident in providing effective coaching, communication, feedback, development, recognition and ensuring adherence to HR policies where relevant.

In addition, you will be accountable for managing and achieving key KPI’s, quality excellence and risk management for the team and department ensuring all internal and external policies and industry regulatory requirements are adhered to. You will deputise for the Senior Operations Manager on an ad hoc basis and support Transfer related projects where relevant.

Our aim in Transfers is to be a highly efficient and successful operation, providing a first class service to our customers, and an industry leading Transfers experience.

We are looking for a dynamic individual, who is able to provide strong and effective leadership whilst still working effectively as part of a wider team within Transfers and across ii.

Requirements

 Experienced people manager with ability to manage, develop and coach high performing teams and individuals within a regulated, fast paced operational environment.

• Maximise team efficiency through effective resource and skills management/planning, to build a multi-skilled function, ensuring competence is continuously assessed and built on.

• Help deliver a multi-channel service, supporting inbound and outbound contacts including telephone calls, emails and secure messaging

• As a member of the Operations Leadership team, build an empowered, motivated and passionate team, rewarding excellence and managing performance through a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.

• Lead and drive short, medium and long term strategic plans through identifying change and improvement initiatives to deliver sustained operational improvement

• Capability to respond with agility to organisational and regulatory change.

• Build and maintain relationships internally in ii and externally across key partners to drive the success of the business

• Maintain the first line of risk defence by identifying, logging and driving improvements to risks for your team

• Maintain the first line of compliance defence by ensuring team adherence to business processes and procedures that are designed to meet the regulatory standards set out in the relevant FCA rules and guidance, with particular reference to CASS regulation

• Responsible for ensuring all CASS related activities and processes are completed daily to safeguard customer assets.

• Deputise for the Senior Operations Manager where required

CORE CAPABILITIES:

• Proven experience of managing a team in a fast paced environment

• Experience and knowledge of working in an FCA regulated entity

• Proven ability to drive improved performance of a team through coaching/development/KPI measurement, in line with HR guidelines

• Strong communication skills (both verbal and written) both within your team and wider

• Ability to work on own initiative as well as working part of a wider team

• Customer & Quality focused

• Able to influence and negotiate across different levels of the business

• Ability to work through issues, identify root cause and implement changes to maximise business efficiency and enhance the customer experience

• Capable of working under pressure to deliver against exacting deadlines, and the ability to organize and prioritise work loads

• Be able to understand relevant data/MI and be able to manipulate data to extract relevant information from a variety of sources (including but not limited to excel/Power BI etc)

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

STRAIGHT TALKING | MOVING WITH SPEED | OWNING THE OUTCOME

• Clear communicator

• Strong team player

• Demonstrated passion and drive for delivering the best outcome

• Moving with speed – delivering faster and better

• Decisive and take ownership of outcomes

• Not afraid to challenge and be open to challenges

• Able to respond with agility to organisational and regulatory change.

• Problem solver

Please Note:  We will do our utmost efforts to respond to all applicants. However, due to the high volume of applications we're currently receiving, if you haven't been contacted within 30 days of application, please consider unsuccessful.

interactive investor operates in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010. We welcome applications from individuals of all ages, disabilities, gender identities, marital status, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and making reasonable adjustments where needed to support disabled applicants. We actively prevent all forms of discrimination, harassment, and victimisation—whether direct, indirect, associative, or perceptive

Benefits

• Group Personal Pension Plan  – 8% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution
• Life Assurance  and Group Income Protection
• Private Medical Insurance  – Provided by Bupa
• 25 Days Annual Leave , plus bank holidays
• Staff Discounts  on our investment products
• Personal & Well-being Fund  – Supporting your physical and mental wellness
• Retail Discounts  – Savings at a wide range of high street and online retailers
• Voluntary Flexible Benefits  – Tailor your benefits to suit your lifestyle

• Develop, validate, and implement quantitative models for market risk, credit risk, operational risk, and liquidity risk.
• Perform complex statistical analysis and stress testing on large datasets.
• Contribute to the design and enhancement of risk reporting frameworks and dashboards.
• Collaborate with business units to understand risk exposures and provide analytical support.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies related to risk management.
• Conduct research on new methodologies and technologies to improve risk modeling capabilities.
• Prepare clear and concise reports and presentations for senior management and regulatory bodies.
• Mentor junior analysts and contribute to the team's knowledge sharing.
• Proactively identify potential risks and propose mitigation strategies.
• Maintain and enhance existing risk models, ensuring their accuracy and relevance.
• Engage with auditors and regulators during model validation and review processes.

• MSc or PhD in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Economics, or Financial Engineering.
• Proven experience (5+ years) in quantitative risk management within the financial services industry.
• Strong knowledge of financial markets, instruments, and risk management principles.
• Proficiency in statistical modeling, econometrics, and programming languages like Python, R, or MATLAB.
• Experience with risk modeling software and databases.
• Solid understanding of regulatory frameworks (e.g., Basel Accords, Solvency II).
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex quantitative concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a remote team.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools is a plus.