Financial Services, Regulatory Associate Director

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

5/14/2025

As one of the world's largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive. We are a fast-growing firm with big ambitions -- we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.

Make an Impact at RSM UK

At RSM, our consulting team brings together diverse advisory experts to deliver our six core solutions: business transformation, forensic, deal services, restructuring, finance function support, and risk and governance.

Our solutions are designed to address the unique needs, challenges, and opportunities our clients face as they strive to achieve their aspirations and organisational goals. Whether it’s supporting global expansion, developing acquisition strategies, facilitating private equity investments, or collaborating with boards to manage risk and governance, our consulting experts work as one cohesive team. We prioritise simplicity, providing data-driven insights, value-added assurance, and high-quality execution to empower our clients in building sustainable, future-fit businesses.

It’s an exciting time to join our consulting team, as we embark on ambitious growth plans that promise to create diverse career opportunities. We are committed to enhancing our six solutions, expanding and developing our team of expert consultants, embracing a digital-first approach, strengthening our global presence, and building strong client relationships.

As an Associate Director within the Regulatory Practice of Financial Services, you will be responsible for leading and managing a team in conjunction with Partners, Directors and supported by Managers to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of our clients requirements and RSM's standards. You will be supporting the Partners and Directors in key business development activities for new work including writing proposals, presentations and thought leadership.

In addition, you will line manage a team of staff and help to develop and grow those individuals in

their careers with RSM. You will be a part of the Management team, the role will also include coverage of meetings outside of core hours.

You will make an impact by:

• Managing a Financial Services team in conjunction with Partners/Directors to ensure timely and accurate delivery of high quality and timely Advisory service at clients’ sites when required and in accordance with the firm’s Standards.
• Leading and managing agreed client portfolio for the service line and regional area.
• Approving, and if necessary preparing strategy documentation for each client, supported by a fully costed service delivery proposal, for subsequent approval by the Director/Partner.
• Participating in and lead on business development activities in support of the growth of the firm and Financial Services.
• Assisting in the building of the discipline and ensuring the team delivers exceptional client advisory services.
• Control and manage the delivery of the client programme, to ensure that the work is completed to time and budget, providing solutions on any issues as appropriate to the Director/Partner.
• Ensure the effective planning and utilisation of team members in line with the approved budget -including mapping complex scheduling to optimise profitability.
• Monitor the effectiveness and quality of work through undertaking effective senior manager review of the work.
• Engage with the client billing in accordance with the firm’s billing timescales, providing solutions to all potential adverse issues that may impact on the achievement of the agreed client billing and recovery targets.
• Deal with day-to-day team matters, including feedback on performance on the job, assist in appraisals, the recruitment process, team welfare and H&S.
• Build relationships with new clients and identify/act upon all potential additional work opportunities at new clients or new work at potential clients.
  
  
  

What we are looking for:

Are you someone who thrives on variety, loves learning new things, and enjoys connecting with people? If you can spot inefficiencies in everyday life and are passionate about making improvements, this role is perfect for you!

We value diverse experiences and perspectives. Here’s what we’re looking for in our ideal candidate:

• Strong regulatory experience with a proven track record;
• We are looking for a dynamic, ambitious and proactive individual with experience in working in an equivalent position within a leading professional services firm or large in-house function within industry.
• You should also have a proactive attitude and will be used to working on multiple projects and tasks simultaneously with a proven track record in meeting deadlines and quality standards.
• Experience of business development, for example familiarity with tender processes and proposition design;
• Knowledge of the financial services market and the regulatory institutions.
• The post holder will be expected to travel to the client’s sites in their own time, limited where possible to one and a half hours each way.
• As you will be interacting with senior individuals within RSM and the businesses that we work with, excellent communication skills, both orally and written, are critical to this role. You will be able to demonstrate how you have been able to add significant value through your work and been a driver for change in addition to the below requirements.
  
  
  

What we can offer you:

We recognise that our people are our most important assets. That’s why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package that will help you have fulfilling experience, both in and out of work.

• Hybrid and Flexible working
• 27 Days Holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days)
• Lifestyle, Health, and Wellbeing including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP
• Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our inhouse Talent Development team
  
  
  

Diversity and Inclusion at RSM

At RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client's needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That's why we're working together to ensure our firm's principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.