
Current Vacancies
Assistant Manager
(Risk and Regulatory Consulting)
About the role
A top accountancy firm in Cayman is seeking an Assistant Manager to join its Risk & Regulatory Consulting practice.
As an Assistant Manager in the Risk & Regulatory Consulting team, you will support delivery and growth of the firm’s risk consulting practice across the Cayman Islands, Bahamas, and British Virgin Islands. This role focuses on anti-money laundering, enterprise risk management, internal controls design and testing, and remediation activities, while also supporting regulatory compliance and digital asset-related advisory where relevant.
Main responsibilities include (list not exhaustive):
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Performing Anti-Money Laundering and Compliance reviews, gap analysis, and remediation exercises.
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Support the delivery and coordination of advisory engagements across risk and controls, governance, internal controls design, testing and remediation, operational resilience, and third-party/vendor risk.
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Conduct governance, risk and control assessments, and help support the design and implementation of enterprise risk management, governance structures, risk appetite and risk reporting.
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Execute and oversee internal controls testing (design and operating effectiveness), gap analyses and remediation plans, including preparation of findings and recommendations.
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Assist with regulatory mapping and interpretation for applicable jurisdictional requirements; prepare concise legislative and regulatory summaries to inform clients and internal teams.
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Support project delivery for the duration of engagements, serving as the firm’s key contact for clients, developing and managing the project scope workplans/budgets, assessing risk, managing resources, and coordinating the work of the engagement team; including new client onboarding due diligence and risk management procedures.
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Developing project plans and tracking a variety of client engagements, providing regular status updates and flagging areas requiring escalation or at risk of slipping.
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Assisting in new business development including the preparation and presentation of client proposals, advisory offerings to the market as well as managing relationships with existing clients.
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You may also be required to work in other areas of advisory where your skills may be relevant or adaptable.
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You may also be required to travel, particularly within the Cayman Cluster and to other IFC Advisory locations and for training/conferences/meetings.
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Continue to upskill, develop your industry knowledge, and maintain credentials for designations related to your work.
The requirements
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Bachelor’s university degree.
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CAMS certification and/or other Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering, or financial crime-related certification by an established (accredited) body.
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Compliance experience of 4+ years in a professional setting with a Big Four or Top 10 accounting firm, financial institution, regulator, or risk consulting practice.
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Practical experience with internal controls testing, risk management, governance and anti-money laundering.
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Ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders, with limited supervision where warranted – strong team player and key contributor to securing and delivering client engagements.
Not essential:
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Professional accounting designation such as ACA, CA, CPA or ACCA would be advantageous but not essential.
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Experience working with proposal development, budgets, and report writing would be advantageous but not essential.
Compensation and benefits
A competitive remuneration package paid tax free that is commensurate with qualifications and experience, relocation and work permit package and a comprehensive medical scheme.
Confidentiality when applying
We act with absolute confidentiality and we completely understand that your current employer might not be aware that you're exploring the job market. When you apply, your application is kept completely confidential from both your current employer and also the hiring company. If we feel you might be a good fit, we'll arrange a call with you to chat through the opportunity in more depth. Only after the call will we request permission to share your CV with the hiring company.
If you have any questions or want to know more about the role or the Cayman Islands, please reach out and we will be more than happy to help:
contact@islandparadiserecruitment.co.uk
Tel: +44(0)330 043 4942
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