Advisory Consultant Financial Services Risk Management

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Deloitte

Advisory Consultant– Financial Services Risk Management

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Massachusetts

Consultant -

Financial Services Risk Management

What you’ll do

Our practitioners have the opportunity to engage a diverse and challenging portfolio of projects which include the design and implementation of business strategies and product offerings, operating models or structural change management, technology and process transformations, or risk management services. The industry knowledge and experience which candidates bring will be critical to the success of our clients.

As a Consultant, you will have opportunities to:

Learn how to identify, evaluate, and prioritize business, operational, regulatory, and technology risks as well as risk mitigation strategies for our clients

Understand the impact of key technology trends and workforce changes impacting our clients through engagement with innovative and emergent technologies, including cloud computing, big data and analytics, process automation, artificial intelligence / machine learning, and other digital strategies

Support the development of client deliverables or for internal business needs

Serve on workstreams for complex projects, liaise with client counterparts, and actively participate in discussions on project management and work delivery needs

Assist project team in providing recommendations to improve or transform processes to gain efficiencies or scale or reduce risk for our clients

Support internal business development initiatives and sales opportunities, including the creation of external-facing industry perspectives, lead generation materials, or sales proposals

Produce quality work products independently and collectively with team members throughout development lifecycle from initial conception to implementation

Engage with industry participants on market trends, competitive activities, and topic-specific discussions impacting the industry, potentially including with clients, industry consortiums, or trade groups or committees

Qualifications

Candidates will have exceptional records of professional achievement, experience working in a relevant financial services industry sector, and a demonstrated capacity and enthusiasm for self-paced development. Candidates will be expected to motivate others, build constructive relationships with clients and colleagues, and work both independently and as part of a team. Successful candidates will demonstrate an aptitude for complex problem-solving and analytical skills and the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and persuasively across a variety of strategic, operational, technological, and risk management matters.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management, Economics or related field

1 years of experience working in the financial services or consulting industry related to one or more of the following Financial Services industries: consumer or corporate banking, investment banking or capital markets, investment management, wealth management, trust company, insurance provider, or related service provider

Strong relationship management skills, particularly the ability to build constructive and product working relationships with clients and among Deloitte practitioners

Strong project / program management skills, particularly possessing a strong work ethic, a commitment to excellence in work product delivery, and the ability to independently manage multiple prioritiesand deadlines

Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to support or lead business proposal development and sales presentations

Ability to travel up to 50% (While up to 50% travel is a requirement of the role, due to COVID-19, non-essential travel has been suspended until further notice)

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future

Preferred qualifications

Strong working knowledge of a range of financial services- and / or securities-related business models, products, and services particular to the applicable industry

Experience with business transformation or change management initiatives as a result of strategic, regulatory, risk-related, technological, or operational evolutions

Direct working experience related to business strategy, product management, regulatory compliance, risk management, controls oversight, technology, or operations

Direct working experience at a financial services regulator (e.g., SEC, FINRA, MSRB, FRB, Office of Comptroller) or industry utility (e.g., NSCC, Options Clearing Corporation)

Direct working experience using, implementing, or supporting systems related to any of the following topics: trading, operations, core banking platforms, recordkeeping, compliance monitoring, regulatory reporting, risk or case management, or data management

Direct working experience related to any of the following topics: process design, mapping, or development; workflow development; user acceptance testing; data mapping, management, migration, or visualization / analytics; system configuration and testing; status monitoring and issue resolution

Experience in translating risk requirements to user stories to drive new product and system launches

Advanced aptitude with Microsoft Office products, particularly Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio

About Deloitte Risk and Financial Advisory

Deloitte Risk and Financial Advisory provides industry-leading expertise, professional advisory services, and technology solutions to a range of clients. Our cross-functional Financial Services industry group comprises more than 2,500 partners, managers, and staff and provides a broad spectrum of services to address the operational, technological, regulatory, and risk management challenges faced by financial services clients across sectors, including banking, capital markets, retail wealth management, investment management, and insurance. The unique strength of Deloitte lies in our ability to address industry issues by aligning the breadth of our capabilities to offer comprehensive solutions to our clients. We are a recognized leader in helping our clients solve complex business problems and in providing professional services to the financial services industry.

Deloitte’s

Banking and Capital Markets Advisory Practice:

Our Banking and Capital Markets Advisory Practice works with clients to address a range of critical issues brought on by regulatory changes, competition, globalization, advances in technology, and the changing demands of their customers. We provide a wide spectrum of advisory and consulting services to our clients, who include the world’s leading banks and depositories, institutional broker-dealers, securities exchanges and industry utilities, clearing houses, custodians, and companies in commodities-driven businesses.

Deloitte’s Wealth Management Advisory Practice:

Our Wealth Management Advisory Practice combines a cross-functional group of practitioners to provide a suite of operational, technology, and regulatory offerings and expertise to serve the spectrum of wealth management clients, including retail broker-dealers, retail and private banks, investment advisers, trust and insurance companies, and financial intermediary service providers, in the design, configuration, and implementation of their business models, risk management and compliance programs, and technology platforms. Our wealth management clients provide direct-to-consumer investment advice and management, financial planning, asset protection, risk transfer services, customized securities-backed credit and lending, and tax services to individuals and families (e.g., retail investors, qualified plan participants, high-net worth clients).

Deloitte’s Investment Management Advisory Practice:

Our Investment Management Advisory Practice is a global leader in providing professional services to the asset and investment management industries. We provide a wide spectrum of advisory and consulting services to our clients to address a range of critical issues brought on by regulatory changes, competition, globalization, advances in technology, and the changing demands of their customer base. Our clients include the world’s leading independent asset managers, diversified financial institutions, mutual funds, private fund advisers (hedge funds and private equity funds), fund administrators, transfer agents, pension funds, and fund of funds.

Deloitte’s Insurance Advisory Practice:

Our Insurance Advisory Practice assists companies with managing complex risks, including regulatory, operational, and technology issues. Our practitioners assist clients in the design, implementation, and assessment of business operating models with particular focus on enhancing the overall efficiency, effectiveness, and impact of clients’ strategy and operations by leveraging technology and analytics.

How you’ll grow

At Deloitte, our professional development plan focuses on helping people at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn. We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs at Deloitte University, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career. Explore Deloitte University, The Leadership Center. (https://zoomforth.com/s/deloitte/du#home)

Benefits

At Deloitte, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and offer employees a broad range of benefits. Learn more about what working at Deloitte can mean for you. (http://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/articles/life-at-deloitte-benefits-and-rewards.html)

Deloitte’s culture

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About Deloitte

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