Associate Director - Regulatory and Risk Advisory / Corporate Treasury

KPMG Middle East; Dubai; On-site; AED 550,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG Middle East is seeking an Associate Director to lead the Regulatory and Risk Advisory/Corporate Treasury practice. You will drive strategy, shape transformation agendas, and oversee large client engagements while managing diverse teams to deliver high-quality treasury solutions.

You will advise CFOs and Group Treasurers, influence investments, and contribute to revenue generation, market propositions, and thought leadership in corporate treasury transformations.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience (10+ years) in corporate treasury or advisory within a leading financial institution or consulting firm.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Professional certification such as ACA, ACCA, CPA, CA or CFA.
• Aptitude for quantitative analysis and strong numerical skills with evidence of advanced financial modeling skills.
• Fluent English; Arabic or another regional language is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive the growth and strategic development of the corporate treasury practice, including capability building, solution innovation, and revenue expansion.
• Act as a strategic advisor to CFOs and Group Treasurers, influencing investment decisions and shaping enterprise-wide treasury transformation agendas.
• Own and contribute to revenue generation, including leading pursuits, shaping proposals, and converting opportunities into engagements.
• Lead go-to-market initiatives, develop market propositions, and contribute to thought leadership, enhancing the firm's visibility and positioning in corporate treasury.
• Actively shape and influence the corporate treasury agenda by anticipating emerging trends, regulatory developments, and market innovations, translating these into strategic insights and differentiated client solutions.

Job description

Job Title: Associate Director

Function: Regulatory and Risk Advisory (RRA)/ Corporate Treasury

As part of the middle east capability the Regulatory and Risk Advisory team provide a wide range of treasury advisory services to our corporate clients including, leadership and management of transformation programmes, review and implementation of treasury strategies, policies, target operating models, cash/liquidity management processes, hedging strategies as well as treasury systems selection and implementation.

The Role

As an Associate Director, you will play a pivotal leadership role in defining strategy, shaping client transformation agendas, and ensuring successful execution. You will lead client engagements, manage diverse teams, and oversee delivery of large programmes while driving innovation and building lasting client relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the growth and strategic development of the corporate treasury practice, including capability building, solution innovation, and revenue expansion.
• Act as a strategic advisor to CFOs and Group Treasurers, influencing investment decisions and shaping enterprise-wide treasury transformation agendas.
• Own and contribute to revenue generation, including leading pursuits, shaping proposals, and converting opportunities into engagements.
• Lead go-to-market initiatives, develop market propositions, and contribute to thought leadership, enhancing the firm's visibility and positioning in corporate treasury.
• Actively shape and influence the corporate treasury agenda by anticipating emerging trends, regulatory developments, and market innovations, translating these into strategic insights and differentiated client solutions.
• Lead and oversee complex client engagements, ensuring high-quality delivery, effective risk management, and alignment with strategic business outcomes.

Requirements

• Thorough understanding of corporate Treasury covering key concepts for In-House Banks, Payment Factories, POBO/COBO, cash pooling, liquidity forecasting, FX processes and bank connectivity.
• Proven track record leading treasury transformation projects, ideally including TOM design, cash management, IHB, payment factory, liquidity forecasting, banking strategy or TMS implementation.
• Good technical knowledge of treasury systems and previous experience in systems selection and implementation (KYRIBA, FIS, SAP Hana, GTreasury, etc.)
• Prior experience in financial modeling and financial risk management
• Detailed knowledge of treasury products pricing and accounting treatments
• Demonstrated resilience and ability to lead teams and deliver in complex, high-pressure environments.
• Strong ability to map client business requirements and convert the same to a viable business proposition
• Strong commercial acumen with experience driving business development, including RFP responses and client relationship management
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong communication skills with client facing experience.
• Demonstrate integrity, values, principles, and work ethic and lead by example

Qualifications

• Extensive experience (10+ years) in corporate treasury or advisory within a leading financial institution or consulting firm.
• As a minimum a bachelor's degree in a relevant field including Finance or Accounting.
• Professional certification such as ACA, ACCA, CPA, CA or CFA
• Aptitude for quantitative analysis and strong numerical skills with evidence of advanced financial modeling skills
• Experience in analytical and treasury systems such as Kyriba, FIS, SAP HANA, GTreasury, ION, etc.
• Fluent English; Arabic or another regional language is a plus.