Associate Consultant/ Consultant - UAE National | Internal Audit | Business Risk Services

Grant Thornton UAE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 133,920 - 200,880; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton UAE is seeking an Associate Consultant/Consultant to empower teams and shape strategies within the Business Risk Services team. Responsibilities include preparing audit planning documents, conducting assessments, and formulating solutions tailored to client needs. Candidates should have 0-2+ years of experience in Internal Audit or Risk Management, a degree in accounting or finance, and strong communication skills in English and Arabic. This role offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 0-2+ years of work experience in Internal Audit/Risk Management within a top international consulting firm.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills in English and Arabic are mandatory.
• Strong working knowledge of data analytics tools and techniques to analyze large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Preparing draft terms of reference/audit planning document prior to meeting the client.
• Conducting current state assessment, gap analysis and target operating model design.
• Producing close-out documentation and contributes to close-out meetings with the client.

Skills

Internal Audit

Risk Management

Data analytics

Excellent communication skills

Detail-oriented

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting or finance

Professional qualification (CIA, ACCA, CA, CRMA)

Job description

We’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. With over 76,000 professionals in more than 150 countries, we combine global scale with local expertise to help dynamic organizations unlock their potential for growth. We truly care about our colleagues, our clients, and the communities where we work and live.

As an Associate Consultant/ Consultant, you’ll empower the team, deliver excellence, lead the way in shaping strategies and exceeding client expectations, and make a meaningful impact. Discover your purple and join our Business Risk Services Team today!

Let us paint a picture for you

Imagine being part of a team that puts ‘we before me’, where flexibility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. Imagine working for an organization that believes in the power of authenticity in everything that we do. Whether you're steering discussions in a client meeting, tackling your fear of heights at the top of the Burj Khalifa or ziplining across Jebel Jais – bring your true self to work. Be a part of a team driven by a purpose of shaping the world that we live in, based on trust and integrity in markets, dynamic businesses, and communities where businesses and people thrive.

Join us to expand your horizons, be inspired, face challenges, and most importantly, be yourself.

About the Business Risk Services Line

Discover tailored risk solutions with our BRS team. From proactive risk detection to optimizing internal controls, we empower your organization with strategies that drive efficiency and safeguard against threats. With a focus on transparency and collaboration, we build robust audit frameworks that ensure resilience and foster growth in an ever-changing business landscape.

As an Associate Consultant /Consultant some of your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing draft terms of reference/audit planning document prior to meeting the client whilst ensuring any revisions are processed
• Assisting with business proposals and ensure timely submission to the line manager
• Preparing fieldwork as applicable to review
• Conducting current state assessment, gap analysis and target operating model design
• Building and implementation pertaining to Risk reporting related processes such as assessing Risk management policies, procedures and standards and develop/update them as required
• Producing close-out documentation and contributes to close-out meetings with the client
• Responsible for building and maintaining good working relationships with all clients and colleagues
• Field management responsibilities including completing file reviews and preparing reports for review by assistant manager and engagement manager
• Preparing reports and presentations for assigned projects
• Formulating recommendations and solutions with attention to a client’s wishes, capabilities and limitations forming concise reports
• Assisting the client in implementing the plan and resolve any occasional discrepancies
• Assisting in Financial Management including billing and income collection, compilation of profitability budgets and management of financial review process to achieve target internal profit measures
• General understanding of Internal Audit and Quality Assurance processes and expectations

Think you've got what it takes to be an Associate Consultant/ Consultant? Like the color purple? Great. Here's a few more boxes we're also hoping you can tick:

• 0-2+ years of work experience in Internal Audit / Risk Management within a top international consulting firm
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting or finance is essential
• Qualified level candidate of professional qualification or pursuing (CIA, ACCA, CA, OR CRMA) is preferred
• Excellent verbal written, and presentation skills in English and Arabic are mandatory
• Strong working knowledge of data analytics tools and techniques to analyze large datasets, and detect anomalies
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to work to tight deadlines, self-motivated and detail – focused