Quantitative Modelling Director

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.

Consulting brings together multiple teams across Transactions, Risk & Consulting, ABA, and Outsourcing to provide client-centric solutions for RSM’s current and future clients within the middle market and beyond. Our Consulting team has a major role to play in driving forward the growth of the firm with over 1,700 people delivering almost £200m revenue.

At the heart of Consulting are the six solutions we offer our clients: business transformation, deal services, finance function support, risk and governance, forensic and investigation services, and restructuring. Our solutions create an enhanced tailored approach to support our clients in achieving their strategic goals and empower our people to make an impact and develop their own unique career path.

This is an opportunity to take a leading role in expanding RSM’s capabilities in quantitative modelling solutions and being a part of our broader financial modelling and analytics community. You will lead the development of this capability, directing and training staff, with responsibility for engagements that deliver sophisticated statistical models and tools for clients across various sectors, often within a dynamic regulatory landscape. Additionally, you will oversee crucial support to RSM’s Audit business by reviewing and challenging financial models, particularly in areas such as expected credit loss (ECL) modelling and broader Financial Services matters.

Working closely with the Partners, you will have the opportunity to shape our methodologies, tools, and processes. A proactive approach to stakeholder engagement both within and outside the firm will be essential for identifying business opportunities, strengthening client relationships and ensuring seamless service delivery.

At RSM we believe we are most often at our best when we are working together. We expect our people to be in the office or at client sites a minimum of three days per week.

Job Responsibilities

1. Establish a quants service offering through the development of new and existing client relationships, supported by marketing campaigns and thought leadership initiatives.
2. Convert opportunities into wins leading proposal and commercial opportunities, responding to tenders and attending pitch presentations.
3. Deliver profitable growth from delivering a premium service to new and existing clients.
4. Lead an agreed portfolio of consulting model development and quantitative analysis assignments, including scoping and planning work, reviewing deliverables, setting agreed budgets, managing risk, and ensuring high levels of quality and good commercial outcomes.
5. Oversee the development of complex statistical models and tools using techniques such as regression analysis, time series and survival analyses, and Monte Carlo simulation. Code and review tools in modern computing languages (e.g., R, SAS, or Python).
6. Establish policies and processes for the Quants team to act as an auditor’s expert.
7. Lead and oversee quantitative testing performed for audit engagement teams in respect of large and complex audit or other assurance engagements ensuring that appropriate model documentation is developed against the requirements of accounting standards and industry practices.
8. Serve as a key point of contact for other specialists to answer complex technical questions.

About the ideal candidate

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 ‘can-do’ and positive attitude and be used to leading multiple projects and tasks simultaneously with a proven track record in meeting deadlines and quality standards. You will also be comfortable being accountable for the development and delivery of budgets, growing a new team and initiating and leading business development and relationship activities.

As you will be interacting directly with individuals in senior positions 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.

Essential requirements

1. Education to an Advanced Degree level in a relevant quantitative subject.
2. Extensive experience in a quantitative modelling business unit in a professional services or consulting organisation or in an equivalent function in a corporate, especially in a banking or lending enterprise.
3. Strong record of model development work and significant coding expertise in relevant computing languages (e.g., R, SAS or Python). Strong appreciation of applicable principles of best practice.
4. Expert level IT literacy with MS Office products, especially MS Excel.
5. Be accountable, professional and take responsibility.
6. Be resilient and thrive under pressure.
7. Team player with outstanding interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
8. Experience of managing and developing others.
9. Experience of leading large initiatives and projects.
10. High standard of written and verbal communication, including explaining complex mathematical ideas in plain language.
11. Familiarity with core accounting and finance concepts.
12. Experience of working in a highly regulated environment and with regulated businesses.

Desired requirements

1. Formal training or qualification in accounting or finance (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CFA, FRM, ACT, or equivalents), or evidence of equivalent knowledge learned in a finance environment.
2. Prior experience of ECL modelling and related impairment testing, including IFRS9, CECL methodology requirements.
3. Further programming and software expertise in data analytics, presentation, application development skills (e.g., VBA, PowerBI, Alteryx, SQL etc).

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.