PSA AQ Risk and Compliance Manager

Grant Thornton UK LLP

29d

About The Position

This role within the Public Sector Audit Quality and Risk Team (PSA AQ) team involves working with existing members of the team to provide quality and risk management support to teams within our Public Sector Assurance practice including our grants compliance and financial reporting assurance teams. You will interact with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels of seniority in delivering projects and to help teams within PSA to manage their legal, technical, regulatory and risk management responsibilities whilst promoting the quality agenda of the firm. The role will suit a motivated and driven individual who has technical and practical experience within professional or legal services, ideally within a public sector environment, and is now ready for their next challenge. We’re happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, as we’ll support you to balance your work and life. As a Manager within the PSA AQ team, you will work with senior members of the team to: provide risk management and quality support to the PSA teams, as well as other assurance and advisory teams where required review drafts of engagement contracts and other documents to support teams in negotiating the final contract with the client, liaising with other members of the Firm’s audit and quality teams and Legal as appropriate support teams in ensuring the engagement letters and risks are managed effectively when using public sector frameworks linking with other teams within the Firm support, educate and coach client facing teams and individuals to enhance their risk awareness and to enable them to manage risks appropriately develop and maintain training materials as well as presenting at relevant training sessions ensure required controls are understood and implemented by client-facing teams help to identify and manage emerging risks contribute ideas and support colleagues to ensure that the PSA AQ and client-facing teams function as effectively as possible work collaboratively with the Firm’s other central support teams, such as Legal and Ethics, to help our client facing teams overcome challenges and to improve our policies and processes develop guidance materials and resources including template documentation. support the service line file review and monitoring procedures

Requirements

a professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, ICAS) together with experience of working in an assurance or advisory business unit of a professional services firm; or
a legal/risk management background with experience of advising on contracts and developing policies; or
a role within public sector procurement leading on contract management

Nice To Haves

project management experience
experience of working in or advising teams involved in professional services delivery.
experience of drafting and/or reviewing contractual terms.
have a positive, proactive attitude and be someone who takes pride in delivering a high-quality output
be commercially aware and recognise the need to balance risk with reward
good attention to detail, whilst retaining an ability to see the bigger picture, so that you are able to find innovative solutions to novel situations
an awareness of the ethical principles that apply to professional services firms, especially those that apply to audit firms
an ability to communicate effectively with a flexible and agile approach
an interest in how we can develop digital solutions to help us do things to improve the way we work
be a resilient individual who enjoys being part of a diverse team

Responsibilities

provide risk management and quality support to the PSA teams, as well as other assurance and advisory teams where required
review drafts of engagement contracts and other documents to support teams in negotiating the final contract with the client, liaising with other members of the Firm’s audit and quality teams and Legal as appropriate
support teams in ensuring the engagement letters and risks are managed effectively when using public sector frameworks linking with other teams within the Firm
support, educate and coach client facing teams and individuals to enhance their risk awareness and to enable them to manage risks appropriately
develop and maintain training materials as well as presenting at relevant training sessions
ensure required controls are understood and implemented by client-facing teams
help to identify and manage emerging risks
contribute ideas and support colleagues to ensure that the PSA AQ and client-facing teams function as effectively as possible
work collaboratively with the Firm’s other central support teams, such as Legal and Ethics, to help our client facing teams overcome challenges and to improve our policies and processes
develop guidance materials and resources including template documentation.
support the service line file review and monitoring procedures