Payment Services Directive 2 Consultant

PSD2 / IA - Independent Consultant

What is the Agile Talent Community?

The Agile Talent Community is a network of contract professionals given the opportunity to work with our clients on a project-by-project basis and provided with strong support and development opportunities offered by Grant Thornton. You’ll get the freedom and advice to work in a way that suits you, that is compliant, and be able to choose the projects you take on, allowing you the independence to manage your time more effectively. The Agile Talent Community reflects the same values that sit at the heart of Grant Thornton: a commitment to diversity and inclusion, a client centric, quality driven ethos and a fundamental care for our people and doing what’s right, ahead of what’s easy.

About The Role

Grant Thornton's Financial Services Business Risk Services (FS BRS) team provides the advice necessary to help clients manage the risk associated with their use of technology. Our professionals can deliver objective, value-added solutions that will enable clients to strengthen internal controls and governance processes, implement sound organisational strategies, increase technological capabilities, and improve their operational efficiency. FS BRS is part of Grant Thornton's Business Risk Services ('BRS’) department, which provides internal audit and risk advisory services to Financial Services, FTSE 250, large and complex Corporates, and international Clients.

You will be responsible for managing and delivering a number of IT internal audit engagements in a manner that exceeds client expectations.

Skills we’re looking for:

• Professional qualification (ACA, ICAS, CA, ACCA or CIPFA) with post qualification experience.
• Internal Audit experience.
• Experience of development, implementation, maintenance and administration of an enhanced global monitoring and compliance program.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and developments.
• Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2).
• CHAPS.

What’s in it for you?

Opportunity: Once you become part of the Agile Talent Community, you will be exposed to a variety of short-term or long-term projects within our FS BRS team enabling you to deliver exceptional service to our clients and help communities and businesses flourish. On top of that, you will be able to continue growing your skillset, building up your experience and network of business connections all whilst working alongside the Grant Thornton’s team of experts. This position also gives you the flexibility to work from anywhere in the UK with occasional travel required to our London office once the restrictions ease fully.

Development: We believe our success is intrinsically linked to yours and will provide necessary training and support whether you’re on a project or not. From helping you navigate incoming regulation for freelancers to providing dedicated points of contact and offering training, we will always be there to support, advise and help you develop.

Independence: A project focus lets you take on work as and when you want. The projects themselves will generally be full time, but this control allows you to create room around them for other priorities. We know you will need scope to pursue other interests whether personal or professional. The Agile Talent Community provides you that space without restriction.

Everyday inclusion

Our ambition is that we are fully inclusive every day. This means that our working environment is one where everyone’s experience is important. Where people are treated fairly, and everyone has equal access to opportunities and where everyone feels safe to be themselves. We want to create a culture where it’s okay to ask questions and to understand more about different perspectives, so that we continuously educate and inform each other.

How to join

You’ll first apply through our website. We’ll ask you for your CV and some basic details. If your skills match what we are looking for, one of our recruiters will get in touch and walk you through the interview process. If there’s interest to continue, we’ll invite you to an interview with some of our key business leads. If successful, the final step will be to complete the onboarding process and background checks.

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