Financial Services Risk Consulting Associate - Summer 2027
RSMAbout the role
We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential. Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients. You’ll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. There’s no one like you and that’s why there’s nowhere like RSM.
As a Risk Consulting – Regulatory Compliance Associate at RSM, you will work on projects related to the world’s largest financial services institutions and receive hands-on experience with direct access to business owners and executive management. Working on numerous team engagements per year, you will be involved in a variety of challenging assignments with guidance from experienced consultants - and you will feel a great sense of accomplishment when you are done.
RSM's Regulatory Compliance Consulting group provides value added consulting services to clientele and you will be exposed to a wide variety of clients within the financial services industry. Examples of projects include risk and control projects across all three lines, global risk and control projects, transformations, internal audits in anti-money laundering (AML) and consumer compliance and regulatory validations projects, all intended to provide our clients with timely information to identify and mitigate potential risks.
Examples of the candidate's responsibilities include:
Work individually and/or as part of a team to execute various projects related to Compliance, Risk and Controls, Financial Crime, Consumer Compliance testing activities for financial institutions of all sizes and complexities.
Identify areas of non-compliance with various financial laws and regulations and provide actionable recommendations.
Demonstrate an ability to work collaboratively across multiple external and internal initiatives to achieve stated goals and timelines.
Provide quality and accurate work products.
Develop technical skillsets across various regulatory, compliance and financial crime related topics
Identify areas to improve and bring efficiency to testing techniques.
Contribute to strong client relationships through positive client support and sound expertise.
Use straightforward communication when providing testing results to internal and external parties.
Seek and embrace opportunities to provide and receive actionable feedback.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Computer Science, Statistics, or related business or technical field of study from accredited university
Must be able to travel locally and nationally 40% of the time - including overnight travel
Minimum 3.0 GPA preferred
Preferred Qualificatio
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