Manager - Governance, Risk & Compliance at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Job Description & Summary

• As a manager driving our Compliance Solutions in the market, you will be challenged with helping our clients manage compliance risk and solve complex global regulatory compliance issues.
• Through a broad scope of engagements, mentoring, and formal learning you will also have the opportunity to grow and develop your career to newer heights.

Key responsibilities

As a Manager in the Governance, Risk & Compliance, you will be required to lead Compliance engagement(s) and will support our clients achieve their compliance strategy by using your technical knowledge. You will be leading the team on all compliance engagements and working directly with our clients, successfully providing them with outstanding advice and service delivery. As a manager of the team, you will be responsible for:
 

• Both the service delivery and technical aspect of compliance projects.
• Involved in capacity planning, resource planning / selection and recruitment, identifying and managing systems access for team.
• Managing the Governance, Risk & Compliance team through training, productivity of team members, quality of client deliverables, and escalation of issues to the partner and more broadly stakeholder management.
• The management of the team, including direct supervision of work, ensuring productivity and quality targets are met and all internal processes and procedures are adhered to.
• Supervision of Associates, Senior Associates and Assistant Managers and identify training & skill gaps, assisting team members in developing their compliance skill set.
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel, whilst building strong internal relationships.
• Assist the Partner in further developing and refining Compliance Service Offerings.
• Monitoring the regulatory environment and staying updated on new compliance rules and changes to existing regulatory regimes both locally in Nigeria and globally

Qualifications and experience

• Law Degree, with a minimum of 2+ years of experience practicing law.
• Relevant professional qualifications, such as ACAMS, ABA, ICA Diploma in Anti Money Governance, Risk & Compliance or equivalent would be preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
• At least 6 – 8 years’ experience in Compliance, preferably with experience in a Big 4 or similar consulting environment.
• Good commercial intelligence, an understanding of how large organisations operate.
• Must have experience working in a heavily regulated environment.
• Passionate about making an impact and driving compliance services across multiple industries.
• Experience in complex problem solving and consulting.
• Experience conducting analysis (desktop research, data analysis, reviewing documents etc.) and synthesising into digestible outputs (e.g. reports/presentation slides)
• Experience building, designing, advising on, and reviewing key components of compliance programmes such as:
  • Compliance risk assessments
  • Compliance program assessment
  • Compliance program design and implementation assistance
  • Development of compliance policies and procedures
  • Compliance program testing
  • Regulatory inquiry assistance
  • Regulatory examination readiness
  • Compliance Rules Books
  • Compliance strategy and operating model
  • Monitoring and evaluation frameworks
• The ability to follow defined processes while using your own judgment and thinking outside of those boundaries to deliver continuous improvement.
• The ability to make reasoned decisions and communicate those decisions with clarity and confidence to clients and internal stakeholders.
• A proactive approach to problem solving and a track record of delivering results.
• Proven experience in managing multiple client engagements simultaneously.
• Driving research initiatives and supporting the development of capabilities, proposals, and training materials.
• Utilizing data visualization skills and tools to analyze, package, and communicate complex reports to key stakeholders, both internally and externally.

What will your typical day look like?

Client delivery

• Advise clients on their compliance operating model, embedding leading practice around compliance
• Problem solve and project manage sprint teams to help clients respond to emergent risks and regulation
• Help clients deliver major enterprise change whilst protecting the interests of internal and external stakeholders
• Present insights and recommendations to Senior Management and Executive stakeholders

Being a Team leader

• Play a passionate and meaningful role in developing the careers of team members by enhancing their compliance capabilities
• Lead high performing project teams and manage individual performance at a project level
• Contribute to the culture and development of wider team of peers outside of compliance project environment and mentor junior staff as they develop their careers

Driving Compliance Business growth

• Manage projects with responsibility for quality, client service and project financials
• Invest time building relationships and profile in the market and within the PwC firm
• Contribute to the development of the business by taking an authentic interest in the challenging problems faced by existing and new clients

What we look for
Top performers will be highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a high pressured rapidly changing environment. An effective communicator, you’ll be a confident team player that collaborates with people from various teams while looking to develop your career in a dynamic organization. You will also:

• seek out developmental opportunities for growth, act as strong brand ambassadors for PwC as well as share their knowledge and experience with others.
• Respect the needs of their colleagues and build up cooperative relationships.
• Understand the goals of our internal and external stakeholder to set personal priorities as well as align their teams’ work to achieve the objectives.
• Build productive relationships and communicate effectively in order to positively influence teams and other stakeholders.
• Project integrity and confidence while motivating others through team collaboration as well as recognising individual strengths, differences, and contributions.
• Understand disruptive trends and promote potential opportunities for improvement across our compliance practice.